📍 5525 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, Frederick County, 21703
Ballenger Creek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Frederick, Frederick County. The school has 805 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballenger Creek Middle enrolls 805 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 20% |
| Asian | 67 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 805 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ballenger Creek Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 3.
Ballenger Creek Middle is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 805 students, Ballenger Creek Middle is larger than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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