📍 1601 W Chicago Rd, Niles, Berrien County, 49120
Ballard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Niles, Berrien County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Niles Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths.
Ballard Elementary School enrolls 538 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 327 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 9.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 538 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Ballard Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Ballard Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Niles Community Schools, based in NILES, Michigan. The district serves 3,143 students district-wide and employs 167 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 538 students, Ballard Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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