North Polk Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 504 students
Ballard Middle School
509 N Main Ave, Huxley, IA 50124
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
418
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ballard Comm School District
Story County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 242 Iowa middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ballard Middle School
Ballard Middle School is a public middle school in Huxley, Iowa, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Ballard Comm School District. The school is located in a rural area in Story County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 418 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 242 Iowa middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 418 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Ballard Comm School District
- County
- Story County
- NCES school ID
- 190420000106
Schools near Ballard Middle School
All 2 schools in Huxley →
Ames Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,033 students
Madrid Junior High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 151 students
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Public · Grades 6–7 · 1,004 students
Parkview Middle School
Public · Grades 6–7 · 865 students
Nevada Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 442 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.