Ballard Elementary School

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Regular School · NILES, MI

Ballard Elementary School is a regular school school in NILES, Michigan, serving grades PK–05 with 516 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

516

Teachers (FTE)

27.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	311	60%
Hispanic/Latino	77	15%
Black or African American	62	12%
Two or more races	59	11%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	516	270M / 246F

English Language Learners: 25 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% -3pp	36.0%	251
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -18.6pp	49.6%	252
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	103

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.12 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

176

34.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	516	100%

Contact & Location

1601 W CHICAGO RD

NILES, MI 49120

Phone: (269)683-5900

http://www.nilesschools.org

District

Niles Community Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,151

District enrollment: 3,275

Other Schools in District

Eastside Connections School Elementary
HowardEllis Elementary School Elementary
Northside Child Development Center Elementary
Niles Cedar Lane High
Niles Comm Schools Adult Education High
Niles Senior High School High
WAY Niles High
Ring Lardner Middle School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 49120) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

262556006203

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD