Ballard Community School District

41.897330°N 93.607067°W / 41.897330; -93.607067

Ballard Community School District
Location
Huxley, Iowa Story, Boone, and Polk counties United States
Coordinates	41.897330, -93.607067
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dani Trimble
Schools	4
Budget	$28,508,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1904200[1]
Students and staff
Students	1969 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers	127.27 FTE[1]
Staff	101.88 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	15.47[1]
Athletic conference	Raccoon River Conference
District mascot	Bombers
Colors	Red, Blue and White
Other information
Website	www.ballard.k12.ia.us

Ballard Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district in Story County, Iowa. It includes areas in Story, Boone, and Polk counties, and the towns of Huxley, Slater, Cambridge and Kelley.^[2] The School mascot is The Bomber Plane.

List of schools

• Ballard West Elementary
• Ballard East Elementary
• Ballard Middle
• Ballard High School

Ballard High School

Athletics

The Bombers compete in the Raccoon River Conference in the following sports:^[3]

Fall sports

• Cross Country (boys and girls)
• Swimming (girls)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Football

Winter sports

• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 2009 Class 3A State Champions^[4]
• Wrestling
  • 2-time Class 2A State Champions (2008, 2009)^[5]
• Swimming (boys)

Spring sports

• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 1994 Class 2A State Champions^[6]
• Golf (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 6-time Class 3A State Champions (1997, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)^[7]
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Soccer (girls)
• Baseball
• Softball
  • 2012 Class 3A State Champions^[8]

Facts and figures

Enrollment

Year	District-wide	High school (9-12)	Middle school (6-8)	Elementary schools (K-5)
2003-2004[9]	1,408	437	208	763
2002-2003[10]	1,347	441	197	709
2001-2002[11]	1,335	426	186	723
2000-2001[12]	1,342	428	207	707

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Ballard Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
2. "Ballard" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Raccoon River Conference". Raccoon River Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
5. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
7. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "Ballard". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
9. Iowa Department of Education: Certified Annual Reports for FY03-04 (Spreadsheet) Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on May 19, 2006
10. Iowa Department of Education: Certified Annual Reports for FY02-03 (Spreadsheet) Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on May 19, 2006
11. Iowa Department of Education: Certified Annual Reports for FY01-02 (Spreadsheet) Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on May 19, 2006
12. Iowa Department of Education: Certified Annual Reports for FY00-01 (Spreadsheet) Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on May 19, 2006

External links

• Ballard Community School District Website