Ballenger Creek Elementary School's Profile

Facility Opened: 1991
Additions/Renovations: n/a

School Capacity: 713
(Does not include portable classrooms)

Total Enrollment: 632

PTA Membership: 499

2005 State-Reported Student Data
Mobility: 11.8% Entrants, 9.4% Withdrawals
Ethnicity	Students Receiving Special Services
White: 71.0 %	Free/Reduced Price Meals: 15.3 %
African American: 16.6 %	Ltd. English Proficient: 3.6 %
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.0 %	Title I: 0.0 %
Asian/Pacific Islander: 6.6 %	Special Education: 11.0 %
Hispanic: 5.7 %

For test data and other demographic information for our school, please visit http://www.fcps.org/content/testing/

Accomplishments

Maryland Character Education School of the Year (2001-02)
FCPS Recognition of Significant School Improvement (2000-01)
4/5th Grade Chorus Earned “Music in the Parks” (Hersheypark) Awards:
Overall Choir Award (2001)
Top-Performing Elementary Treble Choir Award (2000 & 2001)
Esprit de Corps Award (2000)
Technology in Maryland Schools Grant (1999)
Maryland School Performance Award (1998 & 2000)
Maryland Partnership in Character Education Outstanding Achievement (1998)

PTA Awards

MSDE Outstanding Volunteer Service (1992-02)
Maryland Congress of PTA Green Seal Award (1995)
PTA Council of Frederick County “PTA of Excellence” (1994-96)

Special Programs

Professional Development School – hosting Mount St. Mary’s College teacher-training interns and Frederick Community College field placements
5K Walk-Run to support Community Agency School Services and a scholarship established in memory of a local resident who died in NYC on September 11. Coordinated jointly by school staff and the PTA, the event raised over $30,000, with over 700 participants during the 2001-02 school year
Stream Environmental Study Outdoor Area
American Education Week breakfasts prepared by the principal and served by the teachers to all BCES families
Spring Festival
“Spirit” rallies celebrate student and staff achievements