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Charles C Ball Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Charles C Ball Elementary is a PK-5 school in San Antonio, TX, serving 543 students within the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd), where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 12% of Texas elementary schools, currently holding a 1-star rating at the 12th percentile, but it stands out for its exceptional bilingual program. In Spanish-language STAAR tests, Ball significantly outperforms both the district and state—for example, 4th grade Math (Spanish) saw 54.55% proficient versus the district's 41.21% and state's 29.41%—while its English scores lag behind, creating a "tale of two programs" that suggests a highly effective bilingual teaching staff.

Another key differentiator is the school's strength in serving Special Education students, ranking in the 53rd percentile statewide (3-star rating), which is its highest-performing subgroup. However, a significant gender achievement gap exists, with male students ranking in the 31st percentile and female students in the 3rd percentile, indicating a need to investigate instructional strategies. Ball also spends $13,765 per student, higher than nearby peers like Schenck Elementary ($11,699) and Eloise Japhet Elementary ($10,580), yet its academic outcomes remain low, pointing to potential issues with resource allocation rather than funding.

Compared to nearby schools, Green Elementary At Riverside Park (1.94 miles away) is a clear outperformer at the 52nd percentile, making it a valuable model for Ball to study. Highland Hills Elementary (1.49 miles) is a direct peer with similar demographics and a 14th percentile ranking, but Ball's Spanish-language scores are a clear differentiator. A concerning "5th grade slump" in English Science (5% proficient in 2023-2024) suggests foundational skills need strengthening for upper elementary content. Despite challenges, a slight improvement to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026 from the 5th and 6th percentiles in prior years offers a glimmer of hope that recent interventions may be taking effect.

543

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,599

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

343 Koehler Ct
San Antonio, TX 78223-2999

(210) 438-6845

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Charles C Ball Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hot Wells Middle
High:	Highlands High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

3.9%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

4,069^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

776^th of 951San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4069 of 4627	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	4356 of 4651	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	4486 of 4710	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4117 of 4647	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	4424 of 4581	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4193 of 4578	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4248 of 4479	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3472 of 4359	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	4078 of 4329	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	4200 of 4286	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	3877 of 4320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	3707 of 4260	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	3694 of 4221	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	3819 of 4206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	4009 of 4095	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	3764 of 3937	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	3863 of 3884	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	3530 of 3768	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	3491 of 3724	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	3135 of 3476	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	34.1	2700 of 3475	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	3302 of 3465	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	4105 of 4461	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3855 of 4331	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3878 of 4295	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2844 of 4240	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1795 of 2918	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	2511 of 3668	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	1161 of 3556	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	1768 of 3446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	877 of 3333	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	1153 of 3226	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	4440 of 4575	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3419 of 3744	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	4474 of 4658	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3989 of 4588	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	4356 of 4561	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4126 of 4499	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4215 of 4348	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3334 of 4306	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2503 of 2619	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	3894 of 4413	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3034 of 3644	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3762 of 4465	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3887 of 4401	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	4242 of 4376	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3851 of 4329	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3957 of 4188	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3079 of 4168	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3591 of 4520	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	2893 of 3705	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	3827 of 4594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3748 of 4521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4228 of 4477	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3981 of 4451	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3957 of 4309	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2956 of 4264	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	3168 of 4582	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	3039 of 3739	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3715 of 4647	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4002 of 4585	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4397 of 4563	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4054 of 4498	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4041 of 4357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3588 of 4319	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	2000 of 4301	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.4	2796 of 3549	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2275 of 4292	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3283 of 4086	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2400 of 3952	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3571 of 3799	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3249 of 3684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1483 of 3558	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	2085 of 2252	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2071 of 2193	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Charles C Ball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	343 Koehler Ct	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6845	543	34	15.9	95.4%	21 (3.9%)	18 (3.3%)	501 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4069^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.5	4356^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.3%	287	30.0	63.6	28.6	60.0	54.6	28.6			24.4	32.1	46.4				19.5	35.1	35.7					$11,599
Jubilee Highland Hills	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1515 Goliad Rd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 634-7590	686	43	15.9	90.5%	23 (3.4%)	14 (2.0%)	632 (92.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	21.1	3988^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.1	4134^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	146							47.3	49.1	35.7	38.5	32.3	47.5	41.6	38.2	21.4	32.3	30.3	24.6		10.1	10.9	$8,631
Schenck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6718 Pecan Valley Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6865	828	54	15.2	93.1%	23 (2.8%)	44 (5.3%)	753 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	29.9	3429^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.9%		28	3549^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	120	51.9	48.4	46.7	51.6	54.8	28.6			43.3	35.8	40.7				44.6	45.7	27.7					$10,771
Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.1	4093^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		35.6	3079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	1014									20.5	34.2	44.4	47.2	63.3	61.9	12.8	31.6	18.9	33.3	22.7	50.0	35.0	$11,302
Eloise Japhet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Astor St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3345	634	40	15.8	91.3%	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	606 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.7	3325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.2	3837^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%	512	20.0	46.7	44.4	50.0	66.7	55.6			32.9	43.2	44.3				22.2	47.3	48.9					$9,945
E H Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	931 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3050	633	38	16.4	93.5%	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	620 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	4453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.9	4240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	213	21.4	20.0	27.3	57.1	20.0	63.6			26.7	33.7	32.0				14.8	30.3	17.1					$8,906
Highland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Glamis Ave	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6860	715	38	18.8	93.0%	19 (2.7%)	38 (5.3%)	655 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20.9	3994^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.7%		12.5	4395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	401	25.0	42.9	42.1	12.5	40.0	47.4			38.0	37.9	25.6				24.7	37.5	34.2					$10,681
Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E Huff Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3400	430	31	14.0	84.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	426 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15.2	4281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	7.5%		20.2	4016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.7%	265	14.3	30.0	37.5	14.3	50.0	25.0			33.3	32.4	40.9				33.3	17.6	25.4					$10,204
Green Elementary At Riverside Park	Public	PK, KG-5	202 School St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3325	368	29	12.7	94.3%	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	348 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	47.9	2218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.1%		32.2	3301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%	1083	28.6	66.7	33.3	42.9	60.0	33.3			42.9	53.1	50.0				40.5	51.5	52.2					$17,473
Compass Rose Legacy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3300 Sidney Brooks St	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	361	21	17.5	87.5%	35 (9.7%)	39 (10.8%)	279 (77.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12.1	4416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.9	4566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.8%	150									37.8	23.3	37.5				21.6	9.3	27.7					$8,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles C Ball Elementary

What schools do graduates of Charles C Ball Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles C Ball Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hot Wells Middle
High : Highlands High School

What district is Charles C Ball Elementary in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Is Charles C Ball Elementary a good school?

Charles C Ball Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Charles C Ball Elementary?

Students at Charles C Ball Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Charles C Ball Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Charles C Ball Elementary.

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