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Ball Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Ball Junior High serves 737 students in grades 7–8 in Anaheim, in the Anaheim Union High district. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 23% in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math, and 10% in science—below state, district, and nearby-school averages in every subject. The most important finding is that academic results are low across all three subjects, not just in one area.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is both Ball’s strongest subject by its own scores and its weakest relative showing: its 23% rate is 19 percentage points below the nearby average, and the second-lowest among Ball and 10 nearby schools. In math, Ball is third-lowest, 17 points below the nearby average; in science, it is second-lowest, 16 points below average. Its scores are also below the state (49% in ELA, 38% in math, and 36% in science) and district (44%, 27%, and 29%). Grade 8 math stands out as especially weak: 9% of students were proficient, compared with 16% in grade 7.

Results have moved in different directions over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, math proficiency rose 4 points, ELA fell 2 points, and science was nearly unchanged. Although all three subjects improved in the latest year, the state gaps widened in ELA and science and narrowed only slightly in math. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 33% in 2021–22 to 27% in 2025–26, but remained above the state’s 18% and district’s 24%. SchoolDigger ranks Ball at the 8th percentile statewide, with 0 stars; the district is at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars. Ball’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21:1, and 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger placed Ball’s measured effectiveness for Native American students at the 80th percentile in 2023–24 (rank 2 of 10), compared with the school’s overall 6th percentile that year; this ranking is based on only 10 schools.

737

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,832

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1500 West Ball Rd.
Anaheim, CA 92802-1626

(714) 999-3663

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend Ball Junior High usually attend:

High:

Loara High

Feeder schools for Ball Junior High:

Elementary:	Barton (Clara) Elementary
	Madison (James) Elementary
	Ross (Betsy) Elementary
	Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

Asian:

8.3%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

California avg42%

2,493^rd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle Schools in the Anaheim Union High

558^th of 968Anaheim Union High among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	2493 of 2703	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	2545 of 2761	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2627 of 2783	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2469 of 2781	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2405 of 2740	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	746 of 894	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2373 of 2715	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2128 of 2480	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	2070 of 2508	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	1957 of 2497	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1830 of 2477	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1670 of 2379	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1725 of 2259	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1837 of 2236	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1650 of 2179	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1535 of 2063	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1320 of 2005	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.0	1192 of 1999	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	854 of 1804	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.4	780 of 1777	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	743 of 1769	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	649 of 769	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	633 of 739	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	609 of 743	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	630 of 715	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	668 of 733	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	582 of 745	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	474 of 700	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1071 of 1531	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	221 of 354	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1143 of 1491	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	842 of 1369	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	1169 of 1478	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	955 of 1521	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1156 of 1540	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	227 of 363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1244 of 1442	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1179 of 1364	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	2347 of 2483	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	2378 of 2533	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2449 of 2551	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2347 of 2531	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	2328 of 2509	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	661 of 738	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2153 of 2380	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1998 of 2262	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	2202 of 2325	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	2287 of 2395	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2311 of 2388	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2183 of 2374	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2147 of 2359	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2041 of 2213	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1897 of 2072	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	373 of 442	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	390 of 477	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	373 of 394	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	286 of 336	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	2246 of 2493	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	2317 of 2542	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2432 of 2579	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2193 of 2531	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2158 of 2458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	533 of 721	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2097 of 2369	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1889 of 2230	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	2266 of 2478	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	2339 of 2534	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2424 of 2552	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2189 of 2538	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2076 of 2527	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	570 of 763	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2120 of 2407	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1993 of 2273	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	177 of 179	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	177 of 197	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.0	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1422 of 1586	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	1498 of 1566	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1410 of 1552	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1262 of 1531	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	1466 of 1482	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1408 of 1520	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1496 of 1537	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1485 of 1543	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1387 of 1555	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1467 of 1602	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)80th percentile+74 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Ball Junior High is a good school; the teachers are good at their job. If you need help with homework/problems, they do it. I am a student here 2011-2012 in ELD, and the teachers have helped me to learn English fluently. I suggest any student looking to learn English or any others to come here. Special thanks to Ms. Zhang. Bye!(: Close Quote

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Ball Junior High	Public	7-8	1500 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3663	737	35	21.0	92.7%	34 (4.6%)	13 (1.8%)	604 (82.0%)	61 (8.3%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	12.2	2493^rd of 2703 public middle schools	7.8%		12.1	2545^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%	52	10.1	10.1	23.6	22.5	23.1	15.6	9.3	12.4	$27,832	$26,326	$1,506
Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	453	17	26.7	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	250 (55.2%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	67.6	745^th of 2703 public middle schools	72.4%		71.2	650^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%	95	39.5	39.5	53.1	58.5	55.9	37.4	56.2	47.1	$25,908	$24,404	$1,504
Brookhurst Junior High	Public	7-8	601 North Brookhurst Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3613	724	32	22.5	90.9%	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	621 (85.8%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	16	2357^th of 2703 public middle schools	12.8%		13.1	2516^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%	159	14.2	14.2	30.6	26.5	28.6	15.5	11.2	13.4	$28,124	$26,646	$1,478
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	52.8	1098^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.4%		48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%	121	28.7	28.7	56.3	42.6	50.1	43.5	30.9	37.8	$26,878	$24,936	$1,942
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	71	653^rd of 2703 public middle schools	75.8%		70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%	12	38.5	38.5	62.6	57.1	59.7	44.6	50.7	47.7	$29,842	$26,216	$3,626
Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	24.8	1986^th of 2703 public middle schools	26.5%		23.3	2087^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%	101	16.1	16.1	38.8	31.3	35.1	22.4	20.6	21.5	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538
Sycamore Junior High	Public	7-8	1801 East Sycamore St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3616	1,137	52	21.8	94.7%	23 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,053 (92.6%)	22 (1.9%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10.1	2561^st of 2703 public middle schools	5.3%		9.4	2633^rd of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%	72	11.9	11.9	23.5	17.8	20.7	10.0	6.1	8.1	$26,624	$25,292	$1,332
South Junior High	Public	7-8	2320 East South St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3667	1,159	49	23.5	92.1%	31 (2.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1,045 (90.2%)	43 (3.7%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	12.3	2489^th of 2703 public middle schools	7.9%		14.6	2461^st of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%	28	10.0	10.0	24.3	26.3	25.3	11.8	9.6	10.7	$25,436	$24,178	$1,258
Nicolas Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 West Olive Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7775	539	30	18.2	82.6%	19 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.2%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	28.1	1877^th of 2703 public middle schools	30.6%		29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%	35	19.8	19.8	41.7	33.5	37.7	23.2	20.8	22.0	$17,057	$16,158	$899
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ball Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Ball Junior High?

Students at Ball Junior High are 82% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ball Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Ball Junior High.

What district is Ball Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

Is Ball Junior High a good school?

Ball Junior High ranks in the bottom 7.8% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Ball Junior High attend?

Students who attend Ball Junior High usually go on to attend Loara High

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