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Ball Elementary School

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Ball Elementary School ranks 189 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Ball Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 419 students in grades PK-6 in Ball, Louisiana. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is ranked 31 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Ball Elementary consistently outperforms the Rapides Parish and Louisiana state averages on LEAP assessments in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 82% of Ball Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 76% in Rapides Parish and 70% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 208 Louisiana elementary schools for special education students and in the top 20% for male and low-income students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rapides Parish district, Ball Elementary consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025 Ball Elementary had 83% proficiency in Math, while the next highest nearby school, Peabody Montessori, had 83% proficiency. Ball Elementary serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than some of its neighbors, yet still achieves strong academic results across various student subgroups.

387

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,641

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

89 Camp Livingston Road
Ball, LA 71405

(318) 640-5394

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Ball Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tioga Junior High School
High:	Tioga High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

African American:

15.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2023) to 72nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

189^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

31^st of 118Rapides Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	189 of 666	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	160 of 675	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	132 of 730	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	168 of 727	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	253 of 729	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	320 of 731	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	369 of 728	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	424 of 739	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.3	277 of 742	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	289 of 792	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.8	171 of 777	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	330 of 772	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	273 of 764	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	208 of 766	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.3	342 of 736	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	285 of 738	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.9	188 of 743	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	65.6	267 of 725	63.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	236 of 501	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	146 of 509	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	258 of 570	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	256 of 564	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.3	523 of 559	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	257 of 633	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	216 of 635	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	177 of 705	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	115 of 701	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	295 of 705	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	386 of 684	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	102 of 661	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	114 of 674	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	75 of 723	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	126 of 724	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	217 of 719	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	304 of 697	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	369 of 682	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	124 of 641	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	142 of 651	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	113 of 713	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	230 of 712	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	264 of 704	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	267 of 696	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	87.7	12 of 208	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	21 of 296	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	173 of 431	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	143 of 434	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	82 of 518	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	155 of 517	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	259 of 522	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	340 of 517	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	375 of 516	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)94th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

Mathematics71%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)					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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Ball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	89 Camp Livingston Road	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-5394	387	28	13.6	84.2%	275 (71.1%)	61 (15.8%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	73.1	189^th of 666 public elementary schools	71.6%		77.1	160^th of 675 public elementary schools	76.3%	29	70.0	79.0	59.0	77.0	71.0	68.0	90.0	80.0		82.0	$13,641
Paradise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5010 Monroe Highway	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-1033	369	31	11.8	78.3%	256 (69.4%)	78 (21.1%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	84.2	95^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.7	169^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.0%	74	77.0	93.0	75.0		83.0	87.0	86.0	78.0		88.0	$16,118
Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4310 Pardue Road	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-9494	482	36	13.3	88.2%	303 (62.9%)	118 (24.5%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	60.2	297^th of 666 public elementary schools	55.4%		64.8	263^rd of 675 public elementary schools	61.0%	34	51.0	73.0	60.0	61.0	61.0	66.0	79.0		86.0	79.0	$14,077
Mary Goff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6900 Shreveport Highway	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-3416	365	22	16.5	74.0%	298 (81.6%)	32 (8.8%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	86.1	83^rd of 666 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.4	165^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.6%	82	78.0	89.0		80.0	78.0	84.0	86.0			86.0	$13,213
J.I. Barron Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43655 Trinity Church Road	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-6860	924	61	15.0	64.5%	541 (58.5%)	239 (25.9%)	51 (5.5%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)	69.8	219^th of 666 public elementary schools	67.1%		69.9	224^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.8%	5	69.0	66.0	59.0	76.0	67.0	76.0	81.0	74.0	85.0	79.0	$12,985
Lessie Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	207 Griffith Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7151	392	30	13.1	95.4%	88 (22.4%)	284 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								(n/a)	35.0				35.0	51.0				51.0	$15,271
Pollock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Highway 8	Pollock	71467	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 765-3511	421	34	12.4	66.7%	388 (92.2%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	62.8	272^nd of 666 public elementary schools	59.2%		75.2	175^th of 675 public elementary schools	74.1%	97	61.0	85.0	64.0		70.0	61.0	75.0	75.0		72.0	$13,402
South Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Highway 1241	Dry Prong	71423	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 641-1882	487	34	14.3	67.1%	406 (83.4%)	57 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	64.2	265^th of 666 public elementary schools	60.2%		73	188^th of 675 public elementary schools	72.1%	77	62.0	76.0			70.0	73.0	71.0	75.0		74.0	$13,327
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	466	29	15.8	69.3%	179 (38.4%)	254 (54.5%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.5	91^st of 675 public elementary schools	86.5%	21	80.0		83.0	77.0	83.0	87.0	95.0			90.0	$13,281
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1951 Monroe Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5791	366	26	14.1	88.8%	55 (15.0%)	282 (77.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	60.9	290^th of 666 public elementary schools	56.5%		70.5	215^th of 675 public elementary schools	68.1%	75	46.0		41.0	79.0	60.0	74.0	84.0	84.0		82.0	$14,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Ball Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ball Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ball Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tioga Junior High School
High : Tioga High School

How many students attend Ball Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Ball Elementary School.

What district is Ball Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

Is Ball Elementary School a good school?

Ball Elementary School ranks 189^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ball Elementary School?

Students at Ball Elementary School are 71% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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