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Ball High School

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Ball High School ranks 1431 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 29% of Texas high schools

Summary

Ball High School in Galveston, TX, is the sole comprehensive high school in the Galveston Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,905 students in grades 9-12 in a community where about 69-75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround in student persistence, with its graduation rate climbing from 83.3% in 2020-2021 to an impressive 95.7% in 2023-2024, matching the rate of the higher-performing Dickinson High School and significantly outpacing Texas City High School (81.1%) and La Marque High School (77.9%). Additionally, Ball High's dropout rate has plummeted to just 0.1%, the lowest among all comparable comprehensive high schools in the area, including Dickinson High (0.3%) and Texas City High (4.5%).

Academically, Ball High shows a mixed picture. Its performance in English Language Arts is a relative strength, with proficiency rates close to the district average and competitive with Texas City High School. However, the school faces a significant challenge in mathematics, particularly Algebra I, where only 38.4% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 54%. This gap is much wider than in other subjects, suggesting a systemic issue in foundational math skills. Interestingly, the school serves its Gifted & Talented students well, ranking in the 53rd percentile, while its general population ranks in the 29th percentile, indicating that effective programs exist for some groups but have not yet been fully extended to all students.

Compared to nearby schools, Ball High excels at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, but it struggles to boost academic achievement to the same level. For instance, Dickinson High School, located just 18 miles away, outperforms Ball High in every academic subject by a wide margin, yet Ball High matches its graduation rate and has a lower dropout rate. The school's primary challenge is to translate its strong student support systems into effective academic interventions, particularly in math, to close the achievement gap with state averages and neighboring districts like Dickinson Independent School District (Isd).

1,905

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,929

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4115 Ave O
Galveston, TX 77550-6999

(409) 766-5700

District: Galveston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

26.0%

African American:

21.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)

!U.S. History scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Texas avg62%

1,431^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Galveston Independent School District (Isd)

696^th of 951Galveston 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1431 of 2009	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	1450 of 1974	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1503 of 1990	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1518 of 1961	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1377 of 1876	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1323 of 1861	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1318 of 1857	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1306 of 1797	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	1231 of 1777	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	1219 of 1762	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.8	1214 of 1743	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	1291 of 1734	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	1231 of 1652	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1265 of 1603	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.1	1164 of 1672	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	1081 of 1568	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	999 of 1539	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	1153 of 1510	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.8	1096 of 1497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.3	955 of 1430	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.7	762 of 1429	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.7	875 of 1427	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	833 of 1086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	946 of 1065	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	928 of 1069	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	809 of 1031	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	829 of 1020	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	807 of 1024	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	833 of 1013	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	328 of 556	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	154 of 530	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.7	383 of 525	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	79.4	65 of 507	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	193 of 488	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	346 of 487	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	355 of 486	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.8	1590 of 1837	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1597 of 1829	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1581 of 1810	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1558 of 1784	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	719 of 1195	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1141 of 1437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	916 of 1371	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	954 of 1278	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	955 of 1195	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	837 of 1136	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	825 of 1113	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	1322 of 1936	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1590 of 1880	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1535 of 1891	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1371 of 1841	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1278 of 1815	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1337 of 1798	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1393 of 1781	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	561 of 1206	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	775 of 1182	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	507 of 1172	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	541 of 1177	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	696 of 1145	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	671 of 1137	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1343 of 1860	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1495 of 1805	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1424 of 1820	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1358 of 1762	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1258 of 1743	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1260 of 1714	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1299 of 1691	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	1526 of 1937	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1632 of 1884	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1538 of 1897	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1482 of 1847	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1439 of 1848	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1380 of 1818	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1466 of 1794	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1488 of 1954	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1477 of 1891	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1450 of 1913	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1378 of 1853	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1359 of 1840	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1343 of 1824	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1367 of 1803	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	566 of 713	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	465 of 731	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	588 of 677	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	567 of 664	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	385 of 588	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	503 of 604	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	361 of 582	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	1174 of 1581	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1301 of 1548	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1120 of 1478	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	969 of 1418	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	931 of 1382	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1017 of 1357	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1086 of 1347	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	730 of 1584	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	1033 of 1556	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	957 of 1576	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	823 of 1525	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	888 of 1510	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	849 of 1526	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	912 of 1539	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)54th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology55%-16 vs state

U.S. History54%-16 vs state

English II Reading52%-7 vs state

English I Reading46%-9 vs state

Algebra I38%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 1, 2018

Faculty is confused, mistake-laden, counselors change schedules without considering ramifications to further educatory requirements nor student requests. Absenteeism is inaccurate and misleading due to substitutes not verifying attendance. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Ball High School	Public	9-12	4115 Ave O	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 766-5700	1,905	118	16.1	69.1%	496 (26.0%)	413 (21.7%)	909 (47.7%)	35 (1.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (2.3%)	32.3	1431^st of 2009 public high schools	28.8%		27.8	1450^th of 1974 public high schools	26.5%	19	38.4	54.7	46.4	52.5	54.1				$8,929
Aim College & Career Prep	Public	8-12	5200 Ave N 1/2	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6302	101	11	9.2	91.1%	23 (22.8%)	31 (30.7%)	42 (41.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	30.4	1477^th of 2009 public high schools	26.5%		33.5	1312^th of 1974 public high schools	33.5%	165	9.1	37.5	38.5	50.0	72.7	42.9	37.5	28.6	$16,604
Woodrow Wilson Daep	Public	5-12	1508 6th St N	Texas City	77590	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 916-0280	75	16	4.6	86.7%	14 (18.7%)	22 (29.3%)	34 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)								(n/a)									$17,004
Texas City High School	Public	9-12	1431 Ninth Ave N	Texas City	77591	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 916-0800	1,689	122	13.8	69.1%	374 (22.1%)	330 (19.5%)	882 (52.2%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (5.4%)	35.4	1350^th of 2009 public high schools	32.8%		24.7	1523^rd of 1974 public high schools	22.8%	173	42.6	58.5	45.9	49.3	65.3				$10,954
La Marque High School	Public	9-12	397 Duroux	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 938-4261	737	58	12.7	88.5%	48 (6.5%)	397 (53.9%)	264 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	22.2	1624^th of 2009 public high schools	19.2%		17.1	1666^th of 1974 public high schools	15.6%	42	26.8	50.5	35.1	41.2	61.3				$13,795
Hitchcock High School	Public	9-12	6629 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6544	585	29	20.4	72.0%	109 (18.6%)	248 (42.4%)	204 (34.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	26.5	1547^th of 2009 public high schools	23.0%		31	1370^th of 1974 public high schools	30.6%	177	21.9	58.1	44.1	50.7	45.1				$12,347
Galveston County Detention Center	Public	6-12	6101 Attwater	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6363	24	3	8.8	16.7%	6 (25.0%)	11 (45.8%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	5.5	1873^rd of 2009 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)	6.3	10.0	22.2	23.1	20.0				$22
Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	3800 Baker Dr	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-6400	3,810	235	16.2	59.1%	923 (24.2%)	674 (17.7%)	2,017 (52.9%)	73 (1.9%)	14 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	104 (2.7%)	62	626^th of 2009 public high schools	68.8%		57.1	742^nd of 1974 public high schools	62.4%	116	57.2	76.1	61.5	64.0	78.3				$8,352
Dickinson Continuation Center	Public	8-12	2805 Oak Park	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 229-6350	78	6	13.2	62.8%	17 (21.8%)	12 (15.4%)	48 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	24.3	1588^th of 2009 public high schools	21.0%		20	1617^th of 1974 public high schools	18.1%	29	50.0	71.4	46.2	51.6	37.7	41.2	5.9	5.9	$10,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Ball High School

How many students attend Ball High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,905 students attended Ball High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ball High School?

Students at Ball High School are 48% Hispanic, 26% White, 22% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Ball High School a good school?

Ball High School ranks 1431^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ball High School in?

Galveston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Ball High School?

Ball High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burnet Elementary
Elementary : Crenshaw Elementary And Middle
Elementary : Oppe Elementary
Elementary : Parker Elementary
Middle : Weis

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