Ball Elementary School
1015 New City Rd
Chatham IL, 62629, Sangamon County
Phone: 217-483-2414
Ranking: 
(939 out of 3,028, top 31%)*
(939 out of 3,028, top 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 19 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 658 | 661 | 661 | 704 | 684 | 702 | 686 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 108 | 16.4% | 127 | 19.2% | 84 | 12.7% | 121 | 17.2% | 118 | 17.3% | 143 | 20.4% | 138 | 20.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 129 | 19.6% | 104 | 15.7% | 141 | 21.3% | 145 | 20.6% | 145 | 21.2% | 139 | 19.8% | 135 | 19.7% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 14.0% | 107 | 16.2% | 105 | 15.9% | 147 | 20.9% | 136 | 19.9% | 133 | 18.9% | 137 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 104 | 15.8% | 114 | 17.2% | 103 | 15.6% | 137 | 19.5% | 141 | 20.6% | 143 | 20.4% | 138 | 20.1% |
| Grade 3: | 116 | 17.6% | 107 | 16.2% | 109 | 16.5% | 154 | 21.9% | 144 | 21.1% | 144 | 20.5% | 138 | 20.1% |
| Grade 4: | 109 | 16.6% | 102 | 15.4% | 119 | 18.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 338 | 51.4% | 348 | 52.6% | 361 | 54.6% | 384 | 54.5% | 339 | 49.6% | 291 | 41.5% | 354 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 320 | 48.6% | 313 | 47.4% | 300 | 45.4% | 320 | 45.5% | 290 | 42.4% | 356 | 50.7% | 296 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 18 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.1% | 23 | 3.5% | 39 | 5.5% | 29 | 4.2% | 29 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 23 | 3.5% | 26 | 3.7% | 12 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 54 | 8.2% | 55 | 8.3% | 59 | 8.9% | 51 | 7.2% | 43 | 6.3% | 45 | 6.4% | 33 | 4.8% |
| White: | 533 | 81.0% | 546 | 82.6% | 525 | 79.4% | 554 | 78.7% | 551 | 80.6% | 567 | 80.8% | 578 | 84.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 5.0% | 30 | 4.5% | 26 | 3.9% | 27 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 24.5% | 92 | 13.9% | 53 | 8.0% | 77 | 10.9% | 70 | 10.2% | 61 | 8.7% | 57 | 8.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.0% | 39 | 5.9% | 69 | 10.4% | 21 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.5% | 21 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.69 | 34.79 | 16.78 | 17.60 | 19.54 | 20.10 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.1% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 97.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.7% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.7% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 94.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80.2% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.5% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 86.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 82.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 86.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75.9% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.6% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.7% | 80.9% |
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* Ball Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.