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Ball High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4115 Ave O

Galveston TX, 77550, Galveston County

Phone: 409-766-5700

Ranking:

(1,140 out of 1,337, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Galveston Independent School District

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:	110		119		126		126		126		150		162
Total Students:	1,821		1,772		1,744		1,873		1,890		1,971		2,440
Grade 9:	497	27.3%	504	28.4%	462	26.5%	508	27.1%	594	31.4%	558	28.3%	729	29.9%
Grade 10:	494	27.1%	440	24.8%	391	22.4%	486	25.9%	469	24.8%	483	24.5%	658	27.0%
Grade 11:	438	24.1%	378	21.3%	458	26.3%	427	22.8%	405	21.4%	440	22.3%	545	22.3%
Grade 12:	392	21.5%	450	25.4%	433	24.8%	452	24.1%	422	22.3%	490	24.9%	508	20.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	997	54.8%	927	52.3%	908	52.1%	952	50.8%	956	50.6%	994	50.4%	1,226	50.2%
Female:	824	45.2%	845	47.7%	836	47.9%	921	49.2%	926	49.0%	969	49.2%	1,210	49.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	15	0.8%	32	1.8%	54	3.1%	76	4.1%	11	0.6%	12	0.6%	6	0.2%
Asian:	26	1.4%	29	1.6%	34	1.9%	41	2.2%	43	2.3%	41	2.1%	47	1.9%
Hispanic:	834	45.8%	782	44.1%	723	41.5%	745	39.8%	826	43.7%	869	44.1%	955	39.1%
Black:	410	22.5%	408	23.0%	408	23.4%	470	25.1%	479	25.3%	513	26.0%	738	30.2%
White:	511	28.1%	493	27.8%	497	28.5%	517	27.6%	531	28.1%	536	27.2%	694	28.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	7	0.4%	7	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	1.3%	25	1.4%	21	1.2%	17	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	939	51.6%	889	50.2%	906	51.9%	965	51.5%	908	48.0%	866	43.9%	1,028	42.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	126	6.9%	100	5.6%	89	5.1%	102	5.4%	83	4.4%	358	18.2%	162	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.49		14.90		13.80		14.90		14.95		13.10		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51%	71%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	41%	68%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	78%	78%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	71%	72%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	74%	74%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	55%	54%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	55%	54%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	45%	44%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	36%	35%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	63%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	41%	41%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	93%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	78%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	70%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	59%	58%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	63%	62%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	63%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	67%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	60%	57%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	63%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	18.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	56.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	43.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,767.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,861.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,929.0

* Ball High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.