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Ballou Shs High School
3401 4th St Se Washington DC, 20032, District Of Columbia County Phone: 202-645-3400 Ranking:  (19 out of 26, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: District of Columbia Public Schools 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: | 65 | 73 | 69 | 84 | 88 | 102 | 113 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 678 | 791 | 951 | 1,064 | 1,162 | 1,263 | 1,522 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 268 | 39.5% | 319 | 40.3% | 342 | 36.0% | 301 | 28.3% | 389 | 33.5% | 559 | 44.3% | 703 | 46.2% |
| Grade 10: | 154 | 22.7% | 175 | 22.1% | 242 | 25.4% | 272 | 25.6% | 331 | 28.5% | 273 | 21.6% | 335 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 136 | 20.1% | 183 | 23.1% | 202 | 21.2% | 261 | 24.5% | 232 | 20.0% | 223 | 17.7% | 269 | 17.7% |
| Grade 12: | 120 | 17.7% | 114 | 14.4% | 165 | 17.4% | 225 | 21.1% | 210 | 18.1% | 208 | 16.5% | 212 | 13.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 348 | 51.3% | 389 | 49.2% | 489 | 51.4% | 496 | 46.6% | 514 | 44.2% | 585 | 46.3% | 706 | 46.4% |
| Female: | 330 | 48.7% | 402 | 50.8% | 462 | 48.6% | 568 | 53.4% | 640 | 55.1% | 670 | 53.0% | 812 | 53.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 664 | 97.9% | 783 | 99.0% | 946 | 99.5% | 1,057 | 99.3% | 1,157 | 99.6% | 1,260 | 99.8% | 1,518 | 99.7% |
| White: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 675 | 99.6% | 511 | 64.6% | 601 | 63.2% | 896 | 84.2% | 896 | 77.1% | 917 | 72.6% | 1,048 | 68.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 53 | 5.0% | 53 | 4.6% | 106 | 8.4% | 114 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.51 | 10.84 | 13.78 | 12.67 | 13.20 | 12.40 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DC CAS | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.88% | N/A | 42.93% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.73% | N/A | 42.48% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.36% | N/A | 43.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.55% | N/A | 45.54% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ballou Shs 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.