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Schools in Ballplay

Ballplay’s public schools

Etowah County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballplay. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?14/21schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 14% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
AL 17.0
Schools in town
0
8,738 students on the public path
In brief

Ballplay’s schools, in brief

School by school

14 of Ballplay’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. John S Jones Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Sardis High School lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Ballplay, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and six high schools: Southside High School, Sardis High School, Gaston High School, Hokes Bluff High School, West End High School and Glencoe High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ballplay, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Ballplay’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–611 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Etowah County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 47.3% · 4244 students tested
Math26%
State average 27.2% · 4257 students tested

Ballplay vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Ballplay’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ballplay—Etowah County
Hokes BluffB+Etowah County

Every school in Ballplay

21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ballplayin other towns
John S Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rainbow City
A
745 students16:1Rate it →
Hokes Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hokes Bluff
B+
610 students16:1Rate it →
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southside
A
585 students17:1Rate it →
Whitesboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boaz
A
423 students18:1Rate it →
Glencoe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Glencoe
A
397 students16:1Rate it →
West End Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Altoona
A−
390 students18:1Rate it →
Carlisle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boaz
B
343 students16:1Rate it →
Gaston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gadsden
B+
290 students16:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gadsden
B−
216 students18:1Rate it →
Duck Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Attalla
B+
207 students16:1Rate it →
Ivalee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Attalla
A−
200 students16:1Rate it →
Glencoe Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Glencoe
B
272 students17:1Rate it →
Rainbow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rainbow City
B+
634 students20:1Rate it →
Sardis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sardis City
C+
381 students19:1Rate it →
Hokes Bluff Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hokes Bluff
B
253 students16:1Rate it →
Gaston High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gadsden
C+
380 students19:1Rate it →
West End High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Grove
C−
370 students18:1Rate it →
Southside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Southside
C+
825 students19:1Rate it →
Sardis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sardis City
D
546 students17:1Rate it →
Hokes Bluff High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hokes Bluff
B−
371 students17:1Rate it →
Glencoe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glencoe
C+
300 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Ballplay’s schools

Are Ballplay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ballplay. Etowah County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballplay. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ballplay in?

Etowah County School District.

Where do Ballplay kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Southside High School, Sardis High School, Gaston High School, Hokes Bluff High School, West End High School and Glencoe High School.

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What Ballplay families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.