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Ball Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1500 West Ball Rd., Anaheim, CA 92802 · (714) 999-3663 · Part of Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim’s School Grade B better than 55% of California school districts

Directions
Students
737
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Ball Junior High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Anaheim kids: 7 high schools

On the path

Where Anaheim kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–629 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Ball Junior HighYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 West Ball Rd., Anaheim

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7332
Grade 8405
Enrollment over time
880’20
824’21
812’22
844’23
737’24

Down 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%Asian 8%White 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ball Junior High from Anaheim families.

Other schools in Anaheim Union High School District

The district →
Oxford Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Cypress
A+
1,315 students25:1
Lexington Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cypress
A−
1,188 students27:1
South Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Anaheim
C−
1,159 students24:1
Sycamore Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Anaheim
C−
1,137 students22:1
Dale Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Anaheim
B−
1,002 students23:1
Walker Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Palma
A−
890 students24:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Anaheim’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.