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B+

Ball Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1015 New City Rd, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-2414 · Part of Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

Ball Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
552
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Ball Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ball Township kids: Glenwood Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Ball Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Glenwood Middle Schoolin Chatham

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1015 New City Rd, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K132
Kindergarten59
Grade 196
Grade 285
Grade 377
Grade 4103
Enrollment over time
606’20
598’21
607’22
609’23
552’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ball Elementary School from Ball Township families.

Other schools in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5

The district →
Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chatham
B+
573 students16:1
Chatham Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chatham
B+
500 students17:1
Glenwood Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Chatham
B+
672 students18:1
Glenwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chatham
B
735 students17:1
Glenwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chatham
A−
1,484 students18:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Ball Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.