Photo: Hot Furnace · CC BY-SA 4.0Ball’s public schools outscore 75% of Louisiana districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Ball, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Ball’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 129 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ball’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,716 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 15 middle and 11 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Ball’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Louisiana school districts, #84 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ball, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ball · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Paradise Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Ball’s public schools are run by Rapides Parish School District, which also serves Alexandria, Boyce, Cheneyville and Forest Hill and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Ball vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Ball’s borders.
Every school in Ball
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ball’s schools
Are Ball’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ball children attend outscore 75% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #84 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ball in?
Rapides Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 21,340 students in 43 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ball kids go to high school?
One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Alexandria Senior High School, Pineville High School, Peabody Magnet High School, Buckeye High School, Tioga High School, Oak Hill High School, Glenmora High School, Northwood High School, Bolton Academy, Plainview High School and Rapides High School.
What is Ball’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Rapides Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Ball spend per student?
$14,716 in Rapides Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ball families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ball → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.