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Schools in Ballou

Ballou’s public schools

Locust Grove Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballou. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Oklahoma’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 11% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,177 students on the public path
In brief

Ballou’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ballou’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Locust Grove Upper Es places highest (better than 55%); Locust Grove HS lowest (32%). 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 Ballou, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Locust Grove Early Lrning CTRin Locust GroveNo scores
2–5Locust Grove Upper Esin Locust GroveB
6–8Locust Grove MSin Locust GroveC+
9–12Locust Grove HSin Locust GroveC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Locust Grove Public Schools.

The district

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

Locust Grove Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,177 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$13,544OK $12,210 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 27.2% · 621 students tested
Math23%
State average 24.9% · 616 students tested

Ballou vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oklahoma towns that share Ballou’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ballou—Locust Grove

Every school in Ballou

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

Also serving Ballouin other towns
Locust Grove Early Lrning CTR
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Locust Grove
224 students14:1Rate it →
Locust Grove Upper Es
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Locust Grove
B
286 students14:1Rate it →
Locust Grove MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
C+
239 students11:1Rate it →
Locust Grove HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Locust Grove
C
428 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ballou’s schools

Are Ballou’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ballou. Locust Grove Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ballou. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ballou in?

Locust Grove Public Schools.

Where do Ballou kids go to high school?

Locust Grove HS.

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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.