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Ball H S
C+

Ball H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4115 Ave O, Galveston, TX 77550 · (409) 766-5700 · Part of Galveston Independent School District

Galveston’s School Grade C better than 32% of Texas school districts

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Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,905
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ball H S

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state

On the path

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

7–8Central Middle785 students
9–12Ball H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4115 Ave O, Galveston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9545
Grade 10521
Grade 11449
Grade 12390
Enrollment over time
2,053’20
2,015’21
1,934’22
1,951’23
1,905’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 26%Black 22%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 H S from Galveston families.

Other schools in Galveston Independent School District

The district →
Austin El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galveston
784 students14:1
Oppe El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galveston
A
669 students16:1
Burnet El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galveston
D
562 students14:1
Parker El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Galveston
B−
436 students13:1
Moody Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Galveston
161 students18:1
Crenshaw El and Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Bolivar
C
131 students8:1

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