Ball High School
Public high school in Galveston, Texas · Galveston ISD · Grades 9–12
Ball High School serves 1,905 students in grades 9–12 in Galveston (Galveston County). It is one of 10 schools in Galveston ISD. By enrollment it is the 358th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 117.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Galveston ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482028001996 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galveston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,905 | 6,383 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 77.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ball High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Galveston ISD, Ball High School is the largest, with 29.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 343 students, so Ball High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 545 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 390, against an average of 476 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% fewer students than grade 9 (390 against 545). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 47.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Galveston ISD (48.4%). White students are next, at 26%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.6% across Galveston ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ball High School has 117.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,905 students would have about 136.1 teachers, so Ball High School has 18.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Aim College & Career Prep, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.7% |
| White | 26% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 545 |
| Grade 10 | 521 |
| Grade 11 | 449 |
| Grade 12 | 390 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4115 Ave O, Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: (409)766-5700
Website: gisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ball High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aim College & Career Prep | Galveston ISD | 0.7 mi | 101 | 9.2 | 91.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | Texas City ISD | 9.4 mi | 75 | 4.7 | 86.7% |
| Texas City High School | Texas City ISD | 9.6 mi | 1,689 | 13.8 | 69.1% |
| La Marque High School | Texas City ISD | 12.6 mi | 737 | 12.8 | 88.5% |
| Hitchcock High School | Hitchcock ISD | 13.9 mi | 585 | 20.4 | 72% |
| Galveston County Detention Center | Dickinson ISD | 14.0 mi | 24 | 8.8 | 16.7% |
| Dickinson High School | Dickinson ISD | 18.2 mi | 3,810 | 16.2 | 59.1% |
| Dickinson Continuation Center | Dickinson ISD | 19.0 mi | 78 | 13.3 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Galveston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim College & Career Prep | High | 8–12 | 101 |
| Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 784 |
| Burnet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 562 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 785 |
| Crenshaw El and Middle School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 131 |
| Moody Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 161 |
| Oppe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 669 |
| Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 436 |
| Weis | Middle | 5–6 | 844 |