Ball Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Ball, Louisiana

Ball Elementary School in Ball, Louisiana enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

398 students in 2022-23, 419 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 28.3.

Students enrolled at Ball Elementary School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 38702004006002022-233982023-244192024-25387
Students enrolled at Ball Elementary School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 38702004006002022-233982023-244192024-25387
Students enrolled at Ball Elementary School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 38702004006002022-233982023-244192024-25387
Students enrolled at Ball Elementary School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 38702004006002022-233982023-244192024-25387
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339822.317.9
2023-2441928.614.7
2024-2538728.313.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Ball Elementary School 13.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBall Elementary School 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Ball Elementary School 13.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBall Elementary School 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Ball Elementary School 13.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBall Elementary School 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; Ball Elementary School 13.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherBall Elementary School 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ball Elementary School enrolled 336 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.1% of students were White, 15.8% Black, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.1%
  2. Black15.8%
  3. Two or more races7.8%
  4. Hispanic4.4%
  5. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ball Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%45%42.4%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%32% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Ball

3 public elementary schools in Ball report 2024-25 enrollment; Ball Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tioga Elementary School48213.479.5%
Ball Elementary School38713.777.3%
Paradise Elementary School36911.870.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ball Elementary School

  1. Paradise Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 369 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Tioga Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 482 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Ball Elementary School with Paradise Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rapides Parish spends per student$13,720 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,720
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaBall Elementary School is the number 406 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#406 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ball Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Ball Elementary School?
    387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 398 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ball, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ball Elementary School?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ball Elementary School a Title I school?
    Ball Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ball Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ball Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ball Elementary School in?
    Rapides Parish, NCES district ID 2201290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220129001562 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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