Ball High School
- High school in Galveston ISD
- Galveston, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Total students
1,951
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
Galveston ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
90.9 %
Galveston ISD: 90.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Ball High School is a high school in Galveston, TX, in the Galveston ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,951 students. 60.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 90.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Ball High School was 1090 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.4.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,424, which is $950 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Joe Pillar
- JosephPillar@GISD.org
- (409) 766-5700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ball High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,951
African American
436 (22.3%)
Galveston ISD: 23%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (0.3%)
Galveston ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
36 (1.8%)
Galveston ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
898 (46%)
Galveston ISD: 47.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.2%)
Galveston ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
526 (27%)
Galveston ISD: 24.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
46 (2.4%)
Galveston ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
60.3 %
Galveston ISD: 57.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
74.9 %
Galveston ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
20.2 %
Galveston ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
20 %
Galveston ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.1 %
Galveston ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.4 %
Galveston ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
90.9 %
Galveston ISD: 90.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
93.8 %
Galveston ISD: 93.3%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
88.9 %
Galveston ISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
90.1 %
Galveston ISD: 89.4%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Galveston ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
90 %
Galveston ISD: 90.1%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
100 %
Galveston ISD: 100%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0.2 %
Galveston ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
27 %
Galveston ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
36.5 %
Galveston ISD: 35.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
0 %
Galveston ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
5.4 %
Galveston ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
25.2 %
Galveston ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
33.3 %
Galveston ISD: 25%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
24.3 %
Galveston ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
21.8 %
Galveston ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
14.3 %
Galveston ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
5.1 %
Galveston ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
57.1 %
Galveston ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
12 %
Galveston ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Galveston ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
20.9 %
Galveston ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Galveston ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
53.7 %
Galveston ISD: 53.7%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
37.5 %
Galveston ISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Galveston ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
83.3 %
Galveston ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
47.1 %
Galveston ISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Galveston ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
55.6 %
Galveston ISD: 55.6%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
Masked
Galveston ISD: Masked
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1090
Galveston ISD: 1090
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
18.4
Galveston ISD: 18.4
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
41 %
Galveston ISD: 38.8%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
67.1 %
Galveston ISD: 61.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
37.7 %
Galveston ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
118.6
African American
12.1 (10.2%)
Galveston ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1.9 (1.6%)
Galveston ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Galveston ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
21.1 (17.8%)
Galveston ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Galveston ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
82 (69.1%)
Galveston ISD: 58%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1.5 (1.2%)
Galveston ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.9 (1.6%)
Galveston ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
72.7 (61.3%)
Galveston ISD: 69.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
43 (36.3%)
Galveston ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (0.8%)
Galveston ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
16.5
Galveston ISD: 14.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
Galveston ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$63,424
Galveston ISD: $60,949
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$50,283
Galveston ISD: $45,968
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,730
Galveston ISD: $58,820
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,732
Galveston ISD: $60,514
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,780
Galveston ISD: $63,914
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,713
Galveston ISD: $67,174
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,227
Galveston ISD: $75,470
Statewide: $74,014