Impact of COVID-19 on Ball High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1318th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1518th of 1961 High schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Ball High School) | 35 | 13 | 22% |
End of Course Algebra I (Galveston Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 33 | 15% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Ball High School) | 46 | 28 | 18% |
End of Course Biology (Galveston Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 42 | 10% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Ball High School) | 39 | 48 | 9% |
End of Course English I Reading (Galveston Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 48 | 5% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Ball High School) | 48 | 52 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Galveston Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 52 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Ball High School) | 55 | 46 | 9% |
End of Course U.S. History (Galveston Independent School District (Isd)) | 55 | 46 | 9% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2045 | 1934 | 5.4% |
African American | 416 | 424 | 1.9% |
American Indian | 13 | 4 | 69.2% |
Asian | 46 | 36 | 21.7% |
Hispanic | 966 | 896 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 6 | 50% |
White | 570 | 516 | 9.5% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 52 | 73.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.8% | 72.9% | 2.1% |