Ball H S is a high school located in Galveston, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 1,934 students. Operated by Galveston ISD, the campus sits about 1.3 miles from The Galveston's newsroom and is part of The Galveston's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 132 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.
Ball H S is a traditional zoned public school within Galveston ISD, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Galveston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
High school news from Ball H S — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Galveston's Galveston coverage.
Tip about Ball H S? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Ball H S". For more education coverage, see thegalveston.org/schools or browse The Galveston's latest reporting at thegalveston.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
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Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Galveston from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-07-21.