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Charles C Ball Elem

Bexar County · Region 20: San Antonio · 525 students

Current score
75/1002025-26
Change
−9 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−2.7 ptsvs 77.7 average · 1,795 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,144 of 1,795tied with 52 others
C75

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 85 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.7 average for 1,795 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Charles C Ball Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 75 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.7 average for 1,795 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,144th of 1,795 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 52 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageCharles C Ball Elem 8468586975 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 85 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7577.7 1,795 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25D6977.5 1,778 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24F5873.9 1,762 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23D6873.3 1,758 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8482.0 1,736 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement65 D−5.2 vs similar economic context · 1,668 reporting
  • School Progress75 C−3.9 vs similar economic context · 1,665 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C−0.1 vs similar economic context · 1,656 reporting
  • Academic Growth75 C+1.6 vs similar economic context · 1,643 reporting
  • Relative Performance73 C−3.8 vs similar economic context · 1,664 reporting
  • Charles C Ball Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,795 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement65D5
School Progress75C5
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth75C5
Relative Performance73C7

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 5 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (75), so Student Achievement (65) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 75.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level62%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Meets grade level36%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level65%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Meets grade level41%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,668 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level62%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,665 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,665 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,665 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level53%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,576 reporting
  • Meets grade level13%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,576 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,576 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,795 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
525
Economically disadvantaged
95.2%+2.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
20.4%−21.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
15.8%−1.7 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
88.9%−4.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
43.9%+20.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Charles C Ball Elem

African American: 3.6%Hispanic: 92%White: 3.8%Asian: 0.2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 0.2%
  • African American 3.6%
  • Hispanic 92%
  • White 3.8%
  • Asian 0.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 0.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,795 reporting for every category shown · 1,795 in full cohort

African American: 14.9%Hispanic: 77.3%White: 4.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.4%
  • African American 14.9%
  • Hispanic 77.3%
  • White 4.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
525
Economically disadvantaged students
500
Emergent bilingual students
107
Special education students
83

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
110
Students in TEA mobility denominator
432
TEA-published mobility rate
25.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 525 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 18 (3.3%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
525

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−18

Decrease · −3.3%

Change since 2021–22
+166

Increase · +46.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
525
Selected comparison
561.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,777 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Charles C Ball Elem
School yearStudents enrolledCharles C Ball ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 359 First available year 609.7
2022–23 342 Decrease of 17 (4.7%) 605.7
2023–24 373 Increase of 31 (9.1%) 595.7
2024–25 543 Increase of 170 (45.6%) 588.9
2025–26 525 Decrease of 18 (3.3%) 561.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
10

1.61 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
623

2024–25

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
1.61
Selected comparison
31

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,137 rated schools reporting

−29.4 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Charles C Ball Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 594 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 395 Suppressed — 10 2.53 — 29.7
2022–23 389 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 432 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 623 Suppressed — 10 1.61 — 31
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Charles C Ball Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — 10 1.61 — 31
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$15k$24k20182020202220242025
  • Charles C Ball Elem
  • Parent district: San Antonio ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,370
Selected comparison
$13,282

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,777 rated schools reporting

−$1,912 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,370 per student for this campus, $22,411 per student for its parent district, San Antonio ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearCharles C Ball ElemParent district: San Antonio ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,810$13,895$13,054$8,365 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,693 rated schools reporting
2019$9,211$15,168$13,108$8,376 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,716 rated schools reporting
2020$10,579$19,020$14,058$8,871 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 rated schools reporting
2021$11,265$18,196$14,797$9,719 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,721 rated schools reporting
2022$11,997$18,722$15,708$11,246 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,737 rated schools reporting
2023$12,320$18,189$16,792$11,879 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,758 rated schools reporting
2024$11,691$21,627$18,125$12,749 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 rated schools reporting
2025$11,370$22,411$18,972$13,282 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,777 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$67,139−$1,367 vs similar economic context
Teachers
32−7.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.4+1.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Charles C Ball Elem

Beginning: 18.7%1 to 5 years: 18.7%6 to 10 years: 6.2%11 to 20 years: 24.9%21 to 30 years: 28.3%Over 30 years: 3.1%
  • Beginning 18.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 18.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 6.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 24.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 28.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,795 reporting for every category shown · 1,795 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 27%6 to 10 years: 18.6%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.9%Over 30 years: 3.5%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.5%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Charles C Ball Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classCharles C Ball Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten1718.1
Grade 11718.3
Grade 22018.3
Grade 32018.4
Grade 418.518.3
Grade 52219.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 015907103.