Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004333
Charles C Ball Elementary School
343 KOEHLER CT, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78223 · (210) 438-6845 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
518 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 101 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles C Ball Elementary School
Charles C Ball Elementary School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles C Ball Elementary School this school | 543 | 95.4% | 26.4% |
| South Shaver Elementary School PASADENA | 527 | 95.3% | 48.3% |
| Casa View Elementary School DALLAS | 530 | 95.7% | 40.0% |
| Garcia Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 556 | 93.7% | 35.0% |
| Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School DALLAS | 533 | 94.0% | 45.2% |
| Guerrero Thompson AUSTIN | 548 | 96.7% | 45.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles C Ball Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,968 of 4,401 | #240 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,907 of 4,466 ▲ 938 | #145 of 317 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,615 of 4,466 ▲ 159 | #223 of 317 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,612 of 3,998 | #104 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #2,110 of 4,938 | #151 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,250 of 4,622 | #211 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #3,937 of 4,628 | #249 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #454 of 4,789 | #38 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #2,316 of 2,838 | #164 of 192 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 543 | 34.1 | 15.9:1 | 95% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 24.1 | 15.5:1 | 96% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 97% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 95% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 43.2 | 13.5:1 | 98% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 97% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 41 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles C Ball Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (584 to 543); teachers down 21% (43.2 to 34.1).
About Charles C Ball Elementary School
Charles C Ball Elementary School is one of the public schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 543 students in pre-K through 5.
Charles C Ball Elementary School is among 100 schools run by SAN ANTONIO ISD, which serves 47,623 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Charles C Ball Elementary School is Hispanic, at 92%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. The diversity index for Charles C Ball Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. The school reported 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.
Charles C Ball Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Charles C Ball Elementary School are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.4% actual, 33.0% predicted).
In Bexar County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hot Wells Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Charles C Ball Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 25.9%, lower than Charles C Ball Elementary School's 26.4%.
Charles C Ball Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 540 students in 2020-21 and 543 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.5 to 15.9 over 4 years.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
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- Pre/K for Sa - East Central ISD1.0 mi · 47
- Schenck Elementary School1.1 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Charles C Ball Elementary SchoolHow large is Charles C Ball Elementary School?
Charles C Ball Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charles C Ball Elementary School serve?
Charles C Ball Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Charles C Ball Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Charles C Ball Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles C Ball Elementary School?
At Charles C Ball Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles C Ball Elementary School?
Charles C Ball Elementary School is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
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