Ballou High School
Phone: (202) 645-3400
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Large City
Brief Description
- Ballou High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Washington, Which Is Part Of District Of Columbia County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Student on April 19, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Excellent School
Ballou High School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- March 23
- (6:00 A.M.) Spring Break (Flag )
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 579
- 10th Grade: 294
- 11th Grade: 205
- 12th Grade: 200
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- Hispanic: 1
- Black: 1278
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 649
- Female: 630
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 67.4%
- All Washington Schools: 53.0%
- All District Of Columbia Schools: 53.0%
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- WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS BRANCH LIBRARY
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- WASHINGTON, DC 20032
- (202) 645-5880
- GEORGETOWN BRANCH LIBRARY
- 3260 R STREET NW
- WASHINGTON, DC 20007
- (202) 282-0220
- PARKLANDS-TURNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
- 1700 ALABAMA AVENUE SE
- WASHINGTON, DC 20020
- (202) 698-1103
- TAKOMA PARK BRANCH LIBRARY
- 416 CEDAR STREET, NW
- WASHINGTON, DC 20012
- (202) 576-7252
- CLEVELAND PARK BRANCH LIBRARY
- 3310 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW
- WASHINGTON, DC 20008
- (202) 282-3080
- SOUTHEAST BRANCH LIBRARY
- 403 7TH STREET, SE
- WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- (202) 698-3374
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 1,279
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 99
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 12.9:1
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Nearby Schools
- Ballou Stay School
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- Hart Middle School
- 0.2 Mi
- King Elementary School
- 0.3 Mi
- Se Academy Of Scholastic Excellence Pcs
- 0.7 Mi
- Hendley Elementary School
- 0.7 Mi
- Patterson Elementary School
- 0.9 Mi
- Green Elementary School
- 0.9 Mi
- Harris, P R Educational Center School
- 1.0 Mi
- Kipp Dc / Key Academy
- 2.6 Mi
- Dc Alternative Learning Academy / Southeast
- 3.1 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Assumption Catholic School
- 0.2 Mi
- Kuumba Learning Center School
- 0.2 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; DC Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools