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Ballou High School

3401 4th St Se, Washington, DC, 20032-5499 -

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Definition of Terms

Ballou High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

District Of Columbia County, DC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1109 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

91 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 331 students

Grade 10 - 357 students

Grade 11 - 252 students

Grade 12 - 167 students

Grade Not Listed - 2 students

This School

(DC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(DC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	n/a	14%
% Black	100%	80%
% White	n/a	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(DC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

77%

37%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(DC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Of Columbia Pub Schls School District

This School's Agency

(DC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	177	1
Number of Students Managed	59,921 students	243 students
District Total Revenue	$1,109,605,000	$4,225,000
District Expenditure	$1,085,658,000	$3,327,000
District Revenue / Student	$18,518	$17,387
District Expenditure / Student	$18,118	$13,691
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

D.C. Drive-By Bolsters Call for More Resources (Washington Post)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 06:29:59 pm
The police tape was still up Wednesday morning at the Northeast Washington public housing complex where two teenagers were killed and three wounded in a shootout Tuesday. Community leaders said the violence illustrates that more resources are needed in the neglected part of the city.
Rally Supports Laid-Off Ballou Teachers (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:56:09 pm
On Friday, a group of former Ballou High School students rallied behind a popular athletic coach and teacher who lost his job when more than 200 D.C. teachers were laid off recently. It was the latest in a series of protests following the layoffs of more than 200 teachers in the D.C. public school system.
Morning Roundup: Paycheck to Paycheck Edition (DCist)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 01:26:32 pm
Photo by Marcellina. Good morning, Washington. We're glad to see most of you weren't physically carried away by yesterday's high winds, which at a minimum caused a number of power outages throughout the metro area. By early this morning, though, those winds had all but vanished , leaving us to determine which way the wind is blowing ... solely by scanning the day's headlines! Hawk One Security ...
11 Ballou students arrested in gang feud (The Washington Times)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:39:10 am
Nearly a dozen youths were arrested Wednesday morning at Ballou High School in Anacostia after an ongoing feud between street gangs spilled into the building. The arrests were made less than a week after D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) officials fired nearly 400 employees in a cost-cutting move and came on the heels of last week's collapse of Hawk One Security Inc., the school system's private ...
Students connect with peers worldwide (Charleston Daily Mail)
posted on June 28, 2009 at 09:47:00 pm
WASHINGTON - A team of very smart teenagers has set out to discover ways that maggots might make the world a better place. Two are from suburban Washington. Two live more than 9,000 miles away in Singapore.To many U.S. politicians, educators and business l...

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About This Zip Code (20032)

School Zip (20032)

(DC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

31,688 people

564,894 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

10%

50%

Population Average Age

29 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.1 persons

Median Household Income

$24,905

$36,654

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

3.9 rooms

4.3 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

49 years old

61 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (20032)

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% Owning / % Renting

24% / 76%

40% / 60%

Nearby Schools:

1. Ballou Stay - n/a - view location
2. Thurgood Marshall Academy Pcs - 324 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
3. Choice Shs Program High School - 42 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
4. Moten Center Special Education - 84 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
5. Anacostia High School - 881 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location

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