Ballou High School
Washington, DC 20032
Phone: (202) 645-3400
Fax: (202) 645-3397
District: District Of Columbia Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 597 students
Ballou High School, a public school located in Washington, DC, serves grades 9-12 in the District Of Columbia Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Ballou High School is a public school located in Washington, DC. 597 students attend Ballou High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education data from DC Public Schools. |
| College Readiness | 3/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 SAT percent college ready data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2024 demographic data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, and using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. |
Posted: March 29, 2026
Terrible school my son was very unhappy here and I wish we never met this school everyone is ghetto and unsophisticated teachers/nurse and students. DO BETTER! Or letÂ’s take their funding and put it in the top tier schools in dc.
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Posted: March 27, 2023
Cops come nearly every weekend to step in and fight students.
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Posted: June 10, 2017
4/10. Students are sweet, smart, and respectful when you get past their harsh exteriors of trauma and socio-economic hardships. Students are NOT the issue. Administration is. We need to reconstitute the administrative team instead of he teachers this time.
Posted: June 10, 2017
If a student is failing a class, administration requires teachers to come up with a "make-up" packet that they then penalize teachers for upholding the students to complete.
Posted: June 10, 2017
Teachers are dedicated and hardworking but administration makes it a point to break all academic integrity and bully teachers that do not believe in simply giving students grades that they do not earn.
Posted: June 10, 2017
The students have the ability to be extremely respectful. The students are not the issue. Administration simply penalizes teachers for upholding rules and regulations.
Posted: June 10, 2017
If your student is failing a class and never attends school, no worries. Just curse administration out and they'll force the teachers to pass the student.
Posted: June 10, 2017
Administration consistently utilizes bullying techniques and therefore cannot keep students from bullying each other or the teachers.
Posted: November 19, 2015
Posted: November 19, 2015
Posted: November 19, 2015
Posted: November 19, 2015
They are consistent and stand behind their students 100% for striving for excellence in their academic studies as well as their extra curriculum studies
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivergate | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 2.6 mi | |
| 2 | Reserve at Potomac Yard | Apartment Complex | Alexandria | VA | 2.8 mi | |
| 3 | The VIO | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Washington SW | DC | 3.2 mi | |
| 4 | Henry | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 3.2 mi | |
| 5 | Beverly Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 3.5 mi | |
| 6 | Fords Landing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 3.5 mi | |
| 7 | Twenty400 | Apartment Complex | Arlington | VA | 4.2 mi | |
| 8 | Shirlington | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Arlington | VA | 4.5 mi | |
| 9 | Midtown Alexandria Station | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 4.8 mi | |
| 10 | Belle View | Condominium/Townhouse | Alexandria | VA | 5.1 mi | |
| 11 | Burgundy Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 5.5 mi | |
| 12 | Hollin Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 6.2 mi | |
| 13 | Wilton Woods | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 6.6 mi | |
| 14 | Cameron Station | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7 mi | |
| 15 | Huntley | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.3 mi | |
| 16 | Grove at Huntley Meadow | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.5 mi | |
| 17 | Oakbrooke | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.7 mi | |
| 18 | Collingwood on the Potomac | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alexandria | VA | 7.8 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitol Hill | Washington | DC | 3.5 mi | |
| 2 | Pentagon City | Arlington | VA | 3.7 mi | |
| 3 | National Harbor | Fort Washington | MD | 3.8 mi | |
| 4 | Old Town Alexandria | Alexandria | VA | 3.8 mi | |
| 5 | Washington DC | Washington D.C. | DC | 4.1 mi | |
| 6 | Georgetown | Washington | DC | 5.6 mi | |
| 7 | Arlington | Arlington | VA | 8 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia | 0.8 mi. |
| Coast Guard Headquarters DC | 1.9 mi. |
| Fort McNair | 2.3 mi. |
| Washington Navy Yard | 2.5 mi. |
| Marine Barracks Washington | 2.9 mi. |
| Pentagon | 3.6 mi. |
| Henderson Hall | 4.4 mi. |
| Fort Myer | 5.1 mi. |
| Mark Center Alexandria | 6.1 mi. |
| Andrews AFB | 6.5 mi. |
| Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church | 11.3 mi. |
| Fort Belvoir | 11.8 mi. |
| Walter Reed Medical Center | 12.3 mi. |
| Indian Head Naval Base | 19.6 mi. |
| Fort Meade NSA | 22.6 mi. |
| NRO Chantilly | 24.3 mi. |
| US Naval Academy | 29.4 mi. |
| Annapolis Naval Station | 30.5 mi. |
| Quantico Marine Base | 31.9 mi. |
| Coast Guard Curtis Bay | 34.1 mi. |
| Dahlgren NSWC | 34.2 mi. |
| Fort Detrick | 47.3 mi. |
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