Ballou High School

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Ballou Senior High School is located in Washington, DC, United States.

Ballou is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools

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[edit] History

In 2003 a major instance of mercury being spread throughout the school caused for its closure for several weeks and the redirection of students and staff to near by educational facilities. Another incident caused the death of one student and wounding of another student with a gun.

Ballou SHS also has one of the best choirs and also one of the best bands in the District. The Ballou SHS band has traveled to California and Alabama and placed in the top three in both national competitions. The Ballou SHS band is directed by Mr. Darrell Watson and his all volunteer Ballou alumi staff. The Ballou choir directed by Gary Stanley has been one of the more positive aspects of the school. They have traveled and perfomed in various states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida just to name a few. The choir and the band have also had an impact on the type of media the school has gotten in the last couple of years. They have brought a more positive outlook on the school and the students who attend.

Ron Suskind wrote a 1998 biography that featured the journey of a Cedric Jennings and his high level of achevement in this school.


Michael Patrei directed and produced a 2007 documentary film on the Ballou High School band to tell the story of Ballou from band camp to the national band competition.

Ballou, a documentary film

[edit] Naming

The school has been named to commemorate former Superintendent of the District of Columbia School System, Frank W. Ballou around 1960. Now it is run by a principal under the name of Karen Smith.

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Ballou:

  • Birney
  • Draper
  • Ferebee-Hope
  • Garfield
  • Green
  • Hendley
  • M. L. King
  • Leckie
  • Malcolm X
  • McGogney
  • Patterson
  • Simon
  • M. C. Terrell
  • Turner

The following middle schools feed into Ballou:

  • Hart
  • Johnson

The following K-8 schools feed into Ballou:

  • P. R. Harris Education Center

[edit] Statistics

Sources: National Center of Education Statistics - 2000/2001

  • 99.0% African American students
  • .1% White students
  • 76 teachers
  • 85.2% attendance
  • 14/1 student teacher ratio
  • 916 total students
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