Ball School, Mesa County, Colorado Mesa Colorado USA A school west of the town of Mesa in the early Twentieth century, and perhaps earlier. It was located in an area referred to by locals as the Ball Flats. According to Anna Foster, who taught at the nearby Mesa School, Ball Flats was named for the Ball brothers who owned land in the area. According to Foster, several families had children who attended the Ball School (it was called the Plateau Canyon School before being relocated to the top of a canyon). yes yes