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Ponder High School

Direction500 W Bailey, Ponder, TX, 76259

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Ponder High School is located at 500 W BAILEY, PONDER, TX, 76259. The school is part of PONDER ISD.

To contact the school, call (940) 479-8312.
Teachers
Ponder High School employs 45 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 5 years. The teachers average 13 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 557 students with a student to teacher ratio of 12.50 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Ponder High School also employs 6 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
557
Is Charter
No
Address
500 W BAILEY, PONDER, TX, 76259
Principal
MR CHRIS JONES
School District
Phone
(940) 479-8312
County
Denton County
Website
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Ponder High School

Accountability Ratings

A
Excellent
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStart Full
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 92
Student Progress 89
Closing Performance Gaps 92
Overall 92

Distinction Designations

MedalMedalMedalMedal
Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Ponder High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 10 1.80%
Hispanic 203 36.45%
White 318 57.09%
Asian 4 0.72%
Native American 3 0.54%
Two or More Races 19 3.41%
Total Students 557 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 207 37.16%
Limited English Proficiency 65 11.67%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 65 11.67%
Gifted & Talented 68 12.21%
Special Education 73 13.11%
Teacher Student Ratio 12.50 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 3 6.73%
20 - 30 years 8 18.39%
10 - 20 years 12 26.46%
6 - 10 years 9 19.73%
1- 5 years 9 19.06%
Beginning Teacher 4 9.64%
Teacher Experience Average 12.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 4.50 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 45 100%
Female Teachers 25 55.61 %
Male Teachers 20 44.62 %
School Admin 2
School Support 4
Edu Aids 6
Special Education 4

Ponder High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 88% 82% 89% 91% 97%
African American 78% *% % % 100%
Hispanic 83% 75% 89% 86% 93%
White 91% 87% 87% 95% 99%
Asian 100% *% *% *% %
Two or More Races 96% 88% 100% 100% 100%
Economically Disadvantaged 79% 69% 85% 83% 93%
Male Students 89% 81% 90% 95% 96%
Female Students 87% 82% 87% 87% 98%
Special Education 62% 46% 65% 74% 83%
Limited English Proficiency 70% 55% 85% 80% 77%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested		 SAT
Avg		 ACT
Avg		 Abv
Criteria
ALL 91.1 966 20.4 33.3
African American 80 * n/a *
Hispanic 85.7 908 * 19
White 94.8 993 20.1 41.1
Asian * * n/a *
Two or More Races * * n/a *
Male Students 94.4 975 21.1 38.8
Female Students 87.5 955 19.8 26.8
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready		 Math
Ready		 Both
Ready		 Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 96.3 88.9 88.9 99.2 n/a 0.8 n/a
African American 100 100 100 100 n/a n/a n/a
Hispanic 95.9 91.8 91.8 97.9 n/a 2.1 n/a
White 96.1 85.7 85.7 100 n/a n/a n/a
Asian * * * * * * *
Two or More Races * * * * * * *
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 100 n/a n/a n/a
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 98.4 n/a 1.6 n/a
Special Education 80 40 40 100 n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged 92.3 82.7 82.7 100 n/a n/a n/a

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