Ponder Junior High School

Direction300 W Bailey St, Ponder, TX, 76259

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Ponder Junior High School is located at 300 W BAILEY ST, PONDER, TX, 76259. The school is part of PONDER ISD.

To contact the school, call (940) 479-8220.
Teachers
Ponder Junior High School employs 29 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 3 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 389 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.40 S/T. The special education division has 2 teacher assisting it. Ponder Junior High School also employs 4 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
06-08
Enrollment
389
Is Charter
No
Address
300 W BAILEY ST, PONDER, TX, 76259
Principal
KIMBERLY MCCAGE
School District
Phone
(940) 479-8220
County
Denton County
School boundary map anomalies in street representation can and do occur, please contact the school directly using the number listed above.

Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Ponder Junior High School

Accountability Ratings

C
Average
Start FullStart FullStart FullStar EmptyStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 77
Student Progress 78
Closing Performance Gaps 73
Overall 77

Distinction Designations

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

Ponder Junior High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 4 1.03%
Hispanic 152 39.07%
White 220 56.56%
Asian 1 0.26%
Native American 3 0.77%
Two or More Races 9 2.31%
Total Students 389 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 170 43.70%
Limited English Proficiency 78 20.05%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 78 20.05%
Gifted & Talented 36 9.25%
Special Education 61 15.68%
Teacher Student Ratio 13.40 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 1 1.72%
20 - 30 years 5 18.21%
10 - 20 years 6 20.27%
6 - 10 years 6 21.31%
1- 5 years 8 27.49%
Beginning Teacher 3 11.00%
Teacher Experience Average 10.40 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 2.90 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 29 100%
Female Teachers 21 73.54 %
Male Teachers 8 26.46 %
School Admin 2
School Support 2
Edu Aids 4
Special Education 2

Ponder Junior High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 76% 81% 74% 77% 65%
African American 30% *% *% *% *%
Hispanic 67% 73% 66% 65% 50%
White 83% 86% 80% 88% 75%
Asian *% *% *% % %
Two or More Races 84% 91% 82% 80% 80%
Economically Disadvantaged 67% 75% 65% 63% 48%
Male Students 78% 78% 80% 81% 70%
Female Students 73% 84% 68% 73% 58%
Special Education 40% 39% 42% 40% 33%
Limited English Proficiency 57% 67% 58% 45% 27%