Ponder Elementary School

Direction401 W Bailey, Ponder, TX, 76259

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Ponder Elementary School is located at 401 W BAILEY, PONDER, TX, 76259. The school is part of PONDER ISD.

To contact the school, call (940) 479-8320.
Teachers
Ponder Elementary School employs 52 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 4 years. The teachers average 9 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 772 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.90 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Ponder Elementary School also employs 13 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
EE-05
Enrollment
773
Is Charter
No
Address
401 W BAILEY, PONDER, TX, 76259
Principal
MRS HEATHER THORNBURG
School District
Phone
(940) 479-8320
County
Denton County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Ponder Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

D
Below Average
Start FullStart FullStar EmptyStar EmptyStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 60
Student Progress 57
Closing Performance Gaps 63
Overall 61

Distinction Designations

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

Ponder Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 8 1.04%
Hispanic 299 38.73%
White 434 56.22%
Asian 3 0.39%
Native American 0 0.00%
Two or More Races 28 3.63%
Total Students 772 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 350 45.34%
Limited English Proficiency 163 21.11%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 187 24.22%
Gifted & Talented 65 8.42%
Special Education 172 22.28%
Teacher Student Ratio 14.90 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 1 1.93%
20 - 30 years 8 15.28%
10 - 20 years 8 15.28%
6 - 10 years 8 16.25%
1- 5 years 17 32.11%
Beginning Teacher 10 19.34%
Teacher Experience Average 9.00 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 4.30 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 52 100%
Female Teachers 48 92.46 %
Male Teachers 4 7.54 %
School Admin 5
School Support 3
Edu Aids 13
Special Education 4

Ponder Elementary School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 63% 75% 58% 44% %
African American 83% *% *% % %
Hispanic 54% 66% 47% 42% %
White 68% 80% 65% 47% %
Asian *% *% *% % %
Two or More Races 64% 80% 60% *% %
Economically Disadvantaged 55% 68% 50% 36% %
Male Students 67% 75% 66% 51% %
Female Students 59% 76% 50% 35% %
Special Education 46% 54% 46% 28% %
Limited English Proficiency 46% 62% 38% 30% %