Ponderosa Elementary School

Direction17202 Butte Creek Rd, Houston, TX, 77090

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Ponderosa Elementary School is located at 17202 BUTTE CREEK RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77090. The school is part of SPRING ISD.

To contact the school, call (281) 891-8180.
Teachers
Ponderosa Elementary School employs 42 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 3 years. The teachers average 7 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 740 students with a student to teacher ratio of 17.60 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Ponderosa Elementary School also employs 16 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
EE-05
Enrollment
740
Is Charter
No
Address
17202 BUTTE CREEK RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77090
Principal
DR SHAWN NICKERSON
School District
Phone
(281) 891-8180
County
Harris County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Ponderosa Elementary School

Accountability Ratings

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TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 47
Student Progress 55
Closing Performance Gaps 60
Overall 57

Distinction Designations

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

Ponderosa Elementary School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 219 29.59%
Hispanic 462 62.43%
White 30 4.05%
Asian 3 0.41%
Native American 2 0.27%
Two or More Races 21 2.84%
Total Students 740 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 645 87.16%
Limited English Proficiency 308 41.62%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 306 41.35%
Gifted & Talented 29 3.92%
Special Education 109 14.73%
Teacher Student Ratio 17.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 1 2.37%
20 - 30 years 4 10.43%
10 - 20 years 4 9.48%
6 - 10 years 5 11.85%
1- 5 years 22 51.90%
Beginning Teacher 6 13.98%
Teacher Experience Average 6.80 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 3.20 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 42 100%
Female Teachers 34 81.04 %
Male Teachers 8 18.96 %
School Admin 1
School Support 5
Edu Aids 16
Special Education 4

Ponderosa Elementary School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 38% 49% 31% 27% %
African American 36% 47% 30% 19% %
Hispanic 38% 49% 31% 27% %
White 40% 50% 25% *% %
Asian *% *% *% % %
Two or More Races % % % % %
Economically Disadvantaged 37% 48% 30% 27% %
Male Students 39% 47% 35% 26% %
Female Students 37% 51% 26% 29% %
Special Education 24% 24% 26% 19% %
Limited English Proficiency 32% 40% 25% 24% %