Ponder High School

School County Denton County PONDER ISD High SchoolDetail

300 W Bailey, Ponder, TX, 76259 Get directions ->

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Ponder High School is located at 300 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 36 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 17 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 483 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.60 S/T. The special education division has 2 teachers assisting it. Ponder High School also employs 5 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

483

Is Charter

Address

300 W BAILEY, PONDER, TX, 76259
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Principal

MR CHRIS JONES

School District

PONDER ISD

Phone

(940) 479-8312

County

Denton County

Website

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Ponder High School

Accountability Ratings

Good

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	86
Student Progress	79
Closing Performance Gaps	87
Overall	86

Distinction Designations

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	2.07%
Hispanic	132	27.33%
White	328	67.91%
Asian	5	1.04%
Native American	6	1.24%
Two or More Races	2	0.41%
Total Students	483	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	145	30.02%
Limited English Proficiency	35	7.25%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	35	7.25%
Gifted & Talented	51	10.56%
Special Education	49	10.14%
Teacher Student Ratio		13.60 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	4	10.99%
20 - 30 years	10	29.30%
10 - 20 years	9	26.20%
6 - 10 years	6	16.90%
1- 5 years	6	16.62%
Beginning Teacher	0	0.00%
Teacher Experience Average	16.50 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	8.00 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	36	100%
Female Teachers	21	59.15 %
Male Teachers	15	40.85 %
School Admin	2
School Support	1
Edu Aids	5
Special Education	2

Ponder High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	82%	75%	86%	90%	88%
African American	87%	83%	*%	*%	*%
Hispanic	72%	64%	76%	78%	80%
White	87%	79%	91%	96%	91%
Asian	100%	*%	*%	*%	*%
Two or More Races	83%	*%	*%	*%	.%
Economically Disadvantaged	77%	68%	81%	86%	86%
Male Students	78%	68%	78%	91%	89%
Female Students	87%	83%	95%	89%	86%
Special Education	52%	33%	62%	74%	63%
Limited English Proficiency	43%	34%	64%	50%	42%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	76.1	1157	19.9	32.9
African American	80	.	*	*
Hispanic	72.2	*	16.5	7.7
White	75.4	1126	21.3	40.8
Asian	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	.	.	.	.
Male Students	60.8	*	18.4	16.1
Female Students	95.1	1153	21.2	46.2
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	46.7	38	35.9	98.9	n/a	1.1	n/a
African American	n/a	n/a	n/a	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hispanic	22.2	16.7	11.1	94.7	n/a	5.3	n/a
White	56.9	46.2	44.6	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Male Students	33.3	21.6	17.6	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Female Students	63.4	58.5	58.5	97.7	n/a	2.3	n/a
Special Education	n/a	8.3	n/a	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	27.3	18.2	13.6	95.7	n/a	4.3	n/a