📍 300 W Bailey, Ponder, Denton County, 76259
Ponder H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ponder, Denton County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Jones. It is part of the Ponder Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponder H S enrolls 505 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 505 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponder H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 63.
Ponder H S is one of 3 schools in PONDER ISD, based in PONDER, Texas. The district serves 1,719 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, Ponder H S is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant