📍 501 Shaffner St, Ponder, Denton County, 76259
Ponder J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ponder, Denton County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Mccage. It is part of the Ponder Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponder J H enrolls 381 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 381 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 30 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 J H 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 J H 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 381 students, Ponder J H is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant