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Ponder J H School

Serves grades 6 - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
501 Shaffner St
Ponder, TX 76259
Phone
(940) 479-8220
District
PONDER ISD
County
DENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
381
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 70.0% of all U.S. schools.


Ponder J H School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
43%
54%
50%
49%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
42%
54%
52%
46%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
70%
49%
64%
55%
75%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 119 31.2%
Grade 7 125 32.8%
Grade 8 137 36.0%
Total 381 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.4% 60.9% 26.7%
Black 0.3% 1.6% 13.3%
Hispanic 39.0% 36.7% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.9% 40.7% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 32.0% 33.5% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.9% 7.2% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,014 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 130.2 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.2% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,588 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.6% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.0% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 22.4% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.3% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,647 $9,261,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $222 $364,000 2.0%
Staff $182 $299,000 1.6%
General Administration $334 $547,000 3.0%
School Administration $560 $919,000 5.0%
Operation $1,728 $2,834,000 15.5%
Transportation $302 $496,000 2.7%
Other $249 $409,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,578 $5,868,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,942 $3,185,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $11,167 $18,314,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%