Ponderosa Elementary School

Ponderosa Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
17202 Butte Creek Rd,  Houston, TX
Spring Independent School District
3.0
2.8
784 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Shanna Swearingen
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
37%
Reading Proficiency
49%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
49%
Math Proficiency
37%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
48
Full Time Teachers
48
Teachers in First or Second Year
20.1%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
386:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.5%
Female
49.5%
Hispanic
58.4%
Black
34.3%
White
2.6%
Two or more races
2.6%
Native American
1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.0 4 Reviews
1.0 NicheUser
1/12/2023
Stank attitudes teachers and all front desk people too act as if you don't belong in the school I wish my child didn't attend to be honest needs more professional people who show concern to parents and students I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone
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2.8 12 Reviews
1.0 parent
2/7/2023
Ive been a parent to multiple students at Ponderosa Elementary for roughly 4-5 years now.Not to say it was the best to school to Begin with, but the recent change are atrocious. Now the New Kindergarten teacher is extremely great, she has my little 1 reading in KG! But other than that, its as if the...
1.0 parent
10/27/2022
This school is a complete joke. You have maybe a handful of stuff who actually loves their job or enjoy what they do. The others don’t care about nothing but how they look. To many safety protocols and concerns. They could do a better job with teaching. They allow other kids to bully kids even when...
4.0 parent
6/2/2015
Pondarosa elementary school is a small school it's rated 2015 a B+ in the Spring ISD district which is great compared to most of the elementary schools around Pondarosa. Every school has its issues however I firmly believe that an involved parent is a happy student who progress as well and enjoys sc...
1.0 parent
5/28/2014
I find the test scores from previous years hardly reflective of what was likely produced as of late. My child is on the honor roll (GT & AR) and his test scores were "average" on each section of the STAAR exam. I cannot imagine how the other children fared if what this school passes as "Accelerated"...

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