Ponder Junior High School

Ponder Junior High School has a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

54% of students at Ponder Junior High School are at least proficient in math.

50% of students at Ponder Junior High School are at least proficient in reading.

Ponder Junior High School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

501 Shaffner St, Ponder, TX

Ponder Independent School District

381 Students

B+

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School Details

Head of School
Shawn Simmons

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1

Math Proficiency
55%

Reading Proficiency
55%

B+

Academics

A-

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

55%

Math Proficiency

55%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

16:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

13.9%

Test Scores

Equity

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

390:1

Student Diversity

Male

52.2%

Female

47.8%

White

57.2%

Hispanic

37.5%

Two or more races

3.7%

Native American

Black

<1%

Asian or Pacific Islander

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

11/11/2021

The staff at Ponder JH are top-notch! My children have had the same 8th grade math teacher and they both have grown tremendously under her instruction. Every staff member that I have interacted with about the academic success of my kids has been caring and involved. My youngest child comes home from...

1.0 other

4/21/2014

Ponder Middle is horrible. The principal is a horrible man. He feels nothing for children who get bullied. He does not care for the kids or the parents.

1.0 parent

2/6/2014

I think the school it self is good but the principal needs to go. I feel it is very unprofessional fir a principal to tell a parent that "the sight of thier child makes his skin crawl". There is a severe bullying problem both verbal and physical that they do nothing about. Please nite this is my opi...

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List Price Range

$290K - $4.8M

Homes For Sale

145

Average Home Value

$502,453

Median Lot Size

10,890 Sq Ft

% Renters

15%

Household Income

$105,577

% of College Grads

32.6%

Median Age

Average House Size

2,244 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

34.7%

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- 4 Beds
- 2.5 Baths
- 2,543 Sq Ft
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Ponder High School

9th to 12th
Public

B+

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