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Ponder Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

401 West Bailey

Ponder TX, 76259, Denton County

Phone: 940-479-8320

Ranking:

(2,918 out of 6,018, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Ponder Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	42		42		42		44		44		41		41
Total Students:	565		567		578		583		602		580		546
Prekindergarten:	42	7.4%	47	8.3%	33	5.7%	43	7.4%	46	7.6%	37	6.4%	32	5.9%
Kindergarten:	92	16.3%	80	14.1%	92	15.9%	65	11.1%	85	14.1%	84	14.5%	94	17.2%
Grade 1:	78	13.8%	90	15.9%	78	13.5%	89	15.3%	75	12.5%	102	17.6%	83	15.2%
Grade 2:	101	17.9%	74	13.1%	93	16.1%	76	13.0%	122	20.3%	87	15.0%	82	15.0%
Grade 3:	79	14.0%	92	16.2%	84	14.5%	114	19.6%	86	14.3%	87	15.0%	73	13.4%
Grade 4:	93	16.5%	75	13.2%	105	18.2%	86	14.8%	92	15.3%	81	14.0%	84	15.4%
Grade 5:	80	14.2%	109	19.2%	93	16.1%	110	18.9%	96	15.9%	102	17.6%	98	17.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	298	52.7%	298	52.6%	276	47.8%	286	49.1%	299	49.7%	289	49.8%	279	51.1%
Female:	267	47.3%	269	47.4%	302	52.2%	297	50.9%	295	49.0%	283	48.8%	263	48.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.7%	2	0.4%	7	1.2%	4	0.7%	7	1.2%	8	1.4%	4	0.7%
Asian:	2	0.4%	6	1.1%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	126	22.3%	123	21.7%	124	21.5%	128	22.0%	100	16.6%	80	13.8%	75	13.7%
Black:	13	2.3%	11	1.9%	8	1.4%	10	1.7%	12	2.0%	16	2.8%	12	2.2%
White:	412	72.9%	421	74.3%	430	74.4%	432	74.1%	481	79.9%	474	81.7%	455	83.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.4%	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	6	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	205	36.3%	190	33.5%	199	34.4%	200	34.3%	190	31.6%	159	27.4%	135	24.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	10.3%	55	9.7%	53	9.2%	55	9.4%	73	12.1%	69	11.9%	67	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.47		13.50		13.74		13.26		13.57		14.20		13.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,202.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,165.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,880.0

* Ponder Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.