Ponderosa Elementary Primary School
17202 Butte Creek Rd Houston TX, 77090, Harris County Phone: 281-891-8180 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Spring 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: | 45 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 729 | 766 | 788 | 749 | 724 | 833 | 819 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 75 | 10.3% | 75 | 9.8% | 72 | 9.1% | 69 | 9.2% | 61 | 8.4% | 72 | 8.6% | 59 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten: | 100 | 13.7% | 108 | 14.1% | 120 | 15.2% | 110 | 14.7% | 105 | 14.5% | 121 | 14.5% | 136 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 13.6% | 128 | 16.7% | 125 | 15.9% | 122 | 16.3% | 119 | 16.4% | 149 | 17.9% | 156 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 125 | 17.1% | 127 | 16.6% | 119 | 15.1% | 128 | 17.1% | 122 | 16.9% | 136 | 16.3% | 135 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 116 | 15.9% | 112 | 14.6% | 125 | 15.9% | 111 | 14.8% | 108 | 14.9% | 130 | 15.6% | 130 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 98 | 13.4% | 116 | 15.1% | 111 | 14.1% | 106 | 14.2% | 110 | 15.2% | 119 | 14.3% | 104 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 116 | 15.9% | 100 | 13.1% | 116 | 14.7% | 103 | 13.8% | 99 | 13.7% | 106 | 12.7% | 99 | 12.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 397 | 54.5% | 395 | 51.6% | 405 | 51.4% | 381 | 50.9% | 359 | 49.6% | 431 | 51.7% | 443 | 54.1% |
Female: | 332 | 45.5% | 371 | 48.4% | 383 | 48.6% | 368 | 49.1% | 357 | 49.3% | 394 | 47.3% | 372 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 25 | 3.4% | 12 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 20 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.5% | 25 | 3.5% | 25 | 3.0% | 30 | 3.7% |
Hispanic: | 322 | 44.2% | 320 | 41.8% | 326 | 41.4% | 330 | 44.1% | 336 | 46.4% | 365 | 43.8% | 333 | 40.7% |
Black: | 246 | 33.7% | 306 | 39.9% | 333 | 42.3% | 265 | 35.4% | 242 | 33.4% | 314 | 37.7% | 297 | 36.3% |
White: | 99 | 13.6% | 109 | 14.2% | 107 | 13.6% | 128 | 17.1% | 118 | 16.3% | 125 | 15.0% | 155 | 18.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 69.3% | 525 | 68.5% | 545 | 69.2% | 488 | 65.2% | 439 | 60.6% | 428 | 51.4% | 439 | 53.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.3% | 60 | 7.8% | 67 | 8.5% | 49 | 6.5% | 65 | 9.0% | 89 | 10.7% | 123 | 15.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.36 | 16.86 | 18.33 | 15.97 | 14.94 | 15.90 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 53% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 55% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 57% | 56% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 61% | 59% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 65% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 68% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 48% | 53% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 43% | 51% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 51% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 57% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59% | 64% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 53% | 59% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,813.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,634.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,324.0 |
* Ponderosa Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.