Ponder ISD

Independent School District · Denton County · Fort Worth area (Region 11)

1,677

Students

Campuses

C 78/100

TEA Rating (2024-25)

Mr James Hill View 26–27 Calendar

Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (4)

Ponder Elementary Grades EE-05 773 students
Ponder High School Grades 09-12 536 students
Denton Co J J A E P Grades 06-12 -1 students
Ponder Junior High Grades 06-08 -1 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Ponder ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov

Acceptable

Overall score 78 / 100

1,718Students

3Campuses

13.7Students / Teacher

Mr James HillSuperintendent

★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged42.3%

Special Education17.8%

Emergent Bilingual / English Learners17.8%

Student Outcomes

Attendance Rate

Chronic Absenteeism

Grade 8 Algebra I EOC

Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

13.7Students per Teacher

125.5Full-time Teachers

213.6Full-time Staff

$57,811Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Ponder ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard

7,337Total population

$104,474Median household income

2,530Total households

86.4%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White84%Hispanic / Latino10%Black / African American3%Asian2%Two or more races2%

Housing type

House 78.1%Apartments / other 21.9%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 60.7%1970–1999 34.5%Before 1970 4.9%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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