Total enrollment
1,719
+134 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in PONDER ISD
Texas · 1,719 students · 2 cities
PONDER ISD's footprint covers 4 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 1,719 (an average of 430 per school).
4-year change in PONDER ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
-1 (-25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PONDER ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #364 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,719 | #408 of 760 | #4,952 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #634 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #329 of 758 | #3,905 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.3% | #609 of 750 | #5,248 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #278 of 557 | #2,559 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PONDER ISD
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,414 to 1,719 students (up 22%) and from 98 to 126 full-time teachers (up 29%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PONDER EL | Ponder | Elementary | PK-05 | 773 |
| PONDER H S | Ponder | High | 09-12 | 557 |
| PONDER J H | Ponder | Middle | 06-08 | 389 |
| DENTON CO J J A E P | Denton | Elementary | M-M | · |
About PONDER ISD
PONDER ISD runs 4 public schools across Texas, collectively hosting roughly 1,719 students.
For a sense of the school types, PONDER ISD is made up of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, PONDER ISD runs about 430 students per school, 29% lower than the state mean of roughly 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,719 students, grew 8% from the 1,585 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 4 to 3 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for PONDER ISD discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.