Ponder Junior High School

Ponder Junior High School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
501 Shaffner St,  Ponder, TX
Ponder Independent School District
2.3
381 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Shawn Simmons
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
55%
Reading Proficiency
55%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
55%
Math Proficiency
55%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
24
Full Time Teachers
24
Teachers in First or Second Year
13.9%

GreatSchools Rating

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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
1%
Black
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
2.3 3 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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