PONDEROSA EL

Virtual

Regular School · HOUSTON, TX

PONDEROSA EL is a regular school school in HOUSTON, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 740 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

740

Teachers (FTE)

42.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	462	62%
Black or African American	219	30%
White	30	4%
Two or more races	21	3%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	740	384M / 356F

English Language Learners: 277 (37% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -6.4pp	36.4%	345
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -4.3pp	41.3%	339
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	110

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.23 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

253

34.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	740	100%

Contact & Location

17202 BUTTE CREEK RD

HOUSTON, TX 77090

Phone: (281)891-8180

http://www.springisd.org/Domain/29

District

SPRING ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,234

District enrollment: 34,114

Other Schools in District

ANDERSON EL Elementary
BAMMEL EL Elementary
BENEKE EL Elementary
CAROLEE BOOKER EL Elementary
CHET BURCHETT EL Elementary
CLARK EL Elementary
DELORAS E THOMPSON EL Elementary
DONNA LEWIS EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 77090) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

484122004718

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD