Ponderosa Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ponderosa Elementary School serves 740 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 683rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122004718 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 740 | 33,590 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.2% | 80.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ponderosa Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 25 elementary schools in Spring ISD, Ponderosa Elementary School is the 8th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 682; Ponderosa Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 119 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 89, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (109 against 99). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 89 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 62.4% here and 54% across Spring ISD. Black students are next, at 29.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 42.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 740 students, Ponderosa Elementary School has 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 740 students would have about 50 teachers, so Ponderosa Elementary School has 7.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ponderosa Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Helen Major Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 125 other elementary schools, 38 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62.4% |
| Black | 29.6% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 89 |
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 118 |
| Grade 2 | 96 |
| Grade 3 | 119 |
| Grade 4 | 110 |
| Grade 5 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17202 Butte Creek Rd, Houston, TX 77090
Phone: (281)891-8180
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ponderosa Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Major Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.6 mi | 567 | 17 | 94.4% |
| Bammel Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.8 mi | 697 | 18.2 | 90.5% |
| Meyer Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.6 mi | 680 | 15.2 | 88.4% |
| Benfer Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.1 mi | 683 | 14.5 | 66.6% |
| Lemm Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.1 mi | 618 | 14.9 | 47.6% |
| Carolee Booker Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.5 mi | 726 | 16.4 | 87.2% |
| Haude Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.5 mi | 532 | 13.8 | 51.3% |
| Pat Reynolds Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.5 mi | 877 | 17.2 | 79.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.