Alice Ponder Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Mansfield ISD
  • Mansfield, TX
  • Early education - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Mansfield ISD: B

Total students

586

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Mansfield ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mansfield ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

Alice Ponder Elementary School is an elementary school in Mansfield, TX, in the Mansfield ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 586 students. 63.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 44.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,810, which is $4,923 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ponder.mansfieldisd.org

Address

101 Pleasant Ridge Dr
Mansfield, TX 76063

Office phone number

(817) 299-7700

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alice Ponder Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

586

African American

102 (17.4%)

Mansfield ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

11 (1.9%)

Mansfield ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

343 (58.5%)

Mansfield ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.9%)

Mansfield ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

108 (18.4%)

Mansfield ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (2.9%)

Mansfield ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

58.5%

Pacific Islander

0.9%

White

18.4%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

63.8 %

Mansfield ISD: 38.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

66.6 %

Mansfield ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

44.7 %

Mansfield ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

63.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

66.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

44.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

44.4 %

Mansfield ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.2 %

Mansfield ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.3 %

Mansfield ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

44.4%

Gifted and talented

2.2%

Special education

12.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Mansfield ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Mansfield ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Mansfield ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Mansfield ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12.3 %

Mansfield ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.3 %

Mansfield ISD: 11%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Mansfield ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Mansfield ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12 %

Mansfield ISD: 14%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mansfield ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.8 %

Mansfield ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Mansfield ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.2

African American

3.8 (9.3%)

Mansfield ISD: 18%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

15.7 (38.1%)

Mansfield ISD: 12%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

20.7 (50.2%)

Mansfield ISD: 65.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Mansfield ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

28.6 (69.4%)

Mansfield ISD: 68.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.6 (30.6%)

Mansfield ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mansfield ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.2

Mansfield ISD: 14.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Mansfield ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,810

Mansfield ISD: $63,749

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,302

Mansfield ISD: $57,079

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$59,261

Mansfield ISD: $60,069

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,879

Mansfield ISD: $62,127

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,761

Mansfield ISD: $64,593

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,995

Mansfield ISD: $68,928

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,282

Mansfield ISD: $76,047

Statewide: $71,111

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