Affordable housing, pre-K development clears Arlington zoning hurdle
The Campbell Place multifamily development will include a pre-K school open to families in the complex and the surrounding neighborhood.
400 W Bailey St, Ponder, TX 76259 · (940)479-8312
Ponder H S is a high school located in Ponder, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 505 students. Operated by Ponder ISD, the campus sits about 29.8 miles from The Fort Worth's newsroom and is part of The Fort Worth's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 40 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.
Ponder H S is a traditional zoned public school within Ponder ISD, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Fort Worth publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
High school news from Ponder H S — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Fort Worth's Ponder coverage.
Tip about Ponder H S? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Ponder H S". For more education coverage, see thefortworth.org/schools or browse The Fort Worth's latest reporting at thefortworth.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
The Fort Worth covers Ponder schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thefortworth.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Fort Worth from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-05-22.