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Alice Ponder Elementary

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Alice Ponder Elementary ranks 2652 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alice Ponder Elementary is a PK-4 school in Mansfield, TX, serving 647 students within the highly-rated Mansfield Independent School District (Isd). While the school has a history of strong performance, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools from 2015 to 2019, it has experienced a sharp decline in recent years, dropping from the 78th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 43rd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend is notable because nearby schools like J L Boren Elementary (88th percentile) and Nancy Neal Elementary (95th percentile) are performing at elite levels, while others like Annette Perry Elementary (78th percentile) and Roberta Tipps Academy (79th percentile) remain stable.

Academically, Alice Ponder’s STAAR test scores are consistently below both district and state averages in core subjects. For example, 3rd grade reading proficiency is 47.25% compared to the district average of 56.13%, and 4th grade math proficiency is 46.28% versus the district’s 58.20%. However, there is a bright spot: the school’s Spanish-language STAAR program is exceptional, with 4th grade reading (Spanish) proficiency at 60%, more than double the district average of 28.57%. This success has been consistent for the past three years and suggests the bilingual program is a particular strength.

Interestingly, the school’s challenges are not solely tied to its student demographics. While about 70% of students come from low socio-economic status households—a rate much higher than at nearby high-performing schools like Willie Brown Academy (33.22%)—the closest neighbor, Erma Nash Elementary, serves a similar demographic (64.45% free/reduced lunch) but has remained stable in the 48th-56th percentile. This suggests that Alice Ponder’s recent decline may be linked to school-specific factors such as leadership or curriculum changes, rather than demographics alone. The school’s past effectiveness with low-income students (81st percentile in 2023-2024) shows it has the potential to improve, and its strong Spanish-language program provides a foundation to build upon.

647

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,753

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Pleasant Ridge Dr
Mansfield, TX 76063

(817) 299-7700

District: Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alice Ponder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donna Shepard Academy
	Linda Jobe Middle
High:	Mansfield Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

17.9%

White:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

Texas avg48%

2,652^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 24Elementary Schools in the Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

211^th of 951Mansfield Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2652 of 4627	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	1907 of 4651	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1330 of 4710	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	1028 of 4647	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	2008 of 4581	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	1473 of 4578	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	812 of 4479	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	645 of 4359	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	869 of 4329	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	680 of 4286	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	1028 of 4320	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	590 of 4260	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	689 of 4221	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	822 of 4206	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	56.3	2045 of 4095	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.0	1594 of 3937	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	1851 of 3884	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.0	2861 of 3768	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	3065 of 3724	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.7	2436 of 3476	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	62.2	1420 of 3475	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	1055 of 3465	69.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	1555 of 2406	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.4	449 of 1905	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	624 of 2443	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	152 of 2443	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	48.5	1141 of 2421	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	547 of 2444	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	221 of 2515	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	257 of 2483	89.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	1670 of 4461	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	768 of 4331	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	780 of 4295	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	314 of 4240	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	824 of 1643	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.6	957 of 2918	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	1041 of 3668	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1067 of 3556	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	1193 of 3487	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	747 of 3446	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	1168 of 3333	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	506 of 3226	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3491 of 4575	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.1	2012 of 3744	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	1322 of 4658	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	868 of 4588	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1225 of 4561	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	1365 of 4499	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	778 of 4348	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	1053 of 4306	75.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	1440 of 2619	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.0	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	2215 of 4413	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	1659 of 3644	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1468 of 4465	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1353 of 4401	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2218 of 4376	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	1603 of 4329	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	990 of 4188	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	551 of 4168	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	2346 of 4520	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.0	1088 of 3705	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	894 of 4594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	716 of 4521	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	2104 of 4477	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	917 of 4451	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	377 of 4309	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	338 of 4264	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	1920 of 4582	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	1674 of 3739	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2074 of 4647	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	1171 of 4585	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	2727 of 4563	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	1634 of 4498	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	885 of 4357	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	411 of 4319	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	519 of 975	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	887 of 961	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	611 of 1046	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2234 of 4301	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2341 of 3549	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	1926 of 4292	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	1344 of 4086	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	2171 of 3952	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2120 of 3799	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1322 of 3684	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	447 of 3558	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	1317 of 3006	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.0	2128 of 2612	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.9	1315 of 3108	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.5	438 of 3106	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	477 of 3082	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	871 of 3082	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	379 of 3142	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	294 of 3127	90.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-8 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Alice Ponder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7700	647	46	14.1	68.8%	114 (17.6%)	116 (17.9%)	378 (58.4%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	41.1	2652^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.7%		53.9	1907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.0%	745	14.3	60.0	0.0	0.0	47.3	42.4			38.1	46.3			$8,753
Erma Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 Magnolia St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6900	602	45	13.5	64.5%	90 (15.0%)	88 (14.6%)	372 (61.8%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.5%)	51.1	2058^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		45.4	2420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.0%	362	10.0	0.0	30.8	22.2	46.0	45.5			54.6	46.9			$9,723
Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 Fm 1187	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-6600	440	32	13.6	61.8%	140 (31.8%)	133 (30.2%)	118 (26.8%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	59.8	1620^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.0%		60.5	1553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.6%	67					50.0	65.5			40.3	50.0			$10,693
J L Boren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Country Club Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-7740	611	42	14.6	27.5%	320 (52.4%)	88 (14.4%)	132 (21.6%)	27 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	85.8	549^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.1%		91.4	318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.2%	231					71.3	65.9			73.2	62.0			$8,045
Willie Brown Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1860 Cannon Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-5860	608	40	15.3	33.2%	216 (35.5%)	156 (25.7%)	127 (20.9%)	58 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.9%)	84.9	580^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.5%		80.7	729^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.3%	149					65.0	68.7			65.8	64.4			$8,572
Roberta Tipps Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	3001 N Walnut Creek	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-6920	471	34	13.8	50.1%	143 (30.4%)	149 (31.6%)	103 (21.9%)	49 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	74.1	979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.7	621^st of 4651 public elementary schools	86.6%	358					60.5	61.6			53.8	59.6			$9,204
Nancy Neal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	280 Nelson Wyatt Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-1270	427	30	14.0	38.9%	151 (35.4%)	89 (20.8%)	122 (28.6%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	93	250^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.8	275^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.1%	25					72.5	74.2			70.0	78.7			$10,351
Annette Perry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1261 S Main St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 804-2800	593	40	14.9	43.8%	127 (21.4%)	218 (36.8%)	163 (27.5%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	72.3	1038^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.6%		82.1	681^st of 4651 public elementary schools	85.4%	357					53.6	70.9			47.8	62.7			$8,555
Ume Mansfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	2351 Country Club Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 445-6243	217	15	14.8	24.0%	94 (43.3%)	30 (13.8%)	68 (31.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.2%)	90.1	364^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.6	511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%	147					80.0	72.0	70.6	72.0	80.0	96.0	67.7	64.0	$11,497
D P Morris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Tin Cup Dr	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7860	545	37	14.6	73.9%	44 (8.1%)	127 (23.3%)	338 (62.0%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	43.5	2479^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.4%		39.4	2807^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.6%	328		0.0		0.0	50.6	43.0			35.3	49.0			$8,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Ponder Elementary

What schools do graduates of Alice Ponder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alice Ponder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donna Shepard Academy
Middle : Linda Jobe Middle
High : Mansfield Legacy High School

What is the racial makeup of Alice Ponder Elementary?

Students at Alice Ponder Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 18% African American, 18% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Alice Ponder Elementary a good school?

Alice Ponder Elementary ranks 2652^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Alice Ponder Elementary in?

Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alice Ponder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Alice Ponder Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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