Pond Elementary School
636-733-3225
Pond Elementary received the Promising Practices award for its use of the Caring Schools Community program during the 2008 - 2009 school year. It was also recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for its students being ranked in the Top 10 in the Missouri Assessment and Planning (MAP) program. It also met the Adequate Yearly Progress standards for all student groups in the 2009 MAP program. In addition, Pond Elementary is a National Blue Ribbon award winner from the U.S. Department of Education for excellence in education, and it received the Missouri Gold Star award on several occasions.
- Fax: 636-458-7271
- Hours: Mon - Fri, 9am - 3:50pm. Kindergarten: Mon - Fri, 9am - noon and 12:50pm - 3:50pm
- Handicap Accessible: Yes
- Founding Date: 1951
- Number of students: 448
- Public/Private: Public
- Financial aid: Yes
- Parking: Free lot
- How engaged is the school with the community?: McTeachers' Night, Math and Science Night, Donuts with Dads
- What makes this community special?: Pond has one of the area's leading media centers and student-managed closed-circuit television stations.
- Montessori: No
- Grade levels: K - 5
- Special education: Yes
- Features: Auditorium/stage, Cafeteria, Computer lab, Library, Sports facilities
- Extracurricular activities available: Ozzie Smith's Fun and Fitness Gym, Movie Night, Red Ribbon Week observation, Pumpkin Run, spelling bee, Abra-Kid-Abra Circus Arts, Missouri Heritage Day, field trips
- Sports teams: District track meet, student/staff volleyball game
- Student clubs: Special chorus, strings, Fun with Faith