Ponderosa Elementary Primary School
6593 Pentz Rd
Paradise CA, 95969, Butte County
Phone: 530-872-6470
Ranking: (4,247 out of 6,930, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Paradise Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 20 | 21 | 21 | NA | NA | 26 | 27 | 32 | ||||||
Total Students: | 525 | 510 | 480 | 448 | 503 | 512 | 518 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 103 | 19.6% | 93 | 18.2% | 89 | 18.5% | 88 | 19.6% | 98 | 19.5% | 82 | 16.0% | 77 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 15.4% | 88 | 17.3% | 89 | 18.5% | 88 | 19.6% | 79 | 15.7% | 75 | 14.6% | 74 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 88 | 16.8% | 90 | 17.6% | 89 | 18.5% | 72 | 16.1% | 73 | 14.5% | 85 | 16.6% | 71 | 13.7% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 17.1% | 90 | 17.6% | 83 | 17.3% | 65 | 14.5% | 85 | 16.9% | 81 | 15.8% | 88 | 17.0% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.1% | 60 | 12.5% | 71 | 15.8% | 69 | 13.7% | 93 | 18.2% | 88 | 17.0% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.1% | 70 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.3% | 99 | 19.7% | 96 | 18.8% | 70 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 48.0% | 242 | 47.5% | 235 | 49.0% | 225 | 50.2% | 261 | 51.9% | 252 | 49.2% | 263 | 50.8% |
Female: | 273 | 52.0% | 268 | 52.5% | 245 | 51.0% | 223 | 49.8% | 242 | 48.1% | 260 | 50.8% | 251 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 12.6% | 64 | 12.5% | 60 | 12.5% | 57 | 12.7% | 65 | 12.9% | 16 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.7% |
Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.2% |
White: | 401 | 76.4% | 386 | 75.7% | 369 | 76.9% | 340 | 75.9% | 387 | 76.9% | 420 | 82.0% | 478 | 92.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 43 | 8.2% | 40 | 7.8% | 34 | 7.1% | 34 | 7.6% | 35 | 7.0% | 60 | 11.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 53.5% | 302 | 59.2% | NA | NA | 221 | 49.3% | 233 | 46.3% | 247 | 48.2% | 238 | 45.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.5% | 51 | 10.0% | NA | NA | 39 | 8.7% | 49 | 9.7% | 87 | 17.0% | 77 | 14.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.25 | 23.83 | 22.86 | NA | NA | 19.73 | 17.70 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 341.1 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 350.5 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 352.5 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 347.7 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 351.6 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 356.9 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 355.2 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 346.6 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 360.9 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 349.8 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 357.6 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 377.9 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 374.5 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 368 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 371.4 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 382.9 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 383.5 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 355.7 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.4 | 382.3 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 369.5 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 336.9 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 333.1 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 342.9 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 337.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 335.5 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 346.4 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 340.2 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.5 | 347 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 337.1 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 339.6 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 361.5 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 366.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 373.9 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.3 | 374.6 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 368.5 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 372.6 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.3 | 379.7 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.4 | 378.3 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.9 | 371.1 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.0 | 366.6 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 347.8 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 359.3 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 360.6 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 359.3 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 357.8 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 357 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 366.8 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.9 | 361.8 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 369.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 363.5 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.8 | 332.5 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.4 | 358.3 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 357.8 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 346.7 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 350.2 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 361.6 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.2 | 366.9 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 363.1 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.9 | 370 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 365.6 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.2 | 350.7 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 349.4 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 352.7 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 346.8 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 350 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 351.5 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 354.4 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.6 | 352.7 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 363 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.3 | 359.2 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 330.2 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 337.3 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 347.5 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 329.8 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.7 | 348.2 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 339.9 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 332 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 342.7 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 348 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 355.4 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 331.5 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 336.9 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 343.9 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 343.3 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 349.7 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 346.8 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 347.7 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 355.2 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.3 | 362.1 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.6 | 362.6 | 366.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 340.9 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.7 | 348.7 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 343.1 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 344.5 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 346.5 | 345.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 331.6 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 346.5 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 333.9 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 332.2 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 335.9 | 347.9 |
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* Ponderosa Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.