PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in MERIDIAN, Idaho, operated by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, caters to 411 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 332.

PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 61 schools operated by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, a district that teaches 38,740 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, Ada County reports that median household income runs about $91,502, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 624 (now 411). White enrollment moved from 84% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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