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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000770
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2950 NORTH NAOMI, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 855-4040 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Idaho public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
162 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
49.6%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 411 | 39.4% | N/A |
| LAKE HAZEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 328 | 36.9% | N/A |
| AMITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 371 | 36.9% | N/A |
| PEPPER RIDGE ELEMENTARY BOISE | 472 | 35.4% | N/A |
| CYNTHIA MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 412 | 35.4% | N/A |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REXBURG | 340 | 36.8% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #142 of 323 | #53 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #166 of 319 | #58 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #131 of 393 | #34 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #167 of 295 | #57 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #104 of 296 | #27 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #220 of 328 | #33 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #19 of 208 | #10 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
411
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 411 | 22.8 | 18.0:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 22.5 | 19.2:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 30 | 20.8:1 | 27% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 30% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (624 to 411); teachers down 24% (30 to 22.8).
About PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Idaho, located in MERIDIAN. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 411 students. Elementary schools in Idaho have about 332 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 has 61 schools and 38,740 students, and PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 70%. Next come 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 47%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The school has 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Idaho is similar, at 18.1:1. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Idaho public elementary schools, PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Ada County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Ada County's 156 public schools enroll about 80,006 students and include PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is about 1.2 miles from PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 403 in 2020-21 and 411 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.2:1 to 18.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other schools in MERIDIAN
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,801 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,265 students
Other Ponderosa Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Ponderosa Elementary. PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 8th largest of the 12.
- PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 466 students
- Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 785 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 740 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 634 students
- Ponderosa ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 524 students
Nearby schools
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 545
- DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO1.3 mi · 331
- BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY1.4 mi · 438
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 460
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 829
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.