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What's the one class at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POST FALLS DISTRICT·NCES 160267000487
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3483 EAST PONDEROSA BOULEVARD, POST FALLS, ID 83877 · (208) 773-1508 · Kootenai County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Idaho public elementary schools
- C+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
21.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
276 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
49.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
49.6%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 49 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 | 466 | 59.2% | N/A |
| PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINEHURST | 430 | 61.2% | N/A |
| WINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 398 | 56.5% | N/A |
| FARMIN STIDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANDPOINT | 510 | 54.1% | N/A |
| OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESTON | 516 | 54.5% | N/A |
| HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST MARIES | 339 | 54.9% | 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 Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #143 of 323 | #15 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #175 of 319 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #91 of 393 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #261 of 295 | #25 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #264 of 296 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #84 of 328 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #52 of 70 | #6 of 6 |
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
466
+79 (+20%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 22.1 | 18.5:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 32% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 23.6 | 18.9:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 58% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 42% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 35 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (447 to 466); teachers down 7% (23.6 to 22).
About PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in POST FALLS, Idaho. Enrollment is 466 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Idaho is about 332 students, so this school is 40% bigger than average.
POST FALLS DISTRICT is the local district for PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 12 schools with 5,779 students.
About 88% of the student body at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Kootenai County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%. Public schools in Kootenai County average 34%.
allk12 grades PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Kootenai County, the median household income is $81,861, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Kootenai County has 53 other public schools.
POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is located about 1.9 miles from PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL climbed 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 387 to 466 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 21.2:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POST FALLS DISTRICT
- POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,601 students
- POST FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 550 students
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 425 students
- GREENSFERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- TREATY ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
Other schools in POST FALLS
- POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,601 students
- POST FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 550 students
- KOOTENAI CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 528 students
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 425 students
- GREENSFERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
Other Ponderosa Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Ponderosa Elementary. PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 12.
- PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 411 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
- POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,601
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 349
- NEW VISION HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 100
- GREENSFERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 406
- FREDERICK POST KINDER CENTER2.5 mi · 40
- POST FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
Is PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by POST FALLS DISTRICT in Kootenai County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.