Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYD COUNTY·NCES 210062000030
Ponderosa Elementary School
16701 Ponderosa Dr, Catlettsburg, KY 41129 · (606) 928-2330 · Boyd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
182 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
69.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ponderosa Elementary School
Ponderosa Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Elementary School this school | 359 | 50.7% | 56.7% |
| Legrande Elementary School Horse Cave | 327 | 49.2% | 46.1% |
| West Marion Elementary School Loretto | 400 | 52.5% | 59.0% |
| Campbellsburg Elementary School Campbellsburg | 331 | 47.7% | 29.4% |
| Eastside Elementary School Cynthiana | 399 | 53.1% | 30.3% |
| Southwest Calloway Elementary School Murray | 399 | 51.9% | 66.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky | In Boyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #136 of 669 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #40 of 668 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #199 of 674 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #497 of 744 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #132 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #535 of 674 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #589 of 721 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #311 of 437 | #6 of 8 |
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
359
+38 (+12%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 51% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 54% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 44% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 23.5 | 16.4:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 54% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 45% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ponderosa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (386 to 359); teachers up 15% (23.5 to 27).
About Ponderosa Elementary School
Ponderosa Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, one of the schools in Boyd County. Total enrollment is 359 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Boyd County enrolls 2,994 students, and its 8 schools include Ponderosa Elementary School.
At Ponderosa Elementary School, 93% of students are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Boyd County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
The school had 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 51%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Boyd County, the school's rate is lower.
Ponderosa Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Test results at Ponderosa Elementary School are 10.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.7% actual, 46.2% predicted).
The school's county is Boyd County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $61,118 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Ponderosa Elementary School shares Boyd County with 24 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Boyd County Central School is closest at about 2.3 miles. Ponderosa Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 56.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Ponderosa Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.9:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyd County
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Boyd Co Early Childhood AcademyElementary · 230 students
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Catlettsburg
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Other Ponderosa Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Ponderosa Elementary. Ponderosa Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 12.
- Ponderosa ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 785 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 740 students
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 634 students
- Ponderosa ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 524 students
- PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Boyd County Central School2.3 mi · 18
- Boyd County High School2.5 mi · 888
- Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy2.5 mi · 230
- Cannonsburg Elementary School2.6 mi · 272
- Star Elementary School5.5 mi · 124
- Boyd County Middle School5.9 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Ponderosa Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ponderosa Elementary School?
Ponderosa Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ponderosa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ponderosa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ponderosa Elementary School have?
Ponderosa Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ponderosa Elementary School?
At Ponderosa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ponderosa Elementary School public or private?
Ponderosa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boyd County.
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