Ponderosa Elementary School
2950 North Naomi Meridian ID, 83642, Ada County Phone: 208-855-4040 Ranking:  (242 out of 489, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Meridian Joint School District 2 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: | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 636 | 569 | 623 | 679 | 661 | 640 | 664 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 113 | 17.8% | 84 | 14.8% | 87 | 14.0% | 117 | 17.2% | 107 | 16.2% | 106 | 16.6% | 101 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 14.2% | 74 | 13.0% | 113 | 18.1% | 117 | 17.2% | 106 | 16.0% | 101 | 15.8% | 110 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 13.5% | 101 | 17.8% | 107 | 17.2% | 119 | 17.5% | 110 | 16.6% | 111 | 17.3% | 109 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 15.9% | 98 | 17.2% | 107 | 17.2% | 107 | 15.8% | 109 | 16.5% | 103 | 16.1% | 117 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 106 | 16.7% | 112 | 19.7% | 102 | 16.4% | 111 | 16.3% | 109 | 16.5% | 112 | 17.5% | 109 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 17.1% | 100 | 17.6% | 107 | 17.2% | 106 | 15.6% | 120 | 18.2% | 107 | 16.7% | 118 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 326 | 51.3% | 284 | 49.9% | 316 | 50.7% | 346 | 51.0% | 315 | 47.7% | 323 | 50.5% | 331 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 310 | 48.7% | 285 | 50.1% | 307 | 49.3% | 333 | 49.0% | 338 | 51.1% | 309 | 48.3% | 329 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 9.7% | 53 | 9.3% | 51 | 8.2% | 66 | 9.7% | 66 | 10.0% | 34 | 5.3% | 32 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.8% |
| White: | 528 | 83.0% | 478 | 84.0% | 529 | 84.9% | 572 | 84.2% | 572 | 86.5% | 584 | 91.3% | 608 | 91.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 4.9% | 20 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 25.2% | 182 | 32.0% | 201 | 32.3% | 162 | 23.9% | 80 | 12.1% | 121 | 18.9% | 104 | 15.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 7.9% | 48 | 8.4% | 49 | 7.9% | 43 | 6.3% | 30 | 4.5% | 49 | 7.7% | 60 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.08 | 19.96 | 19.78 | 21.15 | 20.09 | 21.60 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.3% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 88% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 88.6% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 90.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.9% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 82.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.4% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 90.6% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 87.2% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.3% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81.7% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.5% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.1% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 75.1% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 72.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 75% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.7% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,283.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,089.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,690.0 |
* Ponderosa Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.