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Ponderosa Elementary Primary School
295 Ponderosa Rd
South San Francisco CA, 94080, San Mateo County
Phone: 650-877-8825
Ranking: (1,716 out of 6,930, top 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South San Francisco Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 20 | 20 | 20 | NA | NA | 21 | 20 | 22 | ||||||
Total Students: | 440 | 441 | 441 | 435 | 415 | 413 | 383 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 72 | 16.4% | 73 | 16.6% | 74 | 16.8% | 75 | 17.2% | 63 | 15.2% | 64 | 15.5% | 64 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.8% | 72 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.5% | 66 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 16.8% | 77 | 17.5% | 77 | 17.5% | 76 | 17.5% | 72 | 17.3% | 70 | 16.9% | 67 | 17.5% |
Grade 3: | 76 | 17.3% | 71 | 16.1% | 74 | 16.8% | 73 | 16.8% | 69 | 16.6% | 70 | 16.9% | 60 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 16.4% | 74 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.8% | 71 | 16.3% | 69 | 16.6% | 71 | 17.2% | 66 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 16.4% | 72 | 16.3% | 68 | 15.4% | 68 | 15.6% | 73 | 17.6% | 70 | 16.9% | 60 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 218 | 49.5% | 226 | 51.2% | 241 | 54.6% | 231 | 53.1% | 218 | 52.5% | 215 | 52.1% | 192 | 50.1% |
Female: | 222 | 50.5% | 215 | 48.8% | 200 | 45.4% | 204 | 46.9% | 197 | 47.5% | 198 | 47.9% | 187 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 86 | 19.5% | 75 | 17.0% | 64 | 14.5% | 48 | 11.0% | 32 | 7.7% | 117 | 28.3% | 117 | 30.5% |
Hispanic: | 215 | 48.9% | 227 | 51.5% | 221 | 50.1% | 209 | 48.0% | 197 | 47.5% | 159 | 38.5% | 149 | 38.9% |
Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.9% | 18 | 4.4% | 21 | 5.5% |
White: | 64 | 14.5% | 57 | 12.9% | 68 | 15.4% | 72 | 16.6% | 62 | 14.9% | 105 | 25.4% | 95 | 24.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 13 | 3.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 61 | 13.9% | 74 | 16.8% | 74 | 16.8% | 97 | 22.3% | 111 | 26.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 20.2% | 97 | 22.0% | NA | NA | 97 | 22.3% | 82 | 19.8% | 83 | 20.1% | 52 | 13.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.9% | 31 | 7.0% | NA | NA | 36 | 8.3% | 23 | 5.5% | 23 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.00 | 22.05 | 22.62 | NA | NA | 19.76 | 20.10 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.7 | 332.2 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.7 | 342.3 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 350.3 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 348.8 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 349.7 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 355.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 358.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 369.3 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 366.1 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.3 | 372.7 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.3 | 362.7 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.4 | 370.7 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 390 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.1 | 378.9 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.9 | 380.1 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.1 | 387.1 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.5 | 384.4 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.4 | 401.4 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400.1 | 397.3 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 396.8 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 327 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 327.6 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 338 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 334.5 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 335 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 342.6 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 353.6 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 354.1 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 363.6 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 355.0 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 359.9 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.9 | 369.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 379.5 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.3 | 388.1 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 424.8 | 391.8 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.7 | 394.5 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436.5 | 417.6 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 420.7 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 439.3 | 426 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 446.7 | 418.4 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 346.5 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 349 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 352.6 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 356.5 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 357.8 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 370 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.7 | 370.7 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 374.8 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.2 | 376.6 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.1 | 380.7 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.3 | 350.3 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 349.8 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 361.4 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 372.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 370.5 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.6 | 387.7 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414.6 | 399.5 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.5 | 406.9 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.3 | 411.3 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427.5 | 407.9 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 343.8 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 347.5 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 345.7 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 338.6 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 346.6 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 355.8 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.6 | 365.9 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 368.9 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 376.4 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.4 | 368.8 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 343.6 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.8 | 369 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 360 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 360.3 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 370.7 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.2 | 377.1 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.2 | 394.7 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.5 | 417.6 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.9 | 422.6 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.6 | 414.3 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 325.4 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 336.5 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 333.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 336.3 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 349.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 360 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.2 | 377 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.6 | 368.1 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.9 | 374.9 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 365.4 | 366.9 |
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* Ponderosa Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.