Ponderosa Elementary School
3483 East Ponderosa Blvd
Post Falls ID, 83877, Kootenai County
Phone: 208-773-1508
Ranking: (75 out of 489, top 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Post Falls School District 273
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: | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 567 | 539 | 554 | 538 | 557 | 545 | 497 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 115 | 20.3% | 106 | 19.7% | 106 | 19.1% | 112 | 20.8% | 122 | 21.9% | 108 | 19.8% | 103 | 20.7% |
Grade 2: | 113 | 19.9% | 93 | 17.3% | 109 | 19.7% | 115 | 21.4% | 101 | 18.1% | 104 | 19.1% | 99 | 19.9% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 17.5% | 108 | 20.0% | 125 | 22.6% | 96 | 17.8% | 114 | 20.5% | 112 | 20.6% | 97 | 19.5% |
Grade 4: | 108 | 19.0% | 121 | 22.4% | 106 | 19.1% | 116 | 21.6% | 115 | 20.6% | 109 | 20.0% | 100 | 20.1% |
Grade 5: | 132 | 23.3% | 111 | 20.6% | 108 | 19.5% | 99 | 18.4% | 105 | 18.9% | 112 | 20.6% | 98 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 303 | 53.4% | 269 | 49.9% | 272 | 49.1% | 267 | 49.6% | 280 | 50.3% | 261 | 47.9% | 249 | 50.1% |
Female: | 264 | 46.6% | 270 | 50.1% | 282 | 50.9% | 271 | 50.4% | 269 | 48.3% | 276 | 50.6% | 244 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 35 | 6.2% | 38 | 7.1% | 25 | 4.5% | 27 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.7% | 27 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.8% |
Black: | 11 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.8% |
White: | 496 | 87.5% | 475 | 88.1% | 507 | 91.5% | 493 | 91.6% | 513 | 92.1% | 504 | 92.5% | 454 | 91.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 47.8% | 186 | 34.5% | 227 | 41.0% | 241 | 44.8% | 227 | 40.8% | 192 | 35.2% | 153 | 30.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.7% | 53 | 9.8% | 71 | 12.8% | 71 | 13.2% | 73 | 13.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 101 | 20.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.64 | 19.28 | 20.12 | 18.62 | 20.94 | 19.50 | 18.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.8% | 70% |
2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78% | 73.3% |
2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.2% | 73.1% |
2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.2% | 73.7% |
2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 80.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.5% | 72.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92.5% | 87.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 91.3% | 86.6% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.3% | 88.6% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94% | 88.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.7% | 89.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 90.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93.5% | 89.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 93.9% | 88.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.7% | 89.4% |
2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 80.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.3% | 80.4% |
2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83% | 81.9% |
2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.1% | 81.1% |
2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.3% | 84.8% |
2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90% | 83.2% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.3% | 85.6% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.8% | 83.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.4% | 86.8% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.6% | 86.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 87.4% | 82.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.4% | 86.3% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.8% | 86.2% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.9% | 86.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.8% | 88.9% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 96.2% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 80.5% | 74.2% |
2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.4% | 77.2% |
2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.7% | 78.7% |
2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.7% | 79.4% |
2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 86.4% | 80.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.2% | 77.9% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 86.2% | 79.8% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.4% | 80.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.5% | 78.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.6% | 79.2% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.1% | 84.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94.1% | 88% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.5% | 88.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.6% | 87.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 94.5% | 88.5% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66.3% | 60.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.4% | 66.4% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75.2% | 64.9% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 73.8% | 67.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.3% | 69.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.4% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 87.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 12.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,334.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,772.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,683.0 |
* Ponderosa Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.