Ponderosa Elementary

Public K-5

6593 Pentz Rd.
Paradise, CA 95969-3632

(530) 872-6470

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paradise Junior High
High:	Paradise Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 0

Racial breakdown:

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.2%

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Schooldigger Rankings:

Ponderosa Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Paradise Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Unified 1175^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ponderosa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.96	2262^nd	4809	53.0%
2005	52.21	2084^th	4822	56.8%
2006	49.27	2224^th	4818	53.8%
2007	37.09	3103^rd	5113	39.3%
2008	33.70	3350^th	5113	34.5%
2009	28.26	3825^th	5193	26.3%
2010	35.97	3431^st	5314	35.4%
2011	36.80	3477^th	5377	35.3%
2012	45.06	2944^th	5390	45.4%
2013	49.59	2717^th	5530	50.9%
2015	32.94	3475^th	5611	38.1%
2016	34.91	3415^th	5614	39.2%
2017	25.19	4240^th	5692	25.5%
2018	38.57	3244^th	5662	42.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.52	3277^th	5084	35.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.08	3344^th	5413	38.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	42.42	2897^th	5431	46.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	56.19	1828^th	4830	62.2%

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Rank History for White students at Ponderosa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.42	2440^th	2737	10.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ponderosa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	931	2	4	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	973
1989	920	1	9	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	968
1990	959	3	5	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1991	1022	3	6	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1992	998	2	8	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	1058
1993	1040	2	8	46	5	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1994	1044	3	14	47	9	n/a	n/a	0	1117
1995	1004	5	18	43	13	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1996	1004	5	18	43	13	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1997	877	4	15	30	11	n/a	n/a	0	937
1998	815	5	13	31	12	n/a	n/a	0	876
1999	764	3	10	34	5	n/a	n/a	0	816
2000	743	4	7	44	10	n/a	n/a	0	808
2001	695	4	6	47	10	n/a	n/a	0	762
2002	708	3	5	40	10	n/a	n/a	0	766
2003	708	3	5	40	10	n/a	n/a	0	766
2004	695	9	9	37	11	n/a	n/a	0	761
2005	640	4	13	46	9	n/a	n/a	0	712
2006	587	8	11	38	7	n/a	n/a	19	670
2007	537	6	7	29	6	n/a	n/a	16	601
2008	478	6	10	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	518
2009	420	2	12	16	2	0	60	0	512
2010	387	1	11	65	4	0	35	0	503
2011	340	3	10	57	4	0	34	0	448
2012	369	3	8	60	6	0	34	0	480
2013	386	5	7	64	8	0	40	0	510
2014	401	4	6	66	4	1	43	0	525
2015	415	4	5	72	3	1	36	0	536
2016	424	5	4	79	6	0	43	0	561
2017	401	3	4	78	6	0	43	0	535
2018	425	4	5	84	4	0	46	0	568
2019	437	3	7	79	6	0	43	0	575
2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ponderosa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	973	42.4	22.9	n/a
1989	968	41.0	23.6	n/a
1990	1002	41.5	24.1	n/a
1991	1068	44.0	24.2	n/a
1992	1058	44.7	23.6	27.8
1993	1101	43.5	25.3	32.7
1994	1117	42.0	26.6	34.7
1995	1083	43.8	24.7	39.3
1996	1083	43.8	24.7	39.3
1997	937	44.3	21.2	41.5
1998	876	45.3	19.3	43.5
1999	816	45.8	17.8	43.5
2000	808	43.0	18.8	43.3
2001	762	43.2	17.6	43
2002	766	43.2	17.7	46.3
2003	766	43.2	17.7	46.3
2004	761	41.0	18.6	49.8
2005	712	39.7	17.9	47.2
2006	670	36.1	18.6	62.2
2007	601	32.5	18.5	49.9
2008	518	32.0	16.2	60.8
2009	512	26.8	17.7	65.2
2010	503	25.5	19.7	56.1
2011	448	n/a	n/a	58
2012	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
2013	510	21.4	23.8	69.2
2014	525	20.0	26.2	60
2015	536	24.0	22.3	61.9
2016	561	26.0	21.5	65.1
2017	535	23.8	22.4	60.7
2018	568	24.0	23.6	63.2
2019	575	25.0	23.0	61.2
2020	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2023	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2024	0	n/a	n/a	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ponderosa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	973	42.4	22.9	n/a
1989	968	41.0	23.6	n/a
1990	1002	41.5	24.1	n/a
1991	1068	44.0	24.2	n/a
1992	1058	44.7	23.6	27.8
1993	1101	43.5	25.3	32.7
1994	1117	42.0	26.6	34.7
1995	1083	43.8	24.7	39.3
1996	1083	43.8	24.7	39.3
1997	937	44.3	21.2	41.5
1998	876	45.3	19.3	43.5
1999	816	45.8	17.8	43.5
2000	808	43.0	18.8	43.3
2001	762	43.2	17.6	43
2002	766	43.2	17.7	46.3
2003	766	43.2	17.7	46.3
2004	761	41.0	18.6	49.8
2005	712	39.7	17.9	47.2
2006	670	36.1	18.6	62.2
2007	601	32.5	18.5	49.9
2008	518	32.0	16.2	60.8
2009	512	26.8	17.7	65.2
2010	503	25.5	19.7	56.1
2011	448	n/a	n/a	58
2012	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
2013	510	21.4	23.8	69.2
2014	525	20.0	26.2	60
2015	536	24.0	22.3	61.9
2016	561	26.0	21.5	65.1
2017	535	23.8	22.4	60.7
2018	568	24.0	23.6	63.2
2019	575	25.0	23.0	61.2
2020	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2023	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2024	0	n/a	n/a	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2012	87.0%	4.0%	0.0%	9.0%	90.0%	96.0%	96.0%	88.0%	88.0%
2013	82.0%	2.0%	0.0%	16.0%	86.0%	94.0%	93.0%	85.0%	83.0%
2014	78.0%	7.0%	0.0%	15.0%	82.0%	90.0%	90.0%	80.0%	79.0%
2015	83.0%	2.0%	0.0%	15.0%	91.0%	94.0%	94.0%	84.0%	85.0%
2016	81.0%	3.0%	1.0%	15.0%	90.0%	91.0%	90.0%	85.0%	84.0%
2017	96.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	97.0%	≥99.0%
2018	≥99.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≤1.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%
2019	94.0%		0.0%	4.0%	97.0%	≥99.0%	≥99.0%	95.0%	98.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ponderosa Elementary

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Change (%)
Total Students	575	100%
African American	3	100%
American Indian	6	100%
Asian	7	100%
Hispanic	79	100%
Pacific Islander	0
White	437	100%
Two or More Races	43	100%

Schools Near Ponderosa Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Total
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	6593 Pentz Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6470	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Children's Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6830 Pentz Rd	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Children's Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 877-2227	203	9	21.9	65.5%	165 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	7 (3.4%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	62.7	1945^th of 5862 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.7	2244^th of 5874 public elementary schools	61.8%	299	58.8	50.0	52.0	46.4	64.7	38.9	41.7	48.6	60.0	32.1	41.2	38.9	25.0	41.1
Paradise Elementary	Public	K-5	588 Pearson Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6415	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	771 Elliott Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 762-2599	141	7	20.1	48.9%	101 (71.6%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (13.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	39.2	3223^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	45.0%		39.8	3147^th of 5874 public elementary schools	46.4%	76	27.8	27.8	11.1	52.0	27.8			32.4	22.2	56.0	16.7			29.6
Paradise Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	6593 Pentz Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6415	446	17	25.8	59.9%	306 (68.6%)	4 (0.9%)	90 (20.2%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	50.2	2539^th of 5862 public elementary schools	56.7%		49.7	2550^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.6%	11	36.1	36.1	42.9	47.9	37.7	14.9		37.6	49.2	52.1	37.7	23.4		42.2
Pine Ridge	Public	K-6	13878 Compton Dr.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3800	183	12	15.2	74.9%	138 (75.4%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.1%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)	27.9	4114^th of 5862 public elementary schools	29.8%		20	4853^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	17.4%	739	31.3	31.3	8.3	38.9	37.5	11.8		25.4	0.0	38.9	12.5	23.5		20.3	86.3	94.1	96.1	90.2
Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	6400 Columbine Rd.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3785	248	11	23.1	78.6%	176 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (18.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	24	4464^th of 5862 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.7	4302^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	26.8%	162	23.5	23.5	27.0	9.8	32.4	29.6		23.7	37.8	10.3	14.7	30.8		22.8	84.0		92.0	88.0
Concow Elementary	Public	K-8	2771 Pentz Rd.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Golden Feather Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-3467	72	6	12.0	84.7%	51 (70.8%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.1%)	14.6	5336^th of 5862 public elementary schools	9.0%					(n/a)		35.7	27.3	9.1				30.6	27.3	9.1				24.5					$26,301
Forest Ranch Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15815 Cedar Creek Rd.	Forest Ranch	95942	Butte County	Forest Ranch Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3154	108	6	18.0	62.0%	73 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	48	2661^st of 5862 public elementary schools	54.6%		52.1	2430^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.6%	231	40.0	40.9	50.0		46.2	36.4		47.5	42.9		20.0	27.3		36.1
Little Chico Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2090 Amanda Way	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3285	455	22	20.5	79.3%	162 (35.6%)	21 (4.6%)	140 (30.8%)	34 (7.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	88 (19.3%)	54.4	2314^th of 5862 public elementary schools	60.5%		48.4	2614^th of 5874 public elementary schools	55.5%	300	24.6	24.6	56.0	40.6	49.2			48.8	59.2	35.7	30.8			42.7	94.3	95.7	97.1	95.7	$12,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Elementary

What district is Ponderosa Elementary in?

Paradise Unified

How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 0 students attended Ponderosa Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ponderosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paradise Junior High
High : Paradise Senior High

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