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Ponderosa Elementary

(530) 872-6470

Physical Address:
6593 Pentz RD
Paradise, CA  95969
Mailing Address:
6593 Pentz RD
Paradise, CA  95969

School Information

District:
Paradise Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Butte County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
503

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Ponderosa Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 76.94% 62.15% 31.61%
Hispanic 12.92% 21.48% 48.34%
Others 6.96% 6.27% 5.47%
Asian/Pacific 2.19% 7.45% 10.31%
American Indian 0.80% 4.67% 2.10%
Black 0.20% 3.12% 8.03%

Genders in Ponderosa Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.89% 56.89% 53.03%
Female 48.11% 43.11% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Ponderosa Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 478 420 387
Hispanic 19 16 65
Others 0 60 35
Asian/Pacific 10 12 11
American Indian 5 2 4
Black 6 2 1
Total 518 512 503

Enrollment by Gender for Ponderosa Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 265 252 261
Female 253 260 242
Total 518 512 503

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Ponderosa Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 518 512 503
# Eligible for free lunch 238 (46%) 247 (48%) 233 (46%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 77 (15%) 87 (17%) 49 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 315 (61%) 334 (65%) 282 (56%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Ponderosa Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 518 512 503
Fulltime teachers 32.0 26.8 25.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.20 17.70 19.73
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.80 15.78 16.69