Ponderosa Elementary Primary School
4550 Florence Dr
Loveland CO, 80538, Larimer County
Phone: 970-679-9500
Ranking: 
(521 out of 1,246, top 42%)*
(521 out of 1,246, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Thompson School District R-2J
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | NA | NA | ||||
| Total Students: | 462 | 457 | 431 | 370 | NA | NA | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 14.3% | 83 | 18.2% | 87 | 20.2% | 67 | 18.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 17.7% | 89 | 19.5% | 70 | 16.2% | 54 | 14.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 18.8% | 73 | 16.0% | 61 | 14.2% | 74 | 20.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 15.2% | 64 | 14.0% | 86 | 20.0% | 53 | 14.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 14.1% | 87 | 19.0% | 59 | 13.7% | 65 | 17.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 92 | 19.9% | 61 | 13.3% | 68 | 15.8% | 57 | 15.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 53.5% | 246 | 53.8% | 214 | 49.7% | 182 | 49.2% | NA | NA |
| Female: | 215 | 46.5% | 211 | 46.2% | 217 | 50.3% | 188 | 50.8% | NA | NA |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 17.1% | 76 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.0% | 58 | 15.7% | NA | NA |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| White: | 363 | 78.6% | 361 | 79.0% | 345 | 80.0% | 297 | 80.3% | NA | NA |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 18.4% | 98 | 21.4% | 65 | 15.1% | 55 | 14.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.9% | 20 | 4.4% | 24 | 5.6% | 19 | 5.1% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.05 | 17.72 | 20.57 | 19.03 | NA | NA | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CSAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 76 | 69 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 78 | 73 |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 59 | 51 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 74 | 71 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 73 | 66 |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 60 | 56 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 69 | 66 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 75 | 69 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 52 | 46 |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 64 | 61 |
| TCAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74.3 | 77.6 | 71.0 |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72.7 | 74.6 | 72.3 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79.3 | 77.3 | 73.9 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.9 | 74.2 | 73.3 |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60.9 | 60.5 | 52.5 |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60.6 | 56.6 | 50.9 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76.3 | 76.3 | 71.5 |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75.3 | 72.2 | 71.7 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75.0 | 74.9 | 67.0 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75.3 | 72.0 | 67.9 |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60.7 | 54.6 | 49.3 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67.1 | 56.7 | 53.1 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59.3 | 65.7 | 64.5 |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81.4 | 67.8 | 65.3 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 87.6 | 77.7 | 69.4 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 91.7 | 77.1 | 70.3 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51.5 | 52.6 | 48.5 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65.0 | 54.1 | 48.5 |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73.5 | 62.8 | 58.4 |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81.7 | 60.5 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ponderosa Elementary Primary 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.