Ponderosa Elementary School
3483 East Ponderosa Blvd
Post Falls ID, 83877, Kootenai County
Phone: 208-773-1508
Ranking: 
(77 out of 491, top 16%)*
(77 out of 491, top 16%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 28 | 27 | |||
| Total Students: | 557 | 545 | 497 | |||
| Grade 1: | 122 | 21.9% | 108 | 19.8% | 103 | 20.7% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 18.1% | 104 | 19.1% | 99 | 19.9% |
| Grade 3: | 114 | 20.5% | 112 | 20.6% | 97 | 19.5% |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 20.6% | 109 | 20.0% | 100 | 20.1% |
| Grade 5: | 105 | 18.9% | 112 | 20.6% | 98 | 19.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 280 | 50.3% | 261 | 47.9% | 249 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 269 | 48.3% | 276 | 50.6% | 244 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 4.7% | 27 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.8% |
| Black | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.8% |
| White: | 513 | 92.1% | 504 | 92.5% | 454 | 91.3% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 227 | 40.8% | 192 | 35.2% | 153 | 30.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 13.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 101 | 20.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
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.