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Ponderosa Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

295 Ponderosa Rd

South San Francisco CA, 94080, San Mateo County

Phone: 650-877-8825

Ranking:

(1,716 out of 6,930, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: South San Francisco Unified School District

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		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	20		20		20		NA	NA	21		20		22
Total Students:	440		441		441		435		415		413		383
Kindergarten:	72	16.4%	73	16.6%	74	16.8%	75	17.2%	63	15.2%	64	15.5%	64	16.7%
Grade 1:	74	16.8%	74	16.8%	74	16.8%	72	16.6%	69	16.6%	68	16.5%	66	17.2%
Grade 2:	74	16.8%	77	17.5%	77	17.5%	76	17.5%	72	17.3%	70	16.9%	67	17.5%
Grade 3:	76	17.3%	71	16.1%	74	16.8%	73	16.8%	69	16.6%	70	16.9%	60	15.7%
Grade 4:	72	16.4%	74	16.8%	74	16.8%	71	16.3%	69	16.6%	71	17.2%	66	17.2%
Grade 5:	72	16.4%	72	16.3%	68	15.4%	68	15.6%	73	17.6%	70	16.9%	60	15.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	218	49.5%	226	51.2%	241	54.6%	231	53.1%	218	52.5%	215	52.1%	192	50.1%
Female:	222	50.5%	215	48.8%	200	45.4%	204	46.9%	197	47.5%	198	47.9%	187	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.3%
Asian:	86	19.5%	75	17.0%	64	14.5%	48	11.0%	32	7.7%	117	28.3%	117	30.5%
Hispanic:	215	48.9%	227	51.5%	221	50.1%	209	48.0%	197	47.5%	159	38.5%	149	38.9%
Black:	5	1.1%	1	0.2%	4	0.9%	2	0.5%	8	1.9%	18	4.4%	21	5.5%
White:	64	14.5%	57	12.9%	68	15.4%	72	16.6%	62	14.9%	105	25.4%	95	24.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	8	1.8%	6	1.4%	10	2.3%	6	1.4%	5	1.2%	13	3.1%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	61	13.9%	74	16.8%	74	16.8%	97	22.3%	111	26.7%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	89	20.2%	97	22.0%	NA	NA	97	22.3%	82	19.8%	83	20.1%	52	13.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	3.9%	31	7.0%	NA	NA	36	8.3%	23	5.5%	23	5.6%	18	4.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.00		22.05		22.62		NA	NA	19.76		20.10		17.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.7	332.2	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.7	342.3	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369.2	350.3	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.7	348.8	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	371	349.7	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.4	355.6	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.9	358.7	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.1	369.3	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	366.1	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.3	372.7	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391.3	362.7	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.4	370.7	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404.5	390	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.1	378.9	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.9	380.1	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388.1	387.1	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.5	384.4	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.4	401.4	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.1	397.3	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.7	396.8	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.9	327	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	327.6	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.9	338	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337.4	334.5	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.6	335	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.7	342.6	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	353.6	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.7	354.1	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.1	363.6	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.4	355.0	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.2	359.9	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.9	369.6	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	379.5	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394.3	388.1	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424.8	391.8	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433.7	394.5	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436.5	417.6	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	420.7	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	439.3	426	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446.7	418.4	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	346.5	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	349	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.7	352.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362.3	356.5	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.6	357.8	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.8	370	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.7	370.7	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	374.8	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.2	376.6	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.1	380.7	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.3	350.3	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.3	349.8	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.6	361.4	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.9	372.6	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.5	370.5	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395.6	387.7	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.6	399.5	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.5	406.9	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413.3	411.3	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	427.5	407.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.5	343.8	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.4	347.5	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.6	345.7	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.4	338.6	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350.2	346.6	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.5	355.8	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.6	365.9	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	368.9	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.7	376.4	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372.4	368.8	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.9	343.6	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.8	369	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.5	360	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.5	360.3	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.8	370.7	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.2	377.1	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.2	394.7	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.5	417.6	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.9	422.6	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.6	414.3	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.7	325.4	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356.3	336.5	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.2	333.8	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	336.3	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	349.9	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.3	360	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.2	377	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.6	368.1	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.9	374.9	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.4	365.4	366.9

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* Ponderosa Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.