Ponderosa Elementary

Ponderosa Elementary

Public Elementary School | Grade K-6
2135 S Mountain View Ave,  Anaheim, CA
Anaheim City School District
2.7
850 Students
C-
Niche Grade
Part of the Anaheim Elementary School District, Ponderosa Elementary serves approximately 1,000 students from pre-kindergarten through the sixth grade. The school is located on S. Mountain View Avenue, near Ponderosa Park in Anaheim Resort. Ponderosa Elementary School offers a unique Spanish and English dual language immersion program where students learn to think, read and write in both languages. Students who participate in the program have the opportunity to receive the “Seal of Biliteracy Award” once they have completed elementary school at the end of sixth grade. Ponderosa Elementary also offers students an award-winning and district sponsored after school enrichment program, which is co-sponsored by the YMCA. This program reinforces the school’s curriculum by providing literacy development, homework help, mentoring and a variety of engaging programs for students including art, music, dance, cooking, drama and much more. The school also offers a district-sponsored Gifted and Talented Education Program that is designed specifically for students in third through sixth grades who show the potential for exceptional academic promise.

School Details

Head of School
Yadira Moreno
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Math Proficiency
11%
Reading Proficiency
19%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
19%
Math Proficiency
11%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
36
Full Time Teachers
36
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.6%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
1.7%
State Average
17.9%
Science
2.8%
State Average
9.9%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
957:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.6%
Male
49.4%
Hispanic
91.1%
Two or more races
3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.3%
White
2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Black
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 12 Reviews
5.0 parent
10/21/2022
this school is so cool and everyone should go to it
5.0 parent
5/25/2022
There is bullying at every school, but as parents are job is to communicate with our children and teachers. My son was bullied and I did something about it! I talked to the teacher and my son. Mainly during recess the incidents, but parents responsibility to keep up with the social emotional feeling...
1.0 parent
2/23/2022
My son constantly being bullied. Hes half white and half Hispanic. I feel like he gets bullied because he looks white I had kids come up to him and choke him and a bully at his school that has hit him multiple times and no one does anything about it. I complained multiple times but this kid never ge...
1.0 parent
10/17/2019
Not a good environment It looks no control

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