Ponderosa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.0% |
| Below Standard | 85.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Ponderosa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 12.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 5.0% | 17.2% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 113 | 4.4% | 10.6% | 15.0% |
| 5th | 126 | 4.8% | 8.7% | 13.5% |
| 6th | 105 | 3.8% | 17.1% | 20.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 1.0% | 15.8% | 16.8% |
| 4th | 116 | 0.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 5th | 127 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 6th | 105 | 2.9% | 7.6% | 10.5% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1