Ponderosa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.6% |
| Met Standard | 31.9% |
| Below Standard | 47.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Ponderosa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.1% exceeded — 3.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 25.4% | 23.8% | 49.2% |
| 4th | 58 | 27.6% | 32.8% | 60.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 13.1% | 42.6% | 55.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 32.8% | 46.9% |
| 4th | 58 | 20.7% | 37.9% | 58.6% |
| 5th | 61 | 22.9% | 21.3% | 44.3% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.9