Ponderosa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 33.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Ponderosa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points above the Santa Clara Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.0 points higher (vs 34.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 35.0% | 30.0% | 65.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 55.6% | 11.1% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 75 | 42.7% | 24.0% | 66.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 47.6% | 24.4% | 72.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 48.8% | 20.7% | 69.5% |
| 5th | 76 | 43.4% | 17.1% | 60.5% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.5