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Ponderosa Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
16701 Ponderosa Dr
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
Phone
(606) 928-2330
District
Boyd County
County
BOYD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
324
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.2% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Ponderosa Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
45%
42%
46%
44%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
45%
62%
47%
72%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
45%
63%
47%
54%
42%
59%
45%
63%
47%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 46 14.2%
Grade 1 65 20.1%
Grade 2 54 16.7%
Grade 3 52 16.0%
Grade 4 49 15.1%
Grade 5 58 17.9%
Total 324 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.5% 96.8% 76.7%
Black 0.0% 0.9% 11.5%
Hispanic 2.9% 1.5% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.7% 59.0% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 49.7% 56.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 2.4% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,273 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 155.0 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 21.2% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,998 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,594 $26,658,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $837 $2,597,000 5.4%
Staff $614 $1,904,000 4.0%
General Administration $257 $797,000 1.7%
School Administration $610 $1,892,000 3.9%
Operation $1,286 $3,988,000 8.3%
Transportation $470 $1,459,000 3.0%
Other $220 $682,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,294 $13,319,000 27.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,632 $8,166,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $15,520 $48,143,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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