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Ponderosa Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ponderosa Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 785 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, which has experienced a significant and concerning decline in academic performance over the last decade, now ranking in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools.

Key challenges include critically low proficiency rates in English (17.61%) and math (11.58%), which are roughly half those of the lowest-performing nearby school in its own district, Orange Grove Elementary, and one-third of schools in the neighboring Garden Grove Unified district like Parkview Elementary. Furthermore, Ponderosa struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.7%, which is strongly correlated with lower achievement and is notably higher than most surrounding schools. Interestingly, despite having the highest student-teacher ratio among compared schools, it receives less per-student funding than its Anaheim Elementary district peers, creating a difficult resource environment.

The analysis reveals a stark performance disparity between school districts, as all nearby Garden Grove Unified schools rank significantly higher, suggesting district-level policies and implementation are major factors. A notable finding is that Ponderosa shows relative strength in serving special education students compared to its overall performance, indicating some effective targeted supports. The most striking takeaway is the geographic proximity to higher-performing schools in different districts, highlighting how district boundaries can impact educational outcomes even within the same community.

785

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,895

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2135 South Mountain View Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802-4917

(714) 517-8926

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Junior High
High:	Katella High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,629^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Anaheim Elementary

1272^nd of 1,543Anaheim Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5629 of 5857	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5608 of 5869	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5536 of 5859	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5501 of 5883	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	5649 of 5789	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5403 of 5662	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5401 of 5692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4972 of 5614	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4403 of 5611	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	3923 of 5530	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	4409 of 5390	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	4924 of 5377	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	1662 of 2227	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1803 of 2585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1659 of 2128	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	2825 of 3162	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3059 of 3245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3106 of 3311	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2906 of 3275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	2986 of 3246	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5411 of 5597	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5204 of 5612	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5074 of 5609	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5298 of 5635	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	5358 of 5492	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5101 of 5413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	4893 of 5107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	4814 of 5107	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4758 of 5087	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4757 of 5084	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	4860 of 4963	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4628 of 4830	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	383 of 429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	327 of 364	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	318 of 335	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	292 of 356	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5226 of 5460	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	5295 of 5517	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5115 of 5363	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	4872 of 5264	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5029 of 5173	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4786 of 5084	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	5340 of 5628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5479 of 5643	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5506 of 5638	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5257 of 5663	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5380 of 5510	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5243 of 5431	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2402 of 2847	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	2045 of 2635	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1892 of 2420	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening19%-6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Science10%-22 vs state

Reading6%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2135 South Mountain View Ave.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8926	785	32	24.9	67.4%	19 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	698 (88.9%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	32 (4.1%)	10.2	5629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.2	5608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	21	9.5	8.3	5.3	20.0	10.7	38.1	4.2	21.1	15.0	19.1	9.5	12.5	5.3	20.0	11.9	4.8	4.2	0.0	15.0	6.0	10.2	10.2	22.2	15.0	13.5	21.0	17.6	16.8	10.3	9.5	10.5	11.6	93.5	97.1	96.4	97.8	96.4		$18,895	$1,553	$17,342
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	12871 Estock Dr.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6331	474	20	23.6	82.7%	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (66.5%)	118 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	55.1	2308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		49.2	2593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	285																					26.4	26.4	49.0	43.9	49.1	56.1	49.8	42.9	36.8	35.9	50.0	41.8	96.9	96.9		96.9	96.9	96.9	$23,026	$3,183	$19,843
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	12272 Wilken Way	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6266	433	20	21.6	79.7%	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	243 (56.1%)	144 (33.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	69.5	1625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		71	1554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	71																					42.6	42.6	64.0	56.0	44.3	52.2	53.6	76.0	54.0	45.9	41.3	54.1							$22,916	$3,087	$19,829
Lampson Elementary	Public	K-6	13321 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6153	676	25	26.6	82.0%	27 (4.0%)	6 (0.9%)	570 (84.3%)	56 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	31	3879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.3	4088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	209																					19.8	19.8	23.2	17.3	46.2	42.9	33.8	20.2	23.7	29.2	33.6	27.3	97.3				98.2		$15,926	$1,505	$14,421
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-6	140 West Guinida Ln.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8950	622	28	22.2	79.7%	23 (3.7%)	15 (2.4%)	534 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	26.9	4237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		30.1	3916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	321	13.3	16.7	6.3		12.2	26.7	16.7	18.8		20.4	6.7	44.4	0.0		18.4	6.7	11.1	0.0		6.1	22.0	22.0	27.3	31.3	31.0	35.0	31.1	29.6	19.3	29.0	26.3	26.2	96.3	97.8		97.8	96.3	97.8	$23,861	$1,284	$22,577
Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary	Public	K-6	12181 West St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6346	325	14	23.2	82.8%	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (64.3%)	96 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47.7	2722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		68.8	1652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	1070																					32.2	32.2	20.0	41.7	55.9	57.5	44.9	37.5	35.4	22.0	55.0	35.8							$18,842	$1,964	$16,878
C. C. Violette Elementary	Public	K-6	12091 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6203	271	10	26.9	90.0%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (80.1%)	42 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	33.6	3671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.4	3487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	184																					7.3	7.3	37.1	23.5	31.7	51.3	36.2	45.7	17.1	17.1	46.2	31.3							$20,122	$1,803	$18,319
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-6	13221 Lilly St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6401	480	20	24.0	91.7%	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	419 (87.3%)	46 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	39.9	3226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.1	2448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	778																					15.2	15.2	47.0	37.7	34.9	49.4	42.8	47.0	28.8	20.9	32.5	32.4	96.3						$18,402	$1,881	$16,521
Riverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	13222 Lewis St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6563	501	19	26.3	84.2%	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (77.4%)	82 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	47.1	2751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		45.6	2829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	78																					31.4	31.4	36.1	34.6	44.1	53.6	42.0	50.0	30.8	24.3	52.9	38.9							$16,562	$1,583	$14,979
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1841 South Ninth St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8959	644	28	23.3	59.8%	53 (8.2%)	20 (3.1%)	445 (69.1%)	94 (14.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	36	3494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		42.8	3009^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	485	20.8	11.1	0.0	12.5	12.7	45.8	11.1	15.4	25.0	26.8	25.0	22.2	0.0	12.5	16.9	4.2	11.1	0.0	12.5	7.0	29.1	29.1	26.7	38.0	49.4	19.8	33.5	40.2	40.5	35.6	14.6	32.8	97.0	97.0	98.0		98.0		$22,475	$1,326	$21,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Elementary

Is Ponderosa Elementary a good school?

Ponderosa Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Ponderosa Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ponderosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Junior High
High : Katella High

What district is Ponderosa Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa Elementary?

Students at Ponderosa Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

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