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Ponderosa Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5649^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ponderosa Elementary serves 785 students in grades K–6 in Anaheim, in the Anaheim Elementary district. Its latest results show a broad academic challenge: in 2025–2026, proficiency was below both district and state levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest concern is that Ponderosa had the lowest nearby-school results in ELA and math.

Compared with nearby schools, Ponderosa’s ELA proficiency was 19%, versus a 42% average for the ten other schools; in math, it was 9%, versus a 34% average. In science, its 12% result was second-lowest: only C. C. Violette Elementary was lower, and the other nine schools averaged 27%. Ponderosa also trailed the district and state in all three subjects: ELA was 19%, compared with 32% and 49%; math was 9%, compared with 23% and 38%; and science was 12%, compared with 21% and 36%. Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to those benchmarks, though its result remains low against nearby schools.

Results have been mostly flat in ELA, declining in math and improving in science from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA rose from 19% to 19%, math fell from 12% to 9%, and science increased from 2% to 12%. Ponderosa’s gap with the state widened in ELA and math but narrowed in science. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 3rd percentile with zero stars, down from the 6th percentile in 2021–2022; nearby schools range from the 17th to 81st percentile, and the district is at the 21st percentile with one star. Ponderosa’s student-teacher ratio is 24.9, slightly above the nearby average of 24.0. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 67% in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 81%; only Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary was lower. One older SchoolDigger student-group result stands out: Disabled Students ranked at the 25th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 6th percentile, suggesting a stronger relative statewide standing for that group that year.

785

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,036

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

California avg42%

5,649^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Anaheim Elementary

1233^rd of 1,530Anaheim 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
2026	9.1	5649 of 5817	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.2	5341 of 5581	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.0	4932 of 5094	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	360 of 366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.3	5239 of 5423	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.1	5464 of 5603	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.5	2597 of 2927	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)11th percentile+8 vs school

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

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	9.1	5649^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.2	5629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%	20	12.3	12.3	18.8	12.5	22.0	22.7	19.2	15.7	8.6	2.7	8.6	8.8	97%	0%	$20,036	$843	$19,193
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%)	49.3	2646^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.5%		55.1	2308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%	338	25.0	25.0	38.0	53.2	44.2	53.7	47.3	38.0	40.4	32.7	44.4	38.9	96%	1%	$25,475	$3,027	$22,448
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%)	80.4	1114^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.8%		69.5	1625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%	511	39.6	39.6	62.9	54.4	60.4	71.7	63.0	65.7	60.9	64.6	58.3	61.9	96%	0%	$25,921	$3,046	$22,875
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%)	27.1	4224^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.4%		31	3879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%	345	20.0	20.0	18.2	32.5	30.7	50.6	33.1	20.0	23.5	22.7	30.8	24.3	97%	0%	$17,404	$1,408	$15,996
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%)	20	4810^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.3%		26.9	4237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	573	25.3	25.3	13.0	27.1	38.7	28.7	26.4	16.3	16.3	25.3	20.8	19.5	94%	0%	$23,445	$835	$22,610
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%)	54.1	2377^th of 5817 public elementary schools	59.1%		47.7	2722^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	345	34.7	34.7	58.3	32.5	57.1	55.7	52.0	54.2	30.0	24.5	37.7	36.9	≥ 98%		$19,263	$1,072	$18,191
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%)	35.8	3525^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.6	3671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%	146	12.1	12.1	36.4	54.1	39.4	25.6	38.7	42.4	50.0	18.2	20.5	32.6	≥ 98%		$20,070	$986	$19,084
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%)	39.6	3259^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.0%		39.9	3226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%	33	28.1	28.1	40.7	31.8	43.9	47.4	41.2	39.0	31.8	26.3	32.0	32.3	95%	0%	$21,511	$1,447	$20,064
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%)	47.7	2736^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.1	2751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%	15	25.0	25.0	30.9	38.2	51.4	54.0	44.5	36.4	37.5	30.6	59.4	40.9	≥ 98%		$18,488	$1,283	$17,205
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%)	35.5	3540^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.1%		36	3494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%	46	28.1	28.1	32.9	27.9	43.2	47.7	38.2	29.0	29.1	31.7	30.2	30.0	94%	0%	$21,319	$773	$20,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa 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.

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

How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary?

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

Is Ponderosa Elementary a good school?

Ponderosa Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Ponderosa Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

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