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Ponderosa Elementary School

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Ponderosa Elementary School ranks 209 th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Ponderosa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Post Falls, Idaho, serving 431 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Post Falls District, which is ranked 37 out of 96 districts in the state. However, Ponderosa Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 43 out of 240 Idaho elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 209 out of 337 in 2024-2025.

Ponderosa Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 15.0% in 2023-2024 to 23.7%, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance on ISAT tests is mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing better than the state average but lagging behind the Post Falls District average. Additionally, Ponderosa has a relatively high percentage of students (45.24%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools in the district.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Ponderosa's performance is generally below average. For example, Greensferry Elementary School consistently outperforms Ponderosa in both math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. Similarly, Skyway Elementary School, which is part of the Coeur d'Alene School District, also outperforms Ponderosa in academic achievement and student subgroup performance.

466

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,250

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3483 East Ponderosa Boulevard
Post Falls, ID 83877-0040

(208) 773-1508

District: Post Falls District

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Post Falls Middle School
High:	New Vision High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% Idaho)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Idaho avg47%

209^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Post Falls District

37^th of 96Post Falls District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	209 of 337	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	171 of 301	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	142 of 252	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	106 of 188	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	82 of 166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	117 of 171	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	128 of 254	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.1	59 of 292	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	43 of 240	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	71 of 226	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.9	67 of 357	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	63 of 354	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	34 of 359	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	67.1	99 of 356	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	74 of 349	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	47 of 335	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	65 of 121	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	61.9	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	54 of 69	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2024)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)22nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+7 vs state

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Science33%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)				ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3483 East Ponderosa Boulevard	Post Falls	83877	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-1508	466	22	21.1	59.2%	411 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	40.4	209^th of 337 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	171^st of 301 public elementary schools	43.2%	38	53.2	56.2	41.2	50.2	32.9	32.9	44.3	50.6	51.8	49.0	$7,250	$1,269	$5,982
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2478 East Poleline Road	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-8327	349	18	19.5	42.7%	307 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	56	135^th of 337 public elementary schools	59.9%		71.9	83^rd of 301 public elementary schools	72.4%	52	38.3	67.6	47.0	51.8	43.9	43.9	43.3	72.9	63.6	60.7	$7,834	$1,008	$6,825
Greensferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 North Bunting Lane	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 777-0999	406	20	20.3	36.0%	373 (91.9%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	85	46^th of 337 public elementary schools	86.4%		84.2	47^th of 301 public elementary schools	84.4%	1	65.7	61.3	60.0	62.4	75.4	75.4	65.7	69.4	81.5	72.2	$7,411	$932	$6,479
Treaty Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	4916 East Hope Avenue	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	379	19	19.9	45.6%	320 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	31.5	239^th of 337 public elementary schools	29.1%					(n/a)	42.9			43.5	37.5	37.5	38.5	53.7	51.8	46.3
Mullan Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 West Cherry	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 457-0772	342	20	17.1	37.1%	301 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	53.8	142^nd of 337 public elementary schools	57.9%		49.9	148^th of 301 public elementary schools	50.8%	6	51.8	55.1	40.8	49.0	48.6	48.6	51.8	52.2	67.1	57.4	$8,185	$1,097	$7,088
Seltice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 North Chase	Post Falls	83877	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-1681	375	19	19.6	47.2%	339 (90.4%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	26.4	259^th of 337 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.7	215^th of 301 public elementary schools	28.6%	44	55.1				32.1	32.1	38.8	40.0	42.9	40.6	$8,850	$1,343	$7,507
West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1758 North Clark Fork Parkway	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-7291	425	21	20.1	38.8%	385 (90.6%)	7 (1.6%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	44.4	191^st of 337 public elementary schools	43.3%		45.4	165^th of 301 public elementary schools	45.2%	26	54.7	56.0	39.2	49.5	39.7	39.7	57.8	53.3	43.0	50.9	$7,030	$1,253	$5,776
Skyway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6621 Courcelles Parkway	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-8998	518	28	18.5	39.0%	447 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	47.3	176^th of 337 public elementary schools	47.8%		48.5	158^th of 301 public elementary schools	47.5%	18	45.8	63.0	41.1	49.3	34.4	34.4	48.1	59.3	62.2	56.0	$7,777	$1,231	$6,547
Ramsey Magnet School Of Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	West 1351 Kathleen Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 765-2010	468	27	17.0	43.6%	368 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.8%)	49.7	163^rd of 337 public elementary schools	51.6%		70.4	88^th of 301 public elementary schools	70.8%	75	47.6	45.2	43.8	45.5	51.2	51.2	44.6	58.8	63.8	55.6	$7,543	$921	$6,623
Atlas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 West Honeysuckle	Hayden Lake	83835	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 762-0626	414	22	18.5	29.0%	345 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	78.9	62^nd of 337 public elementary schools	81.6%		76.5	68^th of 301 public elementary schools	77.4%	6	71.6	61.6	60.3	64.9	53.4	53.4	67.6	58.9	77.6	67.3	$7,840	$808	$7,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponderosa Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ponderosa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ponderosa Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Post Falls Middle School
High : New Vision High School

Is Ponderosa Elementary School a good school?

Ponderosa Elementary School ranks 209^th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ponderosa Elementary School in?

Post Falls District

What is the racial makeup of Ponderosa Elementary School?

Students at Ponderosa Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ponderosa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Ponderosa Elementary School.

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