Ponderosa School

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Regular School · Billings, MT

Ponderosa School is a regular school school in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 277 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

277

Teachers (FTE)

23.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	145	52%
Hispanic/Latino	52	19%
American Indian / Alaska Native	52	19%
Two or more races	18	6%
Black or African American	9	3%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	277	148M / 129F

English Language Learners: 6 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	35.6%	96
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	48.6%	96
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.33 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

122

44% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	277	100%

Contact & Location

415 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406)281-6218

http://billings.k12.mt.us/ponderosa

District

Billings Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,841

District enrollment: 10,988

Other Schools in District

Alkali Creek School Elementary
Arrowhead School Elementary
Beartooth School Elementary
Bench School Elementary
Big Sky Elementary Elementary
Bitterroot School Elementary
Boulder School Elementary
Broadwater School Elementary

View all 26 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59101) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

300387000079

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD