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Ponderosa Elementary

Regular School · Fayetteville, NC

Ponderosa Elementary is a regular school school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 417 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 239 57%
Hispanic/Latino 91 22%
Two or more races 41 10%
White 30 7%
Asian 11 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 417 213M / 204F

English Language Learners: 19 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 41.9% 153
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 46.9% 153
Science Proficiency 30-39% 49

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)
-0.13 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
6 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
130
31.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 417 100%

Contact & Location

311 Bonanza Drive

Fayetteville, NC 28303

Phone: (910)864-0148

http://www.pes.ccs.k12.nc.us/

District

Cumberland County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,291

District enrollment: 49,661

NCES ID

370001100427

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