📍 804 Ponderosa Ave., Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, 94086
Ponderosa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathen Ramezane. It is part of the Santa Clara Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
Ponderosa Elementary enrolls 501 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Asian, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 226 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 31% |
| White | 95 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 501 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ponderosa Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Ponderosa Elementary is one of 30 schools in Santa Clara Unified, based in Santa Clara, California. The district serves 14,448 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Ponderosa Elementary is close to the district average of about 482 students per school.
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