📍 4188 King Avenue East, Billings, Yellowstone County, 59101
Ponderosa School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Billings, Yellowstone County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Billings Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponderosa School enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 19% American Indian or Alaska Native and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 155 | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 52 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Ponderosa School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 26, state house district 51.
Ponderosa School is one of 28 schools in Billings Elem, based in Billings, Montana. The district serves 11,169 students district-wide and employs 729 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Ponderosa School is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize