📍 311 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28303
Ponderosa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponderosa Elementary enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 193 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.8% |
| White | 29 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 366 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 43.
Ponderosa Elementary is one of 86 schools in Cumberland County Schools, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The district serves 49,002 students district-wide and employs 3,329 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Ponderosa Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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