📍 63100 NE Purcell, Bend, Deschutes County, 97701
Ponderosa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bend, Deschutes County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ponderosa Elementary enrolls 471 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 403 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 471 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-50, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Ponderosa Elementary is one of 35 schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, based in Bend, Oregon. The district serves 16,878 students district-wide and employs 889 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Ponderosa Elementary is close to the district average of about 482 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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