State/Public Middle Open

Ponderosa Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2554 Main St, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, 97601

565
Pupils
19.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ponderosa Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Klamath Falls, Klamath County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Klamath Falls City Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Klamath Falls City Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Ponderosa Middle School enrolls 565 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.

Male students
276 (49%)
Female students
287 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.9
Student-teacher ratio
19.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32257%
Hispanic or Latino15327%
Two or more races549.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native264.6%
Asian5<1%
Black or African American2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

500 of the school's 565 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 500 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Ponderosa Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 OR-20, state senate district 28, state house district 56.

School district: Klamath Falls City Schools

Ponderosa Middle School is one of 9 schools in Klamath Falls City Schools, based in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The district serves 2,711 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Ponderosa Middle School is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.

2,711
District students
9
Schools
160
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

41%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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