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Schools in Ponderosa

Ponderosa’s public schools

Porterville Unified School District and Springville Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponderosa. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above California’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 31% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Springville Union Elementary
Students per teacher
18.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
335 students on the public path
In brief

Ponderosa’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ponderosa’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Springville Elementary places highest (better than 57%); Springville Elementary lowest (57%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ponderosa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Springville Elementaryin SpringvilleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Porterville Unified School District.

Two districts serve Ponderosa

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Porterville Unified School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Springville Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 335 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$14,717CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Springville Union Elementary School District42%
State average 46.7% · 212 students tested
Math · K–8, Springville Union Elementary School District40%
State average 33.1% · 212 students tested

Ponderosa vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Ponderosa’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponderosa—Springville Union Elementary K–8 · Porterville Unified

Every school in Ponderosa

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ponderosain other towns
Springville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Springville
B
335 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponderosa’s schools

Are Ponderosa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ponderosa. Porterville Unified School District and Springville Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponderosa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ponderosa in?

Porterville Unified School District and Springville Union Elementary School District.

Where do Ponderosa kids go to high school?

Springville Elementary.

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What Ponderosa families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.