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Ponderosa Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4550 Florence Drive, Loveland, CO 80538 · (970) 679-9500 · Part of Thompson School District R-2J

Loveland’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
335
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ponderosa Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Loveland kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Loveland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ponderosa ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4550 Florence Drive, Loveland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten43
Grade 143
Grade 243
Grade 360
Grade 464
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
355’20
390’21
364’22
353’23
335’24

Down 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ponderosa Elementary from Loveland families.

Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J

The district →
Riverview PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Johnstown
757 students17:1
Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Loveland
C−
536 students14:1
Berthoud Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berthoud
A−
495 students17:1
High Plains School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Loveland
B+
495 students18:1
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft Collins
C
330 students14:1
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveland
A−
324 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Loveland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.