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Ponderosa School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4188 King Avenue East, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 281-6218 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

Billings’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ponderosa School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Billings kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Ponderosa SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4188 King Avenue East, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 147
Grade 251
Grade 342
Grade 438
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
281’20
285’21
274’22
297’23
277’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 19%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ponderosa School from Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
691 students18:1
Boulder School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
434 students18:1
Broadwater School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
400 students16:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
393 students17:1

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 Montana’s other public schools; Billings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.