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Ponderosa Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

311 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303 · (910) 864-0148 · Part of Cumberland County Schools

Fayetteville’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
417
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ponderosa Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fayetteville kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Ponderosa ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

311 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten67
Grade 171
Grade 255
Grade 365
Grade 458
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
375’20
382’21
366’22
391’23
417’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 10%White 7%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ponderosa Elementary from Fayetteville families.

Other schools in Cumberland County Schools

The district →
Gallberry Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hope Mills
C+
883 students16:1
Bill Hefner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C−
712 students16:1
New Century International Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C
686 students15:1
Rockfish Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hope Mills
C+
682 students16:1
E E Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C+
656 students16:1
Lake Rim Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fayetteville
C−
656 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 North Carolina’s other public schools; Fayetteville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.