Ponderosa Elementary School

Ponderosa Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
1885 S Lima St,  Aurora, CO
Village East Neighborhood
Cherry Creek School District
2.8
517 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Math Proficiency
18%
Reading Proficiency
26%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
26%
Math Proficiency
18%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
37
Full Time Teachers
37
Teachers in First or Second Year
14.9%

GreatSchools Rating

2
Test Scores
2
Equity
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Test Scores

Math
17.7%
State Average
25%
Science
11.3%
State Average
30.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Student Diversity

Female
50.3%
Male
49.7%
Hispanic
37.3%
Black
24.8%
White
20.3%
Two or more races
8.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.5%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#7 Most Diverse Public ES in Colorado
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
2.8 10 Reviews
1.0 other
5/21/2025
Former staff member. School runs like a group home. Admin is an absolute joke. The principal, Brian, is afraid of children and doesn't even know the basic school procedures. Students constantly running around the building, the most intense physical alterations I've ever seen between students. Racism...
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1.0 parent
4/11/2021
this school I don't think is good my child, he went their and he says that once, he was sad since some students were making fun of him, and he cried the teachers just waited for for him to stop crying, and just went on with the lesson, and also he tells me the teacher assistants who are at the cafet...
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4.0 parent
4/16/2019
We have only been there for a year and were a little hesitant to begin with but the dedication of the staff and the resources available to the children is beyond compare.
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1.0 parent
8/28/2018
This school is a Swimming pools of BULLIES/ To have your child assaulted and the kid who hit my child gets to return to his classroom. The teachers have ZERO SUPPORT/ I know of 3 families who have relocated their kids due to the lack of the learning and the fact it is UNSAFE PLACE TO LEAVE YOUR CHIL...
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