Ponderosa Elementary School in Paradise, CA Back to: Paradise, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 50. 6593 Pentz Rd. Paradise, CA 95969 Student Enrollment: 474 County Name : Butte District Name: Paradise Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: ELEMENTARY Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 03 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Rick Keene Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 04 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Sam Aanested Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 02 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Wally Herger Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican Latitude: 39.77510 Longitude: -121.58198 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 8 (759 to 767) Met 13 out of 13 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (5 tested out of 5) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (5 tested out of 5) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (28 tested out of 28) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 97% (27 tested out of 28) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1) ELA Participation Rate White: 99% (427 tested out of 430) Math Participation Rate White: 99% (427 tested out of 430) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (253 tested out of 255) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (252 tested out of 255) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (2 tested out of 2) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (2 tested out of 2) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (51 tested out of 53) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 95% (50 tested out of 53) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 50.9% Ponderosa Elementary:   51% State average from 1973 schools:   46% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 46.1% Here:   46% State average from 1973 schools:   55% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 55.6% (15 proficient out of 27) Here:   56% State average from 1910 schools:   37% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 50.0% (13 proficient out of 26) Here:   50% State average from 1911 schools:   47% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 50.5% (204 proficient out of 404) Here:   51% State average from 1730 schools:   57% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 46.3% (187 proficient out of 404) Here:   46% State average from 1731 schools:   62% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 43.1% (103 proficient out of 239) Here:   43% State average from 1913 schools:   35% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 36.6% (87 proficient out of 238) Here:   37% State average from 1915 schools:   46% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.3% (4 proficient out of 48) Here:   8% State average from 1870 schools:   22% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 12.8% (6 proficient out of 47) Here:   13% State average from 1878 schools:   29% ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4% Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5% Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 446 2006 API (Base) : 765 Here:   765.0 State average from 1971 schools:   764.9 Statewide Rank: 6 Similar Schools Rank: 2 2007 API Target: 770 2006 Whites API (Base) : 767 (404 students included) Here:   767 State average from 1183 schools:   831 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 239 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 727 (239 students included) Here:   727 State average from 1643 schools:   706 Number of English Learners included in API : 2 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 48 Percent African American : 1% Percent American Indian : 1% Percent Asian : 0% Percent Filipino : 1% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 6% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 91% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 53% Here:   53.0% State average from 1980 schools:   54.2% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 2% Here:   2.0% State average from 1980 schools:   6.6% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 1980 schools:   2.8% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 1980 schools:   28.0% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11% Ponderosa Elementary:   11.0% State average from 1980 schools:   10.6% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20 Ponderosa Elementary:   20.0 State average from 1975 schools:   19.8 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 28 Here:   28.0 State average from 1967 schools:   29.2 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 100% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 9% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 27% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 39% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 15% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 10% Average Parent Education Level : 2.90 Ponderosa Elementary:   2.9 State average from 1980 schools:   2.6 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100% Ponderosa Elementary:   100.0% State average from 1980 schools:   97.5% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 21% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 62% Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 16% School Characteristic Index : 175.8623753 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 446 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 214.080 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 446 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 142.720 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 107 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 21.400 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 78 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.680 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 78 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.340 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 78 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.340 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 78 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 6.240 2006 API (Growth) : 767 2005 API (Base): 759 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 769 Ponderosa Elementary:   769 State average from 1176 schools:   833 2005 White API (Base) : 762 Here:   762 State average from 1206 schools:   824 2005-2006 White Growth : 7 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 729 Ponderosa Elementary:   729 State average from 1647 schools:   706 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 712 Here:   712 State average from 1621 schools:   695 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 17 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 809 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 805

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