Compare Ponderosa Elementary School with Anderson Elementary School

Ponderosa Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 71 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Anderson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 92 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Ponderosa Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Anderson Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Ponderosa Elementary School. They make up for 56.98% of student population, followed by African Americans (34.24%), Whites or Caucasians (3.49%), Native Americans (2.45%), Two or More Races (1.68%) and Asians (1.03%).

At Anderson Elementary School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 56.22% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.27%), Whites or Caucasians (14.94%), Two or More Races (2.90%), Asians (1.04%) and Native Americans (0.41%).

Based on household incomes, Ponderosa Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 89.53% compared to 83.40% at Anderson Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Ponderosa Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.83% of its student population compared to 26.76% at Anderson Elementary School.

In addition, Ponderosa Elementary School has 40.31% bilingual students, 2.58% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.21% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Anderson Elementary School with 26.97% bilingual students, 5.19% gifted and talented students and 11.62% students in the special education program.

53 teachers employed at Ponderosa Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 3.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 7.1 years. The 40 teachers at Anderson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ponderosa Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 14 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Anderson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Ponderosa Elementary School there are 47 female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Anderson Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.