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Ponderosa School

415 North 30th Street

Tel: (406)281-6218

Ponderosa School serves 318 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the MT average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 20%.
Ponderosa School operates within the Billings Elementary School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.65 is more than the state average of 0.20. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	15:1

American Indian	12%	11%

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	20%	4%

Black	3%	1%

White	54%	80%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	11%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.65	0.20

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	62%	37%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	5%	7%

Billings Elementary School District's student population of 10,825 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,178 in this district is less than the state average of $17,109. The district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,976 is less than the state average of $17,030. The district spending/student has grown by 22% over four years.

School District Name	Billings Elementary School District
Number of Schools Managed	25	2
Number of Students Managed	10,825	101

District Total Revenue	$103 MM	$2 MM

District Spending	$112 MM	$2 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,178	$17,109

District Spending / Student	$9,976	$17,030

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores