Village East Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 821 students
Ponderosa Elementary School
1885 South Lima Street, Aurora, CO 80012
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
634
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
Arapahoe County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ponderosa Elementary School
Ponderosa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. The school is located in a large city in Arapahoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 634 students were enrolled, with about 18.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 634 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
- County
- Arapahoe County
- NCES school ID
- 080291000200
Schools near Ponderosa Elementary School
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Eastridge Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 716 students
Three Bears Learning Center
Private · Grades K · 12 students
Highline Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 435 students
Polton Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 466 students
Challenge School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 560 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.