Lava Ridge Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 404 students
Ponderosa Elementary
63100 NE Purcell, Bend, OR 97701
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
464
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
Deschutes County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 664 Oregon elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Oregon 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
Ponderosa Elementary is a public elementary school in Bend, Oregon, serving grades K–5. It is part of Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Deschutes County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 464 students were enrolled, with about 19.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Oregon elementary school (15.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 664 Oregon elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 464 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
- County
- Deschutes County
- NCES school ID
- 410198001747
Schools near Ponderosa Elementary
All 47 schools in Bend →
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 142 students
Ensworth Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 130 students
Bend International School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 217 students
The Waldorf School of Bend
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 77 students
Eastmont School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 238 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.