Grade Trends

Ponderosa Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: South San Francisco Unified

295 Ponderosa Rd., South San Francisco, CA 94080 Map

Math (met standard)
51%
+9 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
51%
+4 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
52%
+17 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
35%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
359
2024-25
Students per teacher
22.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 47% state 47% · 2025-26 42% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 56% state 42% · 2025-26 51% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 48% state 37% · 2025-26 57% state 49% · 2025-26 52% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 51% state 42% · 2025-26 51% state 47% · 2025-26 52% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 51% state 42% 51% state 47% 52% state 35%
2024-25 50% state 42% 55% state 46% 39% state 33%
2023-24 50% state 41% 50% state 45% 32% state 33%
2022-23 49% state 40% 53% state 44% 35% state 32%
2021-22 45% state 38% 57% state 45% 41% state 31%
2020-21 46% state 35% 44% state 43% 34% state 30%
2018-19 54% state 44% 53% state 50% 28% state 32%
2017-18 54% state 43% 55% state 49% —
2016-17 47% state 41% 41% state 45% —
2015-16 44% state 39% 48% state 45% —
2014-15 35% state 35% 44% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
0.5 mi
17%
−25 vs state
20%
−26 vs state
11%
−25 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 21% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 62% 304 Hispanic 67%
Buri Buri Elementary
Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.0 mi
66%
+24 vs state
66%
+19 vs state
54%
+19 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 59% in 2022-23 → 62% in 2025-26 28% 584 Hispanic 38%
Monte Verde Elementary
Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.2 mi
80%
+38 vs state
79%
+33 vs state
67%
+32 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 75% in 2022-23 → 76% in 2025-26 22% 517 Asian 65%
Spruce Elementary
Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.3 mi
23%
−19 vs state
24%
−22 vs state
14%
−22 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 61% 384 Hispanic 79%
Sunshine Gardens Elementary
Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.4 mi
29%
−13 vs state
39%
−7 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 48% 329 Hispanic 59%
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Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.7 mi
18%
−25 vs state
21%
−26 vs state
13%
−23 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 70% 370 Hispanic 84%
Allen (Decima M.) Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Bruno Park Elementary
1.8 mi
44%
+3 vs state
46%
±0 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 65% 396 Hispanic 66%
Skyline Elementary
Grades K–5 · South San Francisco Unified
1.8 mi
52%
+10 vs state
55%
+9 vs state
34%
−1 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2025-26 39% 366 Asian 58%
Portola Elementary
Grades K–6 · San Bruno Park Elementary
1.8 mi
62%
+20 vs state
65%
+19 vs state
67%
+32 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 73% in 2022-23 → 65% in 2025-26 36% 378 Asian 47%
Belle Air Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Bruno Park Elementary
2.1 mi
23%
−20 vs state
25%
−21 vs state
6%
−29 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2025-26 76% 250 Hispanic 70%