Ponderosa Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Klamath Falls, Oregon
Ponderosa Middle School in Klamath Falls, Oregon enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
565 students in 2022-23, 557 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.9 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 565 | 28.9 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 29.9 | 18.6 |
| 2024-25 | 561 | 28.0 | 20.0 |
20.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Oregon middle schools
Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 112 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ponderosa Middle School enrolled 559 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 91 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 112 of the 559 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions91
- Chronically absent36.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.3% of students were White, 29.6% Hispanic, 10.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White52.3%
- Hispanic29.6%
- Two or more races10.9%
- American Indian5.4%
- Black1.1%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ponderosa Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 35% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 22% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Klamath Falls
3 public middle schools in Klamath Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Ponderosa Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Middle School | 561 | 20.0 | 88.5% |
| Henley Middle School | 413 | 20.2 | 92.7% |
| Brixner Junior High School | 396 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ponderosa Middle School
- Brixner Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 396 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Henley Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 413 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Compare Ponderosa Middle School with Brixner Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Klamath Falls City Schools spends per student$16,678 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,678
- The largest public schools in OregonPonderosa Middle School is the number 83 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 207
- Oregon schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.20.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ponderosa Middle School
How many students attend Ponderosa Middle School?
561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 565 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Klamath Falls, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ponderosa Middle School?
20.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ponderosa Middle School a Title I school?
Ponderosa Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ponderosa Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ponderosa Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ponderosa Middle School in?
Klamath Falls City Schools, NCES district ID 4107080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 410708000487 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.