Elementary · Montana

Ponderosa School

Free meals for all

Ponderosa School, a public elementary school in Billings, Montana: grades pre-k–5, 277 students, 11.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Billings Elem.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 277
Teachers (FTE): 23.3
Students per teacher: 11.9
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 12.1 · 418 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Montana

Median 120 · 421 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Billings Elem

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Billings Elem.

Location

Address: 4188 King Avenue East, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406)281-6218
City or town: Billings
County: Yellowstone County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Newman SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	249	12.2	0.8 mi
Orchard SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	340	15.2	0.9 mi
Broadwater SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	400	16.2	1.6 mi
McKinley SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	339	11.7	2.2 mi
Miles Avenue School	Pre-K–5	325	15.2	2.3 mi
Highland School	Pre-K–5	249	15.2	2.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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