How does Harrison Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Pomona?

Harrison Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 30.5/100, placing it at the 10th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 826 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Harrison Elementary?

4.2% of students at Harrison Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Harrison Elementary improving or declining?

Harrison Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Harrison Elementary?

24.7% of students at Harrison Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Harrison Elementary

Pomona Unified Pomona Los Angeles County 91767

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

826 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

314 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 79.3%

White 3.5%

Asian 3.8%

Black 9.9%

Other 3.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Harrison Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.2%
Met Standard	15.6%
Below Standard	80.3%

Exceeded

4.2%

Met

15.6%

Below

80.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Harrison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.8% exceeded — 17.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-13.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

24.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

826

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	9.5%	21.4%	19.1%	50.0%	30.9%
4th	38	13.2%	23.7%	7.9%	55.3%	36.8%
5th	32	0.0%	21.9%	15.6%	62.5%	21.9%
6th	33	3.0%	9.1%	36.4%	51.5%	12.1%
7th	32	9.4%	15.6%	18.8%	56.3%	25.0%
8th	29	3.5%	20.7%	27.6%	48.3%	24.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	42	4.8%	21.4%	26.2%	47.6%	26.2%
4th	38	2.6%	18.4%	23.7%	55.3%	21.1%
5th	33	0.0%	9.1%	27.3%	63.6%	9.1%
6th	33	0.0%	9.1%	18.2%	72.7%	9.1%
7th	32	0.0%	12.5%	25.0%	62.5%	12.5%
8th	29	3.5%	3.5%	20.7%	72.4%	6.9%