How does Pomelo Community Charter compare to other elementary schools in West Hills?

Pomelo Community Charter has a SchoolScope composite score of 58.7/100, placing it at the 82nd percentile statewide. 37% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,078 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pomelo Community Charter?

37.3% of students at Pomelo Community Charter exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 67.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pomelo Community Charter improving or declining?

Pomelo Community Charter's proficiency rate decreases by 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pomelo Community Charter?

13.7% of students at Pomelo Community Charter 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.

Pomelo Community Charter

Los Angeles Unified West Hills Los Angeles County 91304 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,078 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

587 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

29%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 23.5%

White 43.1%

Asian 10.9%

Black 3.6%

Other 18.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pomelo Community Charter
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	37.3%
Met Standard	29.8%
Below Standard	32.9%

Exceeded

37.3%

Met

29.8%

Below

32.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Pomelo Community Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.8 points higher (vs 29.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.