Pomona Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 65.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Pomona Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.7 points below the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.9% 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 10.4 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%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 11.8% | 20.6% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 37 | 27.0% | 35.1% | 62.2% |
| 5th | 44 | 11.4% | 15.9% | 27.3% |
| 6th | 27 | 22.2% | 25.9% | 48.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 5.9% | 23.5% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 37 | 18.9% | 32.4% | 51.4% |
| 5th | 44 | 2.3% | 11.4% | 13.6% |
| 6th | 28 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8