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

Vejar Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.4/100, placing it at the 30th percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,820 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Vejar Elementary?

9.1% of students at Vejar Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Vejar Elementary improving or declining?

Vejar Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Vejar Elementary?

21.8% of students at Vejar 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.

Vejar Elementary

Pomona Unified Pomona Los Angeles County 91766

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,820 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

750 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 91.5%

White 0.9%

Asian 3.6%

Black 2.4%

Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vejar Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.1%
Met Standard	18.8%
Below Standard	72.0%

Exceeded

9.1%

Met

18.8%

Below

72.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Vejar Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.5% exceeded — 5.3 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

9.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-0.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

21.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,820

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	73	8.2%	16.4%	31.5%	43.8%	24.7%
4th	65	15.4%	21.5%	21.5%	41.5%	36.9%
5th	94	8.5%	21.3%	21.3%	48.9%	29.8%
6th	67	17.9%	26.9%	20.9%	34.3%	44.8%
7th	74	5.4%	29.7%	31.1%	33.8%	35.1%
8th	81	8.6%	21.0%	30.9%	39.5%	29.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	75	6.7%	17.3%	32.0%	44.0%	24.0%
4th	65	6.2%	9.2%	35.4%	49.2%	15.4%
5th	94	7.5%	9.6%	21.3%	61.7%	17.0%
6th	66	16.7%	21.2%	18.2%	43.9%	37.9%
7th	74	5.4%	16.2%	29.7%	48.6%	21.6%
8th	82	3.7%	15.8%	20.7%	59.8%	19.5%