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Washington Elementary

Pomona Unified Pomona Los Angeles County 91766
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,200 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
664 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.9%
White 2.7%
Asian 1.2%
Black 1.7%
Other 1.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Washington Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard2.9%
Met Standard12.6%
Below Standard84.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.9% of students exceeded standard while 12.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.2 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 8.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
2.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
15.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,200
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 85 1.2% 14.1% 14.1% 70.6% 15.3%
4th 98 4.1% 12.2% 12.2% 71.4% 16.3%
5th 115 7.8% 17.4% 21.7% 53.0% 25.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 86 1.2% 12.8% 18.6% 67.4% 13.9%
4th 98 1.0% 7.1% 27.6% 64.3% 8.2%
5th 118 1.7% 11.9% 17.8% 68.6% 13.6%