Is Pomelo Community Charter a good school?

Pomelo Community Charter ranks 1245 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pomelo Community Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 587 students attended Pomelo Community Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Pomelo Community Charter?

Students at Pomelo Community Charter are 43% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pomelo Community Charter attend?

Students who attend Pomelo Community Charter usually go on to attend: Middle : George Ellery Hale Charter Academy

Pomelo Community Charter

Summary:

Pomelo Community Charter is an elementary public charter school located in West Hills, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 563 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pomelo Community Charter consistently ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Pomelo Community Charter had 63.39% of students proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 43.06% for Los Angeles Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics End of Course, Pomelo Community Charter had 58.66% of students proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for Los Angeles Unified and 35.54% for California. However, the school's performance for Asian and White students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools in these subgroups.

While Pomelo Community Charter outperforms most of the nearby schools in academic achievement, Welby Way Charter Elementary School and Justice Street Academy Charter, both within a 1.5-mile radius, have even higher academic performance, ranking in the top 10% and top 1% of California elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, Pomelo Community Charter has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 22.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average of 15.1% for the 2021-2022 school year. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, at 24.23% in 2021-2022, significantly lower than the state average of 55.9% for the same year.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

7633 March Ave.
West Hills, CA 91304-5233

(818) 887-9700

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1245^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,600

Students who attend Pomelo Community Charter usually attend:

Middle:

George Ellery Hale Charter Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 587

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pomelo Community Charter ranks better than 78.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 73^rd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.92. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Pomelo Community Charter is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), Hispanic (23.5%), two or more races (15.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pomelo Community Charter is 22.5. 427 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pomelo Community Charter is $9,600. 435 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pomelo Community Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomelo Community Charter 1245^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pomelo Community Charter in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pomelo Community Charter

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Rank History for all students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.00	397^th	4809	91.7%
2005	92.80	343^rd	4822	92.9%
2006	90.89	441^st	4818	90.8%
2007	90.96	466^th	5113	90.9%
2008	89.57	507^th	5113	90.1%
2009	87.71	602^nd	5193	88.4%
2010	83.31	820^th	5314	84.6%
2011	79.94	1009^th	5377	81.2%
2012	84.96	732^nd	5390	86.4%
2013	80.00	1050^th	5530	81.0%
2015	75.79	1291^st	5611	77.0%
2016	84.18	954^th	5614	83.0%
2017	72.92	1428^th	5692	74.9%
2018	74.94	1366^th	5662	75.9%
2019	75.86	1351^st	5789	76.7%
2022	74.85	1407^th	5883	76.1%
2023	75.90	1331^st	5874	77.3%
2024	77.92	1245^th	5862	78.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	52.31	383^rd	669	42.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.16	982^nd	2420	59.4%
2024	69.51	506^th	2634	80.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.77	1199^th	5084	76.4%
2019	65.98	1412^th	5173	72.7%
2022	74.47	981^st	5264	81.4%
2023	71.71	1136^th	5374	78.9%
2024	62.39	1656^th	5511	70.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.54	1430^th	5413	73.6%
2019	75.14	1292^nd	5492	76.5%
2022	69.57	1536^th	5635	72.7%
2023	69.96	1496^th	5617	73.4%
2024	75.63	1261^st	5605	77.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.25	293^rd	2128	86.2%
2019	60.54	712^th	2585	72.5%
2022	51.67	765^th	2227	65.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.51	1244^th	5431	77.1%
2019	73.86	1354^th	5510	75.4%
2022	78.60	1173^rd	5663	79.3%
2023	77.49	1197^th	5650	78.8%
2024	77.08	1179^th	5636	79.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.76	729^th	1071	31.9%
2019	48.48	721^st	1149	37.2%
2022	58.40	620^th	1154	46.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.75	1452^nd	4830	69.9%
2019	63.23	1517^th	4963	69.4%
2022	80.72	709^th	5084	86.1%
2023	79.26	774^th	5098	84.8%
2024	78.42	781^st	5102	84.7%

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Rank History for White students at Pomelo Community Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.68	1272^nd	2737	53.5%
2019	59.05	1243^rd	2834	56.1%
2022	39.77	1744^th	2726	36.0%
2023	49.21	1448^th	2662	45.6%
2024	55.67	1244^th	2647	53.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pomelo Community Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	390	35	32	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
1989	443	34	39	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	574
1990	451	25	44	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
1991	467	18	61	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
1992	451	11	60	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	606
1993	440	16	69	91	9	n/a	n/a	0	625
1994	433	17	86	104	12	n/a	n/a	0	652
1995	476	19	84	120	12	n/a	n/a	0	711
1996	476	19	84	120	12	n/a	n/a	0	711
1997	475	32	84	125	14	n/a	n/a	0	730
1998	502	38	98	123	10	n/a	n/a	0	771
1999	531	38	117	125	7	n/a	n/a	0	818
2000	533	28	102	98	11	n/a	n/a	0	772
2001	567	33	113	117	10	n/a	n/a	0	840
2002	577	27	116	114	7	n/a	n/a	0	841
2003	577	27	116	114	7	n/a	n/a	0	841
2004	570	26	113	104	6	n/a	n/a	0	819
2005	538	29	101	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	758
2006	504	35	110	82	9	n/a	n/a	0	740
2007	507	35	107	75	13	n/a	n/a	5	742
2008	482	39	94	65	11	n/a	n/a	0	691
2009	466	36	84	56	10	1	3	0	656
2010	467	33	84	61	8	1	7	0	661
2011	444	33	98	75	8	1	0	0	659
2012	438	30	89	81	9	2	0	0	649
2013	400	28	94	89	6	2	0	0	619
2014	408	30	103	100	7	1	0	0	649
2015	391	20	85	109	1	0	30	0	636
2016	373	19	85	132	2	0	29	0	640
2017	369	11	76	127	2	0	31	0	616
2018	374	15	87	136	2	0	30	0	644
2019	360	25	88	130	3	0	1	0	607
2020	342	17	65	144	2	0	37	0	607
2021	315	14	65	129	0	0	47	0	570
2022	287	20	67	124	0	0	55	0	553
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	563	563
2024	253	21	83	138	0	1	91	0	587

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pomelo Community Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	18.0	28.1	n/a
1989	574	20.0	28.7	n/a
1990	588	21.0	28.0	n/a
1991	628	22.0	28.5	n/a
1992	606	22.4	27.0	6.3
1993	625	21.0	29.8	6.1
1994	652	22.0	29.6	8
1995	711	24.0	29.6	8.9
1996	711	24.0	29.6	8.9
1997	730	30.0	24.3	8.4
1998	771	32.0	24.1	9.7
1999	818	38.5	21.2	9.4
2000	772	36.5	21.2	5.2
2001	840	39.5	21.3	6.7
2002	841	41.0	20.5	9.2
2003	841	41.0	20.5	9.2
2004	819	41.0	20.0	7.8
2005	758	36.5	20.8	7.7
2006	740	37.7	19.6	8.4
2007	742	37.2	19.9	6.2
2008	691	37.3	18.5	6.7
2009	656	32.0	19.3	7.3
2010	661	28.0	23.6	7.4
2011	659	n/a	n/a	9.9
2012	649	26.0	24.9	n/a
2013	619	25.0	24.7	13.6
2014	649	26.0	24.9	16
2015	636	26.0	24.4	14.3
2016	640	26.0	24.6	18.3
2017	616	26.0	23.6	21.4
2018	644	26.0	24.7	26.2
2019	607	26.0	23.3	24.7
2020	607	n/a	n/a	28.3
2021	570	26.0	21.9	30
2022	553	25.0	22.1	24.2
2023	563	24.0	23.4	23.4
2024	587	26.0	22.5	28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pomelo Community Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	506	18.0	28.1	n/a
1989	574	20.0	28.7	n/a
1990	588	21.0	28.0	n/a
1991	628	22.0	28.5	n/a
1992	606	22.4	27.0	6.3
1993	625	21.0	29.8	6.1
1994	652	22.0	29.6	8
1995	711	24.0	29.6	8.9
1996	711	24.0	29.6	8.9
1997	730	30.0	24.3	8.4
1998	771	32.0	24.1	9.7
1999	818	38.5	21.2	9.4
2000	772	36.5	21.2	5.2
2001	840	39.5	21.3	6.7
2002	841	41.0	20.5	9.2
2003	841	41.0	20.5	9.2
2004	819	41.0	20.0	7.8
2005	758	36.5	20.8	7.7
2006	740	37.7	19.6	8.4
2007	742	37.2	19.9	6.2
2008	691	37.3	18.5	6.7
2009	656	32.0	19.3	7.3
2010	661	28.0	23.6	7.4
2011	659	n/a	n/a	9.9
2012	649	26.0	24.9	n/a
2013	619	25.0	24.7	13.6
2014	649	26.0	24.9	16
2015	636	26.0	24.4	14.3
2016	640	26.0	24.6	18.3
2017	616	26.0	23.6	21.4
2018	644	26.0	24.7	26.2
2019	607	26.0	23.3	24.7
2020	607	n/a	n/a	28.3
2021	570	26.0	21.9	30
2022	553	25.0	22.1	24.2
2023	563	24.0	23.4	23.4
2024	587	26.0	22.5	28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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