Is Pomona Elementary a good school?

Pomona Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Pomona Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 290 students attended Pomona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pomona Elementary?

Students at Pomona Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pomona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pomona Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Charles W. Tewinkle Middle High : Estancia High

Pomona Elementary

Summary:

Pomona Elementary is a public elementary school in Costa Mesa, California, serving 303 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, which is ranked 430 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pomona Elementary faces several key challenges, including significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, consistently underperforming the district and state on standardized tests, and a very high percentage of students (97.69%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 18:1, its performance lags behind most of the nearby schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified District, such as Heinz Kaiser Elementary, Newport Heights Elementary, and Victoria Elementary, which consistently outperform Pomona Elementary on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

However, Pomona Elementary's homeless student population performs relatively well, ranking 70th out of 364 California elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024. The school's English Language Learner students have a mixed performance, ranking 1,433rd out of 3,250 California elementary schools in 2022-2023, but dropping to 2,219th out of 3,160 in 2023-2024. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds likely contributes to its overall academic underperformance compared to the district and state, suggesting Pomona Elementary may face significant challenges in addressing the needs of its student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

2051 Pomona Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627-2921

(949) 515-6980

District: Newport-Mesa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4600^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Pomona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
High:	Estancia High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 290

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pomona Elementary ranks worse than 78.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.69. (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 Pomona Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.3%), two or more races (0.7%), White (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pomona Elementary is 18.8, which is the 10^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Pomona Elementary employs 15.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pomona Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomona Elementary 4600^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pomona Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

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Newport-Mesa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Newport-Mesa Unified 430^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pomona Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	16.84	4628^th	5193	10.9%
2010	11.52	5084^th	5314	4.3%
2011	10.14	5208^th	5377	3.1%
2012	18.26	4750^th	5390	11.9%
2013	26.41	4319^th	5530	21.9%
2015	32.40	3515^th	5611	37.4%
2016	35.26	3391^st	5614	39.6%
2017	37.03	3313^th	5692	41.8%
2018	37.61	3297^th	5662	41.8%
2019	35.69	3481^st	5789	39.9%
2021	38.09	806^th	1417	43.1%
2022	28.42	3997^th	5883	32.1%
2023	28.32	4039^th	5874	31.2%
2024	22.69	4600^th	5862	21.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.22	1193^rd	3246	63.2%
2019	59.63	838^th	3275	74.4%
2021	64.91	105^th	602	82.6%
2022	41.12	1734^th	3311	47.6%
2023	45.82	1433^rd	3250	55.9%
2024	34.43	2219^th	3160	29.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.30	2211^th	5084	56.5%
2019	50.75	2355^th	5173	54.5%
2021	59.94	360^th	1110	67.6%
2022	38.59	3125^th	5264	40.6%
2023	38.33	3199^th	5374	40.5%
2024	29.86	3965^th	5511	28.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	69.94	70^th	364	80.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.17	3073^rd	5413	43.2%
2019	35.62	3369^th	5492	38.7%
2021	36.72	747^th	1267	41.0%
2022	28.27	3900^th	5635	30.8%
2023	22.00	4530^th	5617	19.4%
2024	19.47	4752^nd	5605	15.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.63	3365^th	5431	38.0%
2019	35.72	3342^nd	5510	39.3%
2021	40.08	703^rd	1272	44.7%
2022	30.05	3780^th	5663	33.3%
2023	35.62	3368^th	5650	40.4%
2024	27.63	4031^st	5636	28.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pomona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.80	2239^th	4830	53.6%
2019	48.17	2407^th	4963	51.5%
2022	38.98	2977^th	5084	41.4%
2023	37.63	3095^th	5098	39.3%
2024	32.21	3553^rd	5102	30.4%

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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 Pomona Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	162	5	51	263	0	n/a	n/a	481
1989	143	7	42	350	0	n/a	n/a	542
1990	137	6	30	389	0	n/a	n/a	562
1991	107	6	35	452	0	n/a	n/a	600
1992	112	7	24	496	0	n/a	n/a	639
1993	75	8	17	452	0	n/a	n/a	552
1994	47	5	11	495	0	n/a	n/a	558
1995	35	7	9	578	0	n/a	n/a	629
1996	35	7	9	578	0	n/a	n/a	629
1997	36	5	12	656	0	n/a	n/a	709
1998	24	7	8	609	0	n/a	n/a	648
1999	25	3	4	554	0	n/a	n/a	586
2000	17	1	3	583	0	n/a	n/a	604
2001	17	0	2	557	0	n/a	n/a	576
2002	11	1	6	539	0	n/a	n/a	557
2003	11	1	6	539	0	n/a	n/a	557
2004	16	7	7	471	0	n/a	n/a	501
2005	13	6	11	435	0	n/a	n/a	465
2006	11	7	7	444	0	n/a	n/a	469
2007	10	6	5	432	0	n/a	n/a	453
2008	7	4	6	418	n/a	n/a	n/a	435
2009	10	4	7	384	0	0	1	406
2010	2	1	6	455	0	0	0	464
2011	6	2	6	504	0	0	0	518
2012	7	2	4	513	0	1	0	527
2013	1	0	5	503	0	0	0	509
2014	2	1	4	494	0	0	0	501
2015	5	1	1	493	0	0	0	500
2016	1	2	1	503	0	0	1	508
2017	1	1	1	493	0	0	0	496
2018	6	1	1	482	0	0	1	491
2019	1	0	0	436	0	0	1	438
2020	2	0	0	422	0	0	0	424
2021	1	0	0	332	0	0	0	333
2022	2	0	0	328	0	0	0	330
2023	2	0	0	300	1	0	0	303
2024	2	0	0	285	1	0	2	290

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Pomona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	21.7	22.1	n/a
1989	542	21.7	24.9	n/a
1990	562	25.9	21.6	n/a
1991	600	28.1	21.3	n/a
1992	639	28.6	22.3	89.7
1993	552	22.7	24.3	94.4
1994	558	23.8	23.4	91.6
1995	629	27.2	23.1	94.9
1996	629	27.2	23.1	94.9
1997	709	30.5	23.2	92
1998	648	33.1	19.6	88
1999	586	30.3	19.3	94.5
2000	604	34.0	17.8	86.8
2001	576	33.0	17.5	24.5
2002	557	32.0	17.4	95.2
2003	557	32.0	17.4	95.2
2004	501	27.9	18.0	94.8
2005	465	25.2	18.5	95.7
2006	469	27.2	17.2	93.6
2007	453	27.2	16.7	91.8
2008	435	26.6	16.4	92.6
2009	406	22.0	16.9	92.4
2010	464	23.0	20.1	91.6
2011	518	n/a	n/a	90.7
2012	527	22.0	23.9	n/a
2013	509	21.9	23.1	99.4
2014	501	19.5	25.6	66.9
2015	500	20.0	25.0	87.8
2016	508	20.0	25.4	91.1
2017	496	20.0	24.8	88.9
2018	491	21.0	23.3	87
2019	438	20.0	21.9	88.4
2020	424	n/a	n/a	80.2
2021	333	14.2	23.3	87.1
2022	330	16.9	19.4	68.8
2023	303	16.7	18.0	97.7
2024	290	15.4	18.8	95.9

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 Pomona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	21.7	22.1	n/a
1989	542	21.7	24.9	n/a
1990	562	25.9	21.6	n/a
1991	600	28.1	21.3	n/a
1992	639	28.6	22.3	89.7
1993	552	22.7	24.3	94.4
1994	558	23.8	23.4	91.6
1995	629	27.2	23.1	94.9
1996	629	27.2	23.1	94.9
1997	709	30.5	23.2	92
1998	648	33.1	19.6	88
1999	586	30.3	19.3	94.5
2000	604	34.0	17.8	86.8
2001	576	33.0	17.5	24.5
2002	557	32.0	17.4	95.2
2003	557	32.0	17.4	95.2
2004	501	27.9	18.0	94.8
2005	465	25.2	18.5	95.7
2006	469	27.2	17.2	93.6
2007	453	27.2	16.7	91.8
2008	435	26.6	16.4	92.6
2009	406	22.0	16.9	92.4
2010	464	23.0	20.1	91.6
2011	518	n/a	n/a	90.7
2012	527	22.0	23.9	n/a
2013	509	21.9	23.1	99.4
2014	501	19.5	25.6	66.9
2015	500	20.0	25.0	87.8
2016	508	20.0	25.4	91.1
2017	496	20.0	24.8	88.9
2018	491	21.0	23.3	87
2019	438	20.0	21.9	88.4
2020	424	n/a	n/a	80.2
2021	333	14.2	23.3	87.1
2022	330	16.9	19.4	68.8
2023	303	16.7	18.0	97.7
2024	290	15.4	18.8	95.9

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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