Is San Jose Elementary a good school?

San Jose Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend San Jose Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 528 students attended San Jose Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Jose Elementary?

Students at San Jose Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of San Jose Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Jose Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Pomona High

San Jose Elementary

Summary:

San Jose Elementary is a public elementary school in Pomona, CA that serves 528 students in grades K-8 and is part of the Pomona Unified School District.

San Jose Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming test scores compared to the district and state, and struggles to support its most vulnerable student subgroups. The school's performance has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from the top 35% of California elementary schools to the bottom 15%. When compared to nearby schools like Cortez Elementary, San Jose Elementary underperforms by 10-20 percentage points in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The nearby La Verne Science and Technology Charter school also significantly outperforms San Jose Elementary, suggesting the charter school model may be more effective in this community.

The extremely high free/reduced lunch rates at San Jose Elementary, coupled with the school's poor performance, indicate that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in student outcomes. Targeted interventions and support for low-income families could be crucial for improving achievement at this school. Overall, San Jose Elementary faces substantial challenges that require a comprehensive review of its practices and resources to better serve the Pomona community.

Detail:

Public K-8

2015 Cadillac Dr.
Pomona, CA 91767-2751

(909) 397-4670

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5006^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,752

Students who attend San Jose Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pomona High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 528

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

African American:

7.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Jose Elementary ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20^th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.18. (See more...)

Compare Details San Jose Elementary ranks worse than 61% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.16. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.7%), African American (7%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Jose Elementary is 19.9, which is the 2^nd best among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare San Jose Elementary employs 26.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Jose Elementary is $4,752. 21 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Jose Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Elementary 5006^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See San Jose Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Elementary 1694^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See San Jose Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pomona Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomona Unified 1056^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Jose Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.08	3770^th	4809	21.6%
2005	23.05	3760^th	4822	22.0%
2006	45.43	2414^th	4818	49.9%
2007	41.90	2790^th	5113	45.4%
2008	38.86	3007^th	5113	41.2%
2009	46.79	2672^nd	5193	48.5%
2010	29.42	3896^th	5314	26.7%
2011	30.73	3927^th	5377	27.0%
2012	29.38	3989^th	5390	26.0%
2013	27.58	4237^th	5530	23.4%
2015	31.34	3596^th	5611	35.9%
2016	26.09	4089^th	5614	27.2%
2017	27.32	4062^nd	5692	28.6%
2018	26.38	4131^st	5662	27.0%
2019	25.18	4341^st	5789	25.0%
2022	22.69	4576^th	5883	22.2%
2023	21.35	4720^th	5874	19.6%
2024	18.18	5006^th	5862	14.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.10	1867^th	3246	42.5%
2019	51.06	1192^nd	3275	63.6%
2022	38.66	1900^th	3311	42.6%
2023	20.77	3109^th	3250	4.3%
2024	32.17	2404^th	3160	23.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.24	3294^th	5084	35.2%
2019	36.14	3424^th	5173	33.8%
2022	30.76	3773^rd	5264	28.3%
2023	25.40	4275^th	5374	20.5%
2024	22.41	4581^st	5511	16.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	35.30	243^rd	356	31.7%
2023	37.18	216^th	336	35.7%
2024	36.18	248^th	364	31.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.86	4248^th	5413	21.5%
2019	23.04	4375^th	5492	20.3%
2022	21.10	4609^th	5635	18.2%
2023	20.44	4659^th	5617	17.1%
2024	19.38	4762^nd	5605	15.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.23	3681^st	5431	32.2%
2019	28.18	3926^th	5510	28.7%
2022	25.66	4175^th	5663	26.3%
2023	24.89	4269^th	5650	24.4%
2024	18.13	4893^rd	5636	13.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.34	2772^nd	4830	42.6%
2019	37.01	3171^st	4963	36.1%
2022	33.15	3432^nd	5084	32.5%
2023	29.63	3745^th	5098	26.5%
2024	26.36	4000^th	5102	21.6%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	59.96	793^rd	2179	63.6%
2011	14.29	2009^th	2236	10.2%
2012	28.30	1685^th	2259	25.4%
2013	19.16	2031^st	2379	14.6%
2015	35.60	1459^th	2477	41.1%
2016	37.65	1425^th	2497	42.9%
2017	34.48	1545^th	2508	38.4%
2018	42.25	1298^th	2480	47.7%
2019	34.71	1628^th	2715	40.0%
2022	29.98	1772^nd	2740	35.3%
2023	35.89	1598^th	2802	43.0%
2024	33.16	1694^th	2777	39.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.86	349^th	1442	75.8%
2022	31.05	1196^th	1540	22.3%
2023	25.63	1464^th	1529	4.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.49	816^th	2230	63.4%
2019	47.61	1089^th	2369	54.0%
2022	42.10	1262^nd	2458	48.7%
2023	43.29	1225^th	2549	51.9%
2024	44.66	1207^th	2575	53.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.57	270^th	336	19.6%
2023	30.12	238^th	321	25.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.89	1372^nd	2262	39.3%
2019	23.61	1836^th	2380	22.9%
2022	26.76	1770^th	2509	29.5%
2023	33.51	1532^nd	2547	39.9%
2024	33.47	1560^th	2546	38.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.06	1094^th	2273	51.9%
2019	46.93	1107^th	2407	54.0%
2022	34.43	1495^th	2527	40.8%
2023	37.95	1408^th	2558	45.0%
2024	32.36	1584^th	2547	37.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at San Jose Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.63	571^st	2072	72.4%
2019	52.62	869^th	2213	60.7%
2022	41.84	1232^nd	2359	47.8%
2023	46.00	1093^rd	2391	54.3%
2024	43.40	1177^th	2383	50.6%

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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 San Jose Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	57	207	16	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1989	55	206	28	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1990	55	180	21	182	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1991	40	158	24	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1992	38	146	24	240	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
1993	45	144	24	273	1	n/a	n/a	0	487
1994	45	156	21	263	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1995	50	149	22	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1996	50	149	22	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1997	44	168	16	288	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
1998	39	166	16	321	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
1999	45	153	15	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2000	58	138	18	321	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
2001	49	146	10	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2002	39	131	4	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
2003	39	131	4	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
2004	41	127	4	321	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
2005	33	144	6	345	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2006	20	120	3	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2007	16	101	3	385	0	n/a	n/a	1	506
2008	15	93	4	353	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	465
2009	15	98	2	366	0	1	5	0	487
2010	19	95	7	456	1	0	6	0	584
2011	16	86	11	494	3	0	9	0	619
2012	15	82	7	456	3	0	6	0	569
2013	18	91	4	420	2	0	9	0	544
2014	12	74	8	406	1	0	8	0	509
2015	13	77	7	418	1	0	9	0	525
2016	13	77	7	412	0	0	12	0	521
2017	10	69	10	431	0	1	10	0	531
2018	7	60	8	451	0	1	10	0	537
2019	8	67	10	492	2	1	8	0	588
2020	11	61	9	504	1	2	12	0	600
2021	13	57	8	483	2	2	10	0	575
2022	9	41	6	468	2	3	10	0	539
2023	10	37	8	458	1	3	11	0	528

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 San Jose Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	403	13.0	31.0	n/a
1989	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1990	438	17.0	25.7	n/a
1991	451	16.0	28.1	n/a
1992	449	16.3	27.5	57.2
1993	487	18.0	27.1	73.5
1994	486	18.0	27.0	77.6
1995	490	17.0	28.8	87.1
1996	490	17.0	28.8	87.1
1997	518	19.0	27.3	76.3
1998	543	27.9	19.5	84.7
1999	510	24.0	21.3	65.7
2000	535	28.0	19.1	71.2
2001	488	25.0	19.5	78.7
2002	482	22.0	21.9	80.7
2003	482	22.0	21.9	80.7
2004	493	20.0	24.7	70
2005	528	17.0	31.1	52.5
2006	532	25.6	20.8	82.7
2007	506	24.6	20.6	84.4
2008	465	24.6	18.9	86.2
2009	487	21.6	21.5	91.2
2010	584	26.1	22.3	91.4
2011	619	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	569	26.5	21.4	99.5
2013	544	22.0	24.7	85.1
2014	509	20.8	24.4	84.1
2015	525	21.0	25.0	87
2016	521	22.0	23.6	90
2017	531	22.0	24.1	91
2018	537	25.1	21.3	91.4
2019	588	26.6	22.0	83.5
2020	600	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	575	30.5	18.8	95.5
2022	539	26.3	20.4	93.5
2023	528	26.5	19.9	94.1

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 San Jose Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	403	13.0	31.0	n/a
1989	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1990	438	17.0	25.7	n/a
1991	451	16.0	28.1	n/a
1992	449	16.3	27.5	57.2
1993	487	18.0	27.1	73.5
1994	486	18.0	27.0	77.6
1995	490	17.0	28.8	87.1
1996	490	17.0	28.8	87.1
1997	518	19.0	27.3	76.3
1998	543	27.9	19.5	84.7
1999	510	24.0	21.3	65.7
2000	535	28.0	19.1	71.2
2001	488	25.0	19.5	78.7
2002	482	22.0	21.9	80.7
2003	482	22.0	21.9	80.7
2004	493	20.0	24.7	70
2005	528	17.0	31.1	52.5
2006	532	25.6	20.8	82.7
2007	506	24.6	20.6	84.4
2008	465	24.6	18.9	86.2
2009	487	21.6	21.5	91.2
2010	584	26.1	22.3	91.4
2011	619	n/a	n/a	83.8
2012	569	26.5	21.4	99.5
2013	544	22.0	24.7	85.1
2014	509	20.8	24.4	84.1
2015	525	21.0	25.0	87
2016	521	22.0	23.6	90
2017	531	22.0	24.1	91
2018	537	25.1	21.3	91.4
2019	588	26.6	22.0	83.5
2020	600	n/a	n/a	88.7
2021	575	30.5	18.8	95.5
2022	539	26.3	20.4	93.5
2023	528	26.5	19.9	94.1

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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