Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 600 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Simons Middle High : Garey High

Washington Elementary

Summary:

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pomona, California, serving 600 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Pomona Unified School District, which is ranked 1056 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary faces significant challenges, including a high and increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 12.8% in 2017-2018 to 43.5% in 2022-2023, notably higher than nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary (44.4%), Alcott Elementary (44.6%), and Vejar Elementary (31.8%). Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the Pomona Unified School District and the state of California across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 24.14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.62% in Mathematics.

Washington Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95% to 97.31% over the past few years, significantly higher than nearby schools. This suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which likely contributes to the challenges it faces in terms of academic performance and chronic absenteeism. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and targeted approach, focusing on improving attendance, implementing effective academic interventions, and providing additional resources and support to address the socioeconomic needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

975 East Ninth St.
Pomona, CA 91766-3770

(909) 397-4675

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4871^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,004

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simons Middle
High:	Garey High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 600

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

3.3%

Asian:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks worse than 83.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.86. (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 (92.3%), White (3.3%), Asian (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is 25. 21 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary is $6,004, which is the 5^th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 4871^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.78	4287^th	4809	10.9%
2005	15.79	4270^th	4822	11.4%
2006	17.69	4154^th	4818	13.8%
2007	10.71	4886^th	5113	4.4%
2008	14.02	4710^th	5113	7.9%
2009	9.38	5030^th	5193	3.1%
2010	14.98	4901^st	5314	7.8%
2011	15.52	4918^th	5377	8.5%
2012	11.57	5139^th	5390	4.7%
2013	20.41	4707^th	5530	14.9%
2015	23.87	4246^th	5611	24.3%
2016	16.96	4871^st	5614	13.2%
2017	21.17	4581^st	5692	19.5%
2018	20.48	4638^th	5662	18.1%
2019	21.70	4650^th	5789	19.7%
2022	18.89	4963^rd	5883	15.6%
2023	22.00	4660^th	5874	20.7%
2024	19.86	4871^st	5862	16.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.01	2129^th	3246	34.4%
2019	39.15	1832^nd	3275	44.1%
2022	33.95	2285^th	3311	31.0%
2023	49.83	1205^th	3250	62.9%
2024	39.27	1874^th	3160	40.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	26.46	2033^rd	2634	22.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.92	3772^nd	5084	25.8%
2019	33.27	3621^st	5173	30.0%
2022	27.63	4028^th	5264	23.5%
2023	30.16	3889^th	5374	27.6%
2024	23.89	4461^st	5511	19.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	31.72	269^th	356	24.4%
2023	32.41	251^st	336	25.3%
2024	33.42	272^nd	364	25.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.90	4321^st	5413	20.2%
2019	19.46	4668^th	5492	15.0%
2022	18.05	4885^th	5635	13.3%
2023	25.96	4143^rd	5617	26.2%
2024	22.56	4455^th	5605	20.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.74	2022^nd	2128	5.0%
2022	31.63	1416^th	2227	36.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.28	4545^th	5431	16.3%
2019	25.19	4174^th	5510	24.2%
2022	21.43	4572^nd	5663	19.3%
2023	18.81	4837^th	5650	14.4%
2024	17.98	4905^th	5636	13.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.37	3596^th	4830	25.5%
2019	32.14	3541^st	4963	28.7%
2022	25.53	4074^th	5084	19.9%
2023	30.85	3643^rd	5098	28.5%
2024	27.70	3899^th	5102	23.6%

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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 Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	82	31	33	697	0	n/a	n/a	843
1989	76	44	26	775	0	n/a	n/a	921
1990	52	43	35	814	0	n/a	n/a	944
1991	62	46	36	682	0	n/a	n/a	826
1992	53	50	31	773	0	n/a	n/a	907
1993	40	51	29	786	0	n/a	n/a	906
1994	34	60	28	847	0	n/a	n/a	969
1995	43	42	28	913	3	n/a	n/a	1029
1996	43	42	28	913	3	n/a	n/a	1029
1997	21	24	27	756	1	n/a	n/a	829
1998	21	23	25	718	1	n/a	n/a	788
1999	19	35	24	723	1	n/a	n/a	802
2000	15	30	23	748	1	n/a	n/a	817
2001	13	21	21	663	1	n/a	n/a	719
2002	6	13	17	639	0	n/a	n/a	675
2003	6	13	17	639	0	n/a	n/a	675
2004	13	11	19	760	0	n/a	n/a	803
2005	11	13	401	398	0	n/a	n/a	823
2006	16	13	17	719	0	n/a	n/a	765
2007	7	13	12	702	0	n/a	n/a	734
2008	5	8	10	685	n/a	n/a	n/a	708
2009	5	8	9	700	0	1	0	723
2010	4	5	9	639	1	0	0	658
2011	7	13	10	638	1	0	2	671
2012	7	11	13	633	1	2	5	672
2013	9	14	8	678	1	0	1	711
2014	6	14	7	706	0	0	1	734
2015	5	5	5	679	0	0	4	698
2016	8	7	7	644	0	0	4	670
2017	5	5	5	611	0	0	2	628
2018	6	5	6	606	0	0	2	625
2019	9	1	8	615	0	0	1	634
2020	8	2	12	653	1	0	1	677
2021	9	4	13	604	0	0	3	633
2022	13	6	15	567	0	0	1	602
2023	20	8	14	554	0	0	4	600

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 Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	843	32.0	26.3	n/a
1989	921	31.0	29.7	n/a
1990	944	34.0	27.7	n/a
1991	826	33.0	25.0	n/a
1992	907	33.5	27.0	79.9
1993	906	34.0	26.6	95
1994	969	35.0	27.7	94.9
1995	1029	39.0	26.4	94.1
1996	1029	39.0	26.4	94.1
1997	829	35.0	23.7	94.1
1998	788	39.6	19.9	94.9
1999	802	31.1	25.8	93.4
2000	817	39.0	20.9	88.4
2001	719	37.0	19.4	93.6
2002	675	35.0	19.3	94.7
2003	675	35.0	19.3	94.7
2004	803	35.0	22.9	89.7
2005	823	35.0	23.5	78.3
2006	765	32.0	23.9	92.8
2007	734	33.0	22.2	93.9
2008	708	33.0	21.5	95.8
2009	723	32.0	21.9	94.9
2010	658	31.0	21.2	97
2011	671	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	672	26.0	25.8	n/a
2013	711	26.0	27.3	95.4
2014	734	25.0	29.3	90.1
2015	698	26.0	26.8	94.1
2016	670	28.0	23.9	96.4
2017	628	24.0	26.1	97.1
2018	625	24.0	26.0	98.7
2019	634	25.0	25.3	96.1
2020	677	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	633	28.5	22.2	97.3
2022	602	25.0	24.0	96.2
2023	600	24.0	25.0	95

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 Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	843	32.0	26.3	n/a
1989	921	31.0	29.7	n/a
1990	944	34.0	27.7	n/a
1991	826	33.0	25.0	n/a
1992	907	33.5	27.0	79.9
1993	906	34.0	26.6	95
1994	969	35.0	27.7	94.9
1995	1029	39.0	26.4	94.1
1996	1029	39.0	26.4	94.1
1997	829	35.0	23.7	94.1
1998	788	39.6	19.9	94.9
1999	802	31.1	25.8	93.4
2000	817	39.0	20.9	88.4
2001	719	37.0	19.4	93.6
2002	675	35.0	19.3	94.7
2003	675	35.0	19.3	94.7
2004	803	35.0	22.9	89.7
2005	823	35.0	23.5	78.3
2006	765	32.0	23.9	92.8
2007	734	33.0	22.2	93.9
2008	708	33.0	21.5	95.8
2009	723	32.0	21.9	94.9
2010	658	31.0	21.2	97
2011	671	n/a	n/a	93.9
2012	672	26.0	25.8	n/a
2013	711	26.0	27.3	95.4
2014	734	25.0	29.3	90.1
2015	698	26.0	26.8	94.1
2016	670	28.0	23.9	96.4
2017	628	24.0	26.1	97.1
2018	625	24.0	26.0	98.7
2019	634	25.0	25.3	96.1
2020	677	n/a	n/a	95.6
2021	633	28.5	22.2	97.3
2022	602	25.0	24.0	96.2
2023	600	24.0	25.0	95

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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