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Alcott Elementary

1600 South Towne Ave., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4552 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
576 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten12220%
Grade 17212%
Grade 27212%
Grade 38214%
Grade 48614%
Grade 58714%
Grade 68514%

This year's kindergarten class (122) is 44% larger than its 6th grade class (85).

Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
71%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
54189%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
427%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
33155%
Female
27545%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
28.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
15.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.7%16.6%24.9%46.9%
Math5.7%10.2%22.4%61.8%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.2%15.8%
2023-2427.2%15.5%
2022-2323.9%12.6%
2021-2224.2%12.8%
2018-1934.4%23.3%
2017-1834.8%21.0%
2016-1735.7%18.8%
2015-1633.0%21.0%
2014-1528.0%18.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alcott Elementary

Alcott Elementary's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alcott Elementary this school60695.0%21.8%
Oak Street
Inglewood
56993.0%25.4%
Langdon Avenue Elementary
North Hills
53296.1%21.3%
Mary B. Lewis Elementary
Bloomington
54893.1%24.3%
Bradley Elementary
San Bernardino
53094.9%34.3%
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary
Los Angeles
64997.8%41.9%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alcott Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.8%#4,413 of 5,151#1,050 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.8%#4,672 of 5,172
▼ 39
#1,097 of 1,129
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.2%#4,157 of 5,172
▼ 57
#995 of 1,129
▼ 24
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.5pp#2,126 of 5,116#567 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
606#1,350 of 5,915#261 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.9:1#1,469 of 5,352#441 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.8%#4,430 of 5,354#879 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.0%#440 of 5,625#221 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.6%#571 of 3,837#243 of 947
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
606
-171 (-22%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2560628.920.9:195% (576)
2023-246342822.7:197% (613)
2022-236672823.8:196% (639)
2020-217773422.9:196% (749)
2017-188613425.3:194% (812)
2015-169343625.9:195% (890)
2010-11946N/AN/A95% (897)
2000-019234620.1:188% (813)
1990-919443725.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcott Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (861 to 606); teachers down 15% (34 to 28.9).

About Alcott Elementary

Alcott Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Pomona, California. It serves 606 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.

Pomona Unified has 37 schools; together they serve 20,422 students.

The large majority of students at Alcott Elementary, 89%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Alcott Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.

With 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Alcott Elementary was 20.9:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Alcott Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 95%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Alcott Elementary, the prediction is 23.9% and the result is 21.8%.

Los Angeles County census figures show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.

The shortest distance from Alcott Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Simons Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Alcott Elementary places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Alcott Elementary as Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Alcott Elementary went from 777 students to 606. The ratio was 22.9:1 in 2020-21 and 20.9:1 in 2024-25.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students

Quick facts

School name
Alcott Elementary
District
Pomona Unified
Address
1600 South Towne Ave., Pomona, CA 91766
Phone
(909) 397-4552
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
606
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
20.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
576 (95%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
063132004834
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Alcott Elementary. Alcott Elementary is the largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Alcott Elementary
How many students attend Alcott Elementary?
Alcott Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Alcott Elementary serve?
Alcott Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Alcott Elementary have?
Alcott Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alcott Elementary?
At Alcott Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Alcott Elementary public or private?
Alcott Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pomona Unified.
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