Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary

Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary, a cozy primary school in Pomona, California, operated by Pomona Unified, instructs 302 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

Across the 37 schools in Pomona Unified (20,422 students total), Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary reports that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Asian, 3% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.4%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is International Polytechnic High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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