Kingsley Elementary

Located at 1170 Washington St., in Pomona, California, Kingsley Elementary is a mid-sized primary school that educates 656 students (grades K through 5), run under Pomona Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

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

On demographics, Kingsley Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Kingsley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Kingsley Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Emerson Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kingsley Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingsley Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 25.2%.

Kingsley Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Kingsley Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 656). Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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