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What's the biggest difference between Lopez Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132011671
Lopez Elementary
701 South White Ave., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4438 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
385 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
21.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
8.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 14.0% | 24.1% | 54.0% |
| Math | 2.6% | 5.7% | 19.1% | 72.6% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.9% | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 12.1% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 11.5% |
| 2018-19 | 39.8% | 25.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 19.8% |
| 2016-17 | 18.3% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Lopez Elementary
Lopez Elementary's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez Elementary this school | 394 | 97.7% | 15.2% |
| N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park Canoga Park | 399 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Sunrise Elementary Los Angeles | 385 | 97.4% | 31.5% |
| Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary Los Angeles | 368 | 98.1% | 22.3% |
| San Pedro Street Elementary Los Angeles | 403 | 98.3% | 34.3% |
| Sylmar Elementary Sylmar | 393 | 96.2% | 36.6% |
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 Lopez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #4,918 of 5,151 | #1,114 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #5,107 of 5,172 ▼ 197 | #1,127 of 1,129 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,733 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #1,094 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,877 of 5,116 | #710 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,765 of 5,915 | #808 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,132 of 5,352 | #760 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #4,877 of 5,354 | #1,036 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #124 of 5,625 | #71 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #271 of 3,837 | #132 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 2024-25Enrollment
394
-135 (-26%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 98% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 98% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 24 | 25.5:1 | 96% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 22 | 29.1:1 | 97% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | N/A | N/A | 97% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lopez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (611 to 394); teachers down 29% (24 to 17).
About Lopez Elementary
Lopez Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Pomona, California. The school enrolls 394 students, from kindergarten through 6.
Pomona Unified counts 37 schools and 20,422 students, including Lopez Elementary.
Lopez Elementary's enrollment is 94% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.2:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Lopez Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lopez Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.2%; the prediction is 22.3%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school to Lopez Elementary is Vejar Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Lopez Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 28.3% proficiency; Lopez Elementary posts 15.2%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Lopez Elementary's enrollment declined from 529 in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Pomona Unified
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other Lopez Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lopez Elementary. Lopez Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEFFNER, FL · 511 students
- Lopez Elementary SchoolFORT COLLINS, CO · 361 students
- Lopez Elementary SchoolLopez Island, WA · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Vejar Elementary0.4 mi · 741
- Madison Elementary0.7 mi · 382
- School of Arts and Enterprise0.7 mi · 647
- Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design0.8 mi · 597
- Roosevelt Elementary0.9 mi · 529
- Garey High1.1 mi · 1,567
Frequently asked questions
About Lopez ElementaryHow large is Lopez Elementary?
Lopez Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lopez Elementary serve?
Lopez Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lopez Elementary have?
Lopez Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
How diverse is Lopez Elementary?
Lopez Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lopez Elementary public or private?
Lopez Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pomona Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.