Philadelphia Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Pomona, California, Philadelphia Elementary works with 535 students from grades K through 6, operated by Pomona Unified.

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

On the student-mix side, Philadelphia Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Philadelphia Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Philadelphia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Philadelphia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Garey High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Philadelphia Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Philadelphia Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Philadelphia Elementary's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 662 (now 535). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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