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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KONOCTI UNIFIED·NCES 062007010228
Pomo
3350 Acacia St., Clearlake, CA 95422 · (707) 994-6744 · Lake County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
26.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
599 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
13.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
7.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 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 have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.8% | 9.7% | 15.4% | 71.1% |
| Math | 1.6% | 6.0% | 17.4% | 75.0% |
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 | 13.5% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 8.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| 2021-22 | 9.3% | 6.3% |
| 2020-21 | 11.1% | 5.1% |
| 2018-19 | 14.6% | 6.9% |
| 2017-18 | 13.7% | 7.1% |
| 2016-17 | 12.2% | 5.4% |
| 2015-16 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pomo
Pomo's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomo this school | 702 | 85.3% | 11.0% |
| Pinon Hills Elementary Pinon Hills | 566 | 84.3% | 16.0% |
| Lashon Academy Van Nuys | 595 | 86.2% | N/A |
| Lower Lake Elementary Lower Lake | 743 | 80.1% | 15.8% |
| Phelan Elementary Phelan | 743 | 85.1% | 20.1% |
| Valle Vista Elementary Hemet | 672 | 87.9% | 26.5% |
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 Pomo ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #5,081 of 5,151 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #5,120 of 5,172 ▼ 47 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #5,085 of 5,172 ▼ 27 | #12 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,352 of 5,116 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #746 of 5,915 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,855 of 5,352 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #2,288 of 5,354 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,628 of 5,625 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,088 of 1,139 | #9 of 9 |
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
702
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 702 | 27 | 26.0:1 | 85% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 27 | 26.3:1 | 88% (629) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 28.1 | 25.2:1 | 88% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 28 | 24.0:1 | 93% (622) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 25 | 27.9:1 | 91% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 23 | 29.1:1 | 88% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 76% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 86% (467) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomo.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (698 to 702); teachers up 8% (25 to 27).
About Pomo
Pomo is one of the public schools in Clearlake, California. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school's 702 students are in kindergarten through 7. Enrollment is 51% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Konocti Unified has 3,985 students spread across 10 schools.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Pomo. Smaller groups are 27% White, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Pomo belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Its 27 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 26.0:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. On average, public schools in Lake County report 73%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Pomo receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 11.0%, is 18.5 points below the 29.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
Within Lake County, median household income is about $60,621, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lake County number 43 and enroll about 10,167.
The closest public school to Pomo is Burns Valley, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Pomo, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 11.0% is below the 16.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Pomo as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Pomo saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 24.0 to 26.0 over 4 years.
Community posts for Pomo can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,152
Census ACS
Median income
$60,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
10,167 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Konocti Unified
- Lower Lake HighHigh · 966 students
- Lower Lake ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- Obsidian MiddleMiddle · 590 students
- Burns ValleyElementary · 568 students
- East LakeElementary · 195 students
- Richard H. Lewis AlternativeCombined · 118 students
Other schools in Clearlake
- Obsidian MiddleMiddle · 590 students
- Burns ValleyElementary · 568 students
- Richard H. Lewis AlternativeCombined · 118 students
- Clearlake CreativityCombined · 19 students
- Blue HeronHigh · 3 students
- Konocti Education CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Burns Valley0.7 mi · 568
- Clearlake Creativity2.9 mi · 19
- Obsidian Middle3.1 mi · 590
- Blue Heron3.1 mi · 3
- Richard H. Lewis Alternative3.2 mi · 118
- Riviera Elementary3.7 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About PomoHow many students attend Pomo?
Pomo enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-07.
What grades does Pomo serve?
Pomo serves grades KG-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomo?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pomo is approximately 26.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pomo?
Pomo reports a student body of 27% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Pomo in?
Pomo is part of Konocti Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.