San Jose Elementary

San Jose Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Pomona, California, operated by Pomona Unified, educates 511 students, covering grades K through 8.

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

On demographics, San Jose Elementary lists that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, San Jose Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting San Jose Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), San Jose Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. San Jose Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: La Verne Science and Technology Charter, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, San Jose Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 23.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Jose Elementary has contracted 5%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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