Pomona Elementary School

Located at 1045 SOUTH CASCADE, in MONTROSE, Colorado, Pomona Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus that caters to 335 students (grades K through 5), part of Montrose County School District Re-1J.

Across the 15 schools in Montrose County School District Re-1J (5,977 students total), Pomona Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pomona Elementary School lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Pomona Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montrose County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pomona Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.8%; this one delivers 27.2%.

In the surrounding community, Montrose County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,120 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Montrose County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,237 students), Pomona Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Columbine Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pomona Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pomona Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pomona Elementary School has declined 16%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 62% to 53%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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