POMONA EL

POMONA EL, a moderately sized elementary campus in MANVEL, Texas, overseen by ALVIN ISD, teaches 721 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

Across the 37 schools in ALVIN ISD (30,038 students total), POMONA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, POMONA EL records that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Asian, 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Brazoria County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Brazoria County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, POMONA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 66.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Brazoria County indicate median household income runs about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which POMONA EL is one.

The closest other public school is RED DUKE EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, POMONA EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 60.5%.

POMONA EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 80%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 721 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.