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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809013513
Pomona Elementary School
4480 KIRBY DR, MANVEL, TX 77578 · (281) 245-3670 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
167 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 25.0% | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 30.0% | 13.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Pomona Elementary School
Pomona Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Elementary School this school | 721 | 23.2% | 65.3% |
| Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 722 | 22.2% | 55.1% |
| Anna May Daulton Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 648 | 25.8% | 70.3% |
| Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School PEARLAND | 665 | 19.1% | 71.4% |
| Glenn York Elementary School PEARLAND | 758 | 21.0% | 75.3% |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School PEARLAND | 678 | 34.2% | 61.6% |
Matched among Texas 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 Pomona Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #503 of 4,401 | #12 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #312 of 4,466 ▲ 228 | #6 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #366 of 4,466 ▲ 74 | #5 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,595 of 3,998 | #33 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #783 of 4,938 | #12 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,833 of 4,622 | #38 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #120 of 4,628 | #5 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #4,365 of 4,789 | #51 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +79.8% | #46 of 1,307 | #1 of 14 |
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
721
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 721 | 46.7 | 15.4:1 | 23% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 50.4 | 15.5:1 | 25% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 51.3 | 15.7:1 | 28% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 29% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 32.1 | 12.5:1 | 26% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomona Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 80% (401 to 721); teachers up 45% (32.1 to 46.7).
About Pomona Elementary School
Pomona Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in MANVEL, Texas. In all, 721 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 39% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 37 schools, ALVIN ISD enrolls 30,038 students. Pomona Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Pomona Elementary School is Black, with 38% of students. The next largest groups are 20% Asian, 18% White, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 16% share among Brazoria County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
On staff are 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Pomona Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%. For comparison, public schools in Brazoria County average 50%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pomona Elementary School, the prediction is 63.8% and the result is 65.3%.
The county, Brazoria County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,993 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Brazoria County has 115 public schools with about 75,767 students, including Pomona Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Red Duke Elementary School is closest at about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 65.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pomona Elementary School had 731 students in 2020-21 and 721 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The Pomona Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
Other schools in MANVEL
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- Red Duke Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Manvel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 705 students
- E C Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
Other Pomona Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pomona Elementary. Pomona Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Pomona Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 395 students
- Pomona Elementary SchoolMONTROSE, CO · 335 students
- Pomona ElementaryCosta Mesa, CA · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Red Duke Elementary School0.8 mi · 711
- Don Jeter Elementary School1.4 mi · 800
- Shadow Creek High School1.4 mi · 2,599
- Rodeo Palms Junior High School1.8 mi · 842
- Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary School1.9 mi · 665
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School2.2 mi · 1,034
Frequently asked questions
About Pomona Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pomona Elementary School?
Pomona Elementary School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pomona Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pomona Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pomona Elementary School have?
Pomona Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pomona Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pomona Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 17% Hispanic, 38% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pomona Elementary School in?
Pomona Elementary School is part of ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.