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Vejar Elementary

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Vejar Elementary ranks 4326 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vejar Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 741 students in the Pomona Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school faces significant academic challenges overall, it performs comparably to or better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Lopez Elementary and Washington Elementary. Vejar shows relative strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district average and many neighboring schools. However, a critical area of concern is the school's performance with Special Education students, which ranks among the very lowest in the state, indicating a need for urgent attention and support for this subgroup.

Interesting comparisons reveal that Ranch Hills Elementary, located nearby, achieves much higher academic results despite also serving a substantial low-income population, suggesting that different practices or resources can lead to different outcomes. Within Vejar, sixth-grade math proficiency exceeds state averages, and the school has shown effectiveness in supporting homeless students. The school's unique K-8 structure, compared to the more common K-6 configuration of schools like Roosevelt Elementary or Philadelphia Elementary, may offer both continuity benefits and distinct challenges for its students and staff.

741

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,338

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 West Grand Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766-3325

(909) 397-4985

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually attend:

High:	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
	Garey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Asian:

4.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,326^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,808^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Pomona Unified

1092^nd of 1,543Pomona Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	4326 of 5857	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	4077 of 5869	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	4027 of 5859	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4515 of 5883	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4784 of 5789	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3817 of 5662	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.6	4115 of 5692	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	4373 of 5614	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	4074 of 5611	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	4221 of 5530	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	4795 of 5390	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	4710 of 5377	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	4323 of 5314	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	3384 of 5193	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	2878 of 5113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3633 of 5113	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	4250 of 4818	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.8	3500 of 4822	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	3962 of 4809	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	1677 of 2227	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2170 of 2585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1849 of 2128	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	1705 of 3162	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	968 of 3245	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	33.3	2340 of 3311	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2638 of 3275	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	2343 of 3246	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3939 of 5597	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3511 of 5612	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3658 of 5609	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4166 of 5635	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4437 of 5492	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3759 of 5413	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3498 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3031 of 5107	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2907 of 5087	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3479 of 5084	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3842 of 4963	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2847 of 4830	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	166 of 429	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	57 of 364	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	134 of 335	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	251 of 356	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3579 of 5460	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3354 of 5517	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3221 of 5363	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3712 of 5264	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3924 of 5173	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2882 of 5084	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4382 of 5628	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4427 of 5643	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4204 of 5638	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4524 of 5663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4711 of 5510	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3676 of 5431	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2829 of 2847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	2133 of 2635	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2002 of 2420	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1808 of 2761	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1960 of 2783	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1787 of 2781	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1785 of 2740	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1994 of 2715	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1355 of 2480	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	1558 of 2508	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	1620 of 2497	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1753 of 2477	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	2160 of 2379	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	2027 of 2259	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	1961 of 2236	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	1892 of 2179	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	1294 of 1531	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	910 of 1478	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	294 of 1521	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	277 of 1540	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	738 of 1442	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	576 of 1364	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1595 of 2533	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1796 of 2551	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1714 of 2531	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1487 of 2509	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1585 of 2380	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1363 of 2262	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1344 of 2395	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1437 of 2388	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1280 of 2374	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1305 of 2359	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1475 of 2213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	858 of 2072	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	121 of 477	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	80 of 394	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	72 of 320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	152 of 336	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1382 of 2542	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1565 of 2579	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1293 of 2531	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1246 of 2458	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1487 of 2369	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	877 of 2230	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1761 of 2534	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1821 of 2552	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1564 of 2538	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1821 of 2527	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2014 of 2407	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1189 of 2273	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vejar Elementary	Public	K-8	950 West Grand Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4985	741	34	21.7	95.3%	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.0%)	671 (90.6%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	25.8	4326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		28.4	4077^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	249	13.8	9.8	11.9	24.7	36.9	29.8	44.8	35.1	29.6	33.0	24.0	15.4	17.0	37.9	21.6	19.5	22.2	78.0	90.0	93.0	93.0	90.0	88.0	$20,338	$18,768	$1,570
Lopez Elementary	Public	K-6	701 South White Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4438	394	17	23.1	97.7%	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	371 (94.2%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11.6	5532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.1	5550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	18	15.9		15.9	15.9	22.0	29.0	19.1			21.9	11.1	8.5	11.1	3.2			8.3							$26,442	$24,972	$1,470
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	351 West Phillips Blvd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4643	382	17	22.4	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	19 (5.0%)	345 (90.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.9	3731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	3516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	215	30.8		30.8	18.8	30.5	42.3	52.7			36.5	20.8	28.8	25.0	25.5			25.2							$26,108	$24,804	$1,304
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-8	550 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4616	537	28	19.1	91.2%	16 (3.0%)	13 (2.4%)	482 (89.8%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.6	4261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		28.2	4097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	164	21.6	25.9	23.9	24.6	20.0	31.4	36.4	50.9	60.3	38.0	26.3	17.4	19.6	38.8	70.4	67.2	40.8							$27,906	$26,476	$1,430
Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	437	23	19.0	76.4%	31 (7.1%)	24 (5.5%)	323 (73.9%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	30.4	3926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		27	4202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	276	20.0		20.0	38.8	24.6	33.9	47.5			36.2	40.0	21.4	20.0	23.7			25.8	77.6	82.8	94.8	82.8	82.8	82.8	$24,954	$23,684	$1,270
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 South Towne Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4552	606	29	20.9	95.0%	7 (1.2%)	42 (6.9%)	541 (89.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	17.9	5018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		18.3	5000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	18	15.1		15.1	35.7	30.1	28.1	18.2			28.2	21.2	22.4	8.1	11.4			15.8	93.0	95.6	98.3	96.5	94.7	97.4	$23,894	$22,492	$1,402
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4680	327	14	22.5	78.9%	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	314 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37.3	3394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		28.9	4031^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	637	55.2		55.2	33.3	25.9	48.3	42.2			35.8	31.4	17.0	41.4	31.8			28.8							$43,464	$41,994	$1,470
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Huntington Blvd.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4666	529	24	22.5	93.4%	10 (1.9%)	18 (3.4%)	489 (92.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	22.8	4608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		22.3	4648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	40	26.1		26.1	18.5	23.9	47.1	10.8			25.9	20.0	14.1	31.8	4.8			17.9							$22,067	$20,680	$1,387
Philadelphia Elementary	Public	K-6	600 East Philadelphia St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4660	535	26	20.5	92.0%	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	502 (93.8%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	20.7	4772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		21.4	4744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	28	15.0		15.0	18.2	24.7	27.9	40.3			27.8	18.0	21.6	17.5	26.0			20.7	88.4	91.9		95.4	88.4	96.5	$34,228	$32,746	$1,482
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	975 East Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4675	645	28	23.0	95.0%	16 (2.5%)	13 (2.0%)	594 (92.1%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	11.6	5531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		19.9	4878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	653	14.2		14.2	15.3	16.3	25.2				19.5	14.0	8.2	13.6				11.9	92.1	96.0		94.1	95.1	97.0	$26,027	$24,730	$1,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Vejar Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vejar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
High : Garey High

How many students attend Vejar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Vejar Elementary.

What district is Vejar Elementary in?

Pomona Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vejar Elementary?

Students at Vejar Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% White.

Is Vejar Elementary a good school?

Vejar Elementary ranks 4326^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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