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Kingsley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kingsley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 656 students in the Pomona Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom tier of California schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages; it also struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than both the district and state. This performance is notably lower than that of most nearby schools, including other Pomona Unified schools like La Verne Science and Technology Charter, and is starkly contrasted by higher-performing schools in neighboring districts such as Ramona Elementary (Ontario-Montclair) and Oakmont Elementary (Claremont Unified).

Interesting comparisons show that while Kingsley spends a relatively high amount per student, this spending has not reversed a decade-long decline in its statewide ranking, and schools with similar student demographics, like Barfield Elementary and Ramona Elementary, achieve better results, indicating that improvement is possible with different approaches focused on areas like attendance and consistent instruction across grade levels.

656

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,687

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1170 Washington St.
Pomona, CA 91767-4164

(909) 397-4609

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle
High:	Pomona High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,385^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	5385 of 5857	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5168 of 5869	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5367 of 5859	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4824 of 5883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	5332 of 5789	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	5019 of 5662	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	5313 of 5692	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5121 of 5614	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	5208 of 5611	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	4567 of 5530	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	4094 of 5390	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5066 of 5377	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	4149 of 5314	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	4589 of 5193	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3763 of 5113	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	4204 of 5113	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.1	3917 of 4818	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	4524 of 4822	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3569 of 4809	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.1	907 of 2227	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	2192 of 2585	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	2529 of 3162	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1818 of 3245	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	2353 of 3311	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	2625 of 3275	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3026 of 3246	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	5034 of 5597	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4664 of 5612	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5172 of 5609	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4355 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5017 of 5492	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4617 of 5413	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4581 of 5107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4387 of 5107	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4570 of 5087	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	3997 of 5084	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4432 of 4963	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4074 of 4830	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	306 of 429	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	271 of 364	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	270 of 335	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	238 of 356	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4789 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4584 of 5517	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4781 of 5363	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4098 of 5264	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4568 of 5173	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4259 of 5084	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5250 of 5628	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	5208 of 5643	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5098 of 5638	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4907 of 5663	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5141 of 5510	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4985 of 5431	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	2446 of 2847	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1709 of 2635	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1507 of 2420	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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
Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	1170 Washington St.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4609	656	29	22.6	83.8%	16 (2.4%)	20 (3.0%)	580 (88.4%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.8%)	13.5	5385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.5	5168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	217	8.7		8.7	27.8	15.2	24.0				22.5	23.9	8.9	14.4				15.9	94.8	94.8	96.9	95.8	94.8	94.8	$19,687	$2,499	$17,188
Allison Elementary	Public	K-6	1011 Russell Pl.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4556	427	19	22.4	93.9%	17 (4.0%)	30 (7.0%)	369 (86.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	26.4	4279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		18.2	5006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	727	23.5		23.5	31.5	29.9	40.0	22.6			30.5	32.7	29.9	27.5	14.1			25.7							$20,483	$2,343	$18,140
Barfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2181 North San Antonio Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4575	282	14	20.8	93.3%	9 (3.2%)	14 (5.0%)	248 (87.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	26.9	4226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		22.4	4638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	412	10.5		10.5	34.2	27.3	26.3	50.0			34.5	21.4	9.1	21.1	37.8			22.7							$23,161	$2,559	$20,602
Vista del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Vista Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0331	264	10	26.4	52.7%	24 (9.1%)	16 (6.1%)	205 (77.7%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	47.1	2758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		50.7	2521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	237	24.3		24.3	48.9	45.0	48.7	47.8			47.6	46.7	27.5	29.7	32.6			34.5							$19,575	$1,584	$17,991
Lehigh Elementary	Public	K-6	10200 Lehigh St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5697	477	20	23.8	93.7%	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.7%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30	3958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		28.5	4071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	113	11.7		11.7	26.9	38.2	28.3	47.6			35.3	31.9	33.3	13.3	31.8			28.0	96.1		97.4		96.1		$25,904	$3,578	$22,326
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Gordon St.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4624	345	18	19.7	95.7%	16 (4.6%)	19 (5.5%)	297 (86.1%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11.6	5530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		14.8	5323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	207	10.2		10.2	26.4	16.2	14.9	22.5			20.3	22.2	10.3	6.3	9.8			12.6							$21,740	$2,527	$19,213
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	$19,410	$1,899	$17,511
San Jose Elementary	Public	K-8	2015 Cadillac Dr.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4670	511	30	17.0	90.2%	11 (2.2%)	52 (10.2%)	417 (81.6%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	13.1	5407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		18.2	5013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	394	11.8	18.6	14.9	16.7	8.7	17.3	31.7	43.9	31.8	24.9	14.3	8.7	11.5	19.7	29.6	25.0	18.0	55.4	55.4	78.5	58.5	55.4	60.0	$19,957	$2,207	$17,750
La Verne Science and Technology Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	250 West La Verne Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4684	270	15	18.0	84.4%	9 (3.3%)	31 (11.5%)	209 (77.4%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	26.5	4271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		30.8	3875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	396	18.4		18.4	21.1	36.4	24.3	46.3			32.5	12.8	38.6	10.5	24.4			22.2	79.1	93.0		88.4	88.4	90.7	$10,641	$1,950	$8,691
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Howard St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3411	556	24	23.1	87.8%	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	532 (95.7%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.8	2715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		46	2789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	74	27.4		27.4	46.9	46.1	48.2	34.7			44.1	54.7	34.2	32.9	36.1			38.7							$22,341	$3,039	$19,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kingsley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emerson Middle
High : Pomona High

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Elementary?

Students at Kingsley Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Kingsley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Kingsley Elementary.

What district is Kingsley Elementary in?

Pomona Unified

Is Kingsley Elementary a good school?

Kingsley Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of California elementary schools.

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