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Vejar Elementary

Public Grades K-8
4287th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of California elementary schools
Summary

Vejar Elementary in Pomona, California, serves grades K–8 and has 741 students, the largest enrollment among the 10 nearby schools compared; it is part of Pomona Unified. In 2025–2026, about 36% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 23% in math and 22% in science, with all three results below state and district averages. The biggest takeaway is that these schoolwide figures hide wide differences by grade: grade 7 ELA was a relative bright spot, while grade 3 ELA and grade 8 performance were much weaker.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is Vejar’s strongest subject and math its weakest: its ELA proficiency was 36%, above the nearby-school average of 33%, while math was 23%, just below the nearby average of 24%; science was 22%, close to the nearby average of 22%. Vejar’s ELA rate was fourth among 11 schools including itself, and its math rate was seventh. Still, all three subjects fell below both state and district averages. Grade-level results vary sharply: grade 7 ELA proficiency was 53%, above the state’s 51% and district’s 40%, while grade 3 ELA was 15%, below the state’s 44% and district’s 31%. In grade 8 ELA, Vejar had 30% proficiency compared with 69% at nearby Lexington Elementary.

Science has improved most over time, rising 10 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA and math changed little; the science gap with the state narrowed, but Vejar remained below the state in every subject. Attendance also improved: chronic absenteeism fell 21 points from 2021–2022 to 2025–2026, reaching 16%, below the state’s 18% and district’s 24%. SchoolDigger ranks Vejar at the 26th percentile statewide, with 1 star; the district is at the 30th percentile with 2 stars. For context, Vejar’s 2024–2025 free/reduced-lunch-eligible rate was 95%, and its student-teacher ratio was 21.7, near the nearby-school average of 21.3. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings differ notably: Special Education Students ranked at the 7th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with Vejar overall at the 26th percentile; Homeless Students ranked at the 61st percentile in 2024–2025, versus the school’s overall 26th percentile that year. These are rankings, not explanations for the differences.

741
Students ?
21.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,915
Per pupil spending ?
95.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
97%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 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 — 27th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg30%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,287th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,686th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 24Elementary Schools in the Pomona Unified
1048th of 1,530Pomona 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.24287 of 581726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202525.84326 of 585726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.44077 of 586930.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.44027 of 585931.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.44515 of 588323.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.24784 of 578917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.03817 of 566232.6%★★☆☆☆
201726.64115 of 569227.7%★☆☆☆☆
201622.74373 of 561422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201525.64074 of 561127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201327.74221 of 553023.7%★☆☆☆☆
201217.74795 of 539011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201119.64710 of 537712.4%★☆☆☆☆
201023.64323 of 531418.6%★☆☆☆☆
200934.73384 of 519334.8%★★☆☆☆
200841.12878 of 511343.7%★★☆☆☆
200729.23633 of 511328.9%★☆☆☆☆
200616.54250 of 481811.8%★☆☆☆☆
200526.83500 of 482227.4%★☆☆☆☆
200419.63962 of 480917.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202226.31677 of 222724.7%★☆☆☆☆
201923.12170 of 258516.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.31849 of 212813.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202441.71705 of 316246.1%★★☆☆☆
202355.4968 of 324570.2%★★★★☆
202233.32340 of 331129.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.82638 of 327519.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.72343 of 324627.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.63740 of 558133.0%★★☆☆☆
202528.83939 of 559729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202433.73511 of 561237.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.23658 of 560934.8%★★☆☆☆
202225.54166 of 563526.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.44437 of 549219.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.13759 of 541330.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.73374 of 509433.8%★★☆☆☆
202533.53498 of 510731.5%★★☆☆☆
202439.23031 of 510740.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.92907 of 508742.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.63479 of 508431.6%★★☆☆☆
201927.93842 of 496322.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.22847 of 483041.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.8166 of 42961.3%★★★☆☆
202474.657 of 36484.3%★★★★☆
202351.5134 of 33560.0%★★★☆☆
202234.0251 of 35629.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.33548 of 542334.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.23579 of 546034.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.23354 of 551739.2%★★☆☆☆
202338.13221 of 536339.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.53712 of 526429.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.13924 of 517324.1%★☆☆☆☆
201842.02882 of 508443.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.94459 of 560320.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.04382 of 562822.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.34427 of 564321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.44204 of 563825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.94524 of 566320.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.54711 of 551014.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.33676 of 543132.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.72735 of 29276.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.42829 of 28470.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.62133 of 263519.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.42002 of 242017.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.01686 of 274038.5%★★☆☆☆
202530.61808 of 276134.5%★★☆☆☆
202426.81960 of 278329.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.51787 of 278135.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.81785 of 274034.9%★★☆☆☆
201925.01994 of 271526.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.21355 of 248045.4%★★☆☆☆
201734.11558 of 250837.9%★★☆☆☆
201630.91620 of 249735.1%★★☆☆☆
201526.91753 of 247729.2%★☆☆☆☆
201313.62160 of 23799.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201215.02027 of 225910.3%★☆☆☆☆
201116.71961 of 223612.3%★☆☆☆☆
201018.21892 of 217913.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202224.21294 of 153115.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202435.8910 of 147838.4%★★☆☆☆
202358.4294 of 152180.7%★★★★☆
202261.3277 of 154082.0%★★★★☆
201938.3738 of 144248.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.9576 of 136457.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.81268 of 251649.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.61595 of 253337.0%★★☆☆☆
202427.21796 of 255129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.51714 of 253132.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.41487 of 250940.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.11585 of 238033.4%★★☆☆☆
201837.11363 of 226239.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.61202 of 235749.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.81344 of 239543.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.91437 of 238839.8%★★☆☆☆
202339.61280 of 237446.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.51305 of 235944.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.91475 of 221333.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.8858 of 207258.6%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.9121 of 47774.6%★★★★☆
202466.780 of 39479.7%★★★★☆
202366.172 of 32077.5%★★★★☆
202247.9152 of 33654.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.71214 of 252952.0%★★★☆☆
202541.01382 of 254245.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.01565 of 257939.3%★★☆☆☆
202341.01293 of 253148.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.61246 of 245849.3%★★☆☆☆
201935.11487 of 236937.2%★★☆☆☆
201853.4877 of 223060.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.31882 of 251425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202527.71761 of 253430.5%★★☆☆☆
202426.11821 of 255228.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.51564 of 253838.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.51821 of 252727.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.32014 of 240716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201842.21189 of 227347.7%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school
Male (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)75th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school
Disabled (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Mathematics23%-16 vs state
Science22%-14 vs state

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Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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

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

Vejar Elementary ranks 4287th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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