Is Vejar Elementary a good school?

Vejar Elementary ranks 4071 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vejar Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 750 students attended Vejar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vejar Elementary?

Students at Vejar Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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

Vejar Elementary

Summary:

Vejar Elementary is a public K-8 school in Pomona, California, serving 783 students. The school is part of the Pomona Unified School District, which is ranked 1056 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vejar Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2017-2018 to 36.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than district and state averages. Academically, Vejar's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is consistently lower than the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.28% of Vejar students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35.69% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school also struggles with achievement gaps, with Special Education and Disabled students performing in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ranch Hills Elementary, Lexington Elementary, and Decker Elementary, Vejar Elementary consistently underperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Vejar appear to be closely linked to its academic struggles, and the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may also be a significant factor in its performance challenges.

Detail:

Public K-8

950 West Grand Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766-3325

(909) 397-4985

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4071^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,919

Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually attend:

High:	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
	Garey High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 750

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

Asian:

3.9%

African American:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Vejar Elementary ranks worse than 69.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.42. (See more...)

Compare Details Vejar Elementary ranks worse than 70.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.83. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Vejar Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Pomona Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.5%), Asian (3.9%), African American (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vejar Elementary is 20.8, which is the 6^th best among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Vejar Elementary employs 35.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vejar Elementary is $4,919. 20 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vejar Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Vejar Elementary 4071^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Vejar Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Vejar Elementary 1955^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Vejar Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pomona Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomona Unified 1056^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vejar Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.57	3962^nd	4809	17.6%
2005	26.77	3500^th	4822	27.4%
2006	16.55	4250^th	4818	11.8%
2007	29.19	3633^rd	5113	28.9%
2008	41.12	2878^th	5113	43.7%
2009	34.70	3384^th	5193	34.8%
2010	23.63	4323^rd	5314	18.6%
2011	19.64	4710^th	5377	12.4%
2012	17.75	4795^th	5390	11.0%
2013	27.69	4221^st	5530	23.7%
2015	25.63	4074^th	5611	27.4%
2016	22.68	4373^rd	5614	22.1%
2017	26.59	4115^th	5692	27.7%
2018	30.03	3817^th	5662	32.6%
2019	20.20	4784^th	5789	17.4%
2022	23.36	4515^th	5883	23.3%
2023	28.36	4036^th	5874	31.3%
2024	28.42	4071^st	5862	30.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.73	2343^rd	3246	27.8%
2019	27.80	2638^th	3275	19.5%
2022	33.26	2340^th	3311	29.3%
2023	55.41	969^th	3250	70.2%
2024	41.65	1704^th	3160	46.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.44	2002^nd	2420	17.3%
2024	24.59	2132^nd	2634	19.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.04	2882^nd	5084	43.3%
2019	29.06	3924^th	5173	24.1%
2022	31.49	3712^th	5264	29.5%
2023	38.09	3224^th	5374	40.0%
2024	37.22	3350^th	5511	39.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	33.95	251^st	356	29.5%
2023	51.46	134^th	336	60.1%
2024	74.58	57^th	364	84.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.10	3759^th	5413	30.6%
2019	22.40	4437^th	5492	19.2%
2022	25.48	4166^th	5635	26.1%
2023	31.17	3663^rd	5617	34.8%
2024	33.73	3505^th	5605	37.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.34	1849^th	2128	13.1%
2019	23.07	2170^th	2585	16.1%
2022	26.30	1677^th	2227	24.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.27	3676^th	5431	32.3%
2019	19.49	4711^th	5510	14.5%
2022	21.87	4524^th	5663	20.1%
2023	25.41	4211^th	5650	25.5%
2024	23.32	4421^st	5636	21.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.18	2847^th	4830	41.1%
2019	27.89	3842^nd	4963	22.6%
2022	32.60	3479^th	5084	31.6%
2023	39.90	2911^th	5098	42.9%
2024	39.18	3027^th	5102	40.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	18.22	1892^nd	2179	13.2%
2011	16.72	1961^st	2236	12.3%
2012	15.01	2027^th	2259	10.3%
2013	13.59	2160^th	2379	9.2%
2015	26.93	1753^rd	2477	29.2%
2016	30.87	1620^th	2497	35.1%
2017	34.11	1558^th	2508	37.9%
2018	40.20	1355^th	2480	45.4%
2019	24.97	1994^th	2715	26.6%
2022	29.82	1785^th	2740	34.9%
2023	30.48	1801^st	2802	35.7%
2024	26.83	1955^th	2777	29.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.94	576^th	1364	57.8%
2019	38.29	738^th	1442	48.8%
2022	61.33	277^th	1540	82.0%
2023	58.40	294^th	1529	80.8%
2024	35.77	910^th	1477	38.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.41	877^th	2230	60.7%
2019	35.11	1487^th	2369	37.2%
2022	42.62	1246^th	2458	49.3%
2023	40.96	1301^st	2549	49.0%
2024	35.04	1562^nd	2575	39.3%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	47.95	152^nd	336	54.8%
2023	66.11	72^nd	321	77.6%
2024	66.72	80^th	394	79.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.10	1363^rd	2262	39.7%
2019	31.12	1585^th	2380	33.4%
2022	35.37	1487^th	2509	40.7%
2023	28.45	1721^st	2547	32.4%
2024	27.19	1791^st	2546	29.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	24.19	1294^th	1531	15.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.20	1189^th	2273	47.7%
2019	19.32	2014^th	2407	16.3%
2022	25.52	1821^st	2527	27.9%
2023	32.52	1575^th	2558	38.4%
2024	26.14	1817^th	2547	28.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Vejar Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.84	858^th	2072	58.6%
2019	31.90	1475^th	2213	33.3%
2022	39.46	1305^th	2359	44.7%
2023	39.61	1286^th	2391	46.2%
2024	35.91	1433^rd	2383	39.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Vejar Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1991	3	10	78	248	0	n/a	n/a	339
1992	12	26	122	491	3	n/a	n/a	654
1993	3	28	145	509	2	n/a	n/a	687
1994	8	15	146	528	0	n/a	n/a	697
1995	13	10	147	488	1	n/a	n/a	659
1996	13	10	147	488	1	n/a	n/a	659
1997	10	18	136	541	10	n/a	n/a	715
1998	12	19	135	592	9	n/a	n/a	767
1999	11	13	123	599	4	n/a	n/a	750
2000	5	18	110	631	3	n/a	n/a	767
2001	10	15	96	666	3	n/a	n/a	790
2002	12	15	83	1155	1	n/a	n/a	1266
2003	12	15	83	1155	1	n/a	n/a	1266
2004	12	10	78	1049	1	n/a	n/a	1150
2005	5	14	75	1033	1	n/a	n/a	1128
2006	4	13	75	943	1	n/a	n/a	1036
2007	6	11	63	673	0	n/a	n/a	753
2008	6	9	53	656	n/a	n/a	n/a	724
2009	4	11	49	710	0	0	0	774
2010	8	11	60	832	1	0	2	914
2011	3	15	56	906	1	2	1	984
2012	5	18	54	853	3	0	2	935
2013	5	27	44	866	3	1	4	950
2014	8	25	36	859	3	1	1	933
2015	7	21	35	830	2	1	1	897
2016	4	26	35	859	2	1	2	929
2017	10	30	34	879	2	1	3	959
2018	11	29	34	898	1	1	6	980
2019	9	19	33	839	3	1	5	909
2020	12	20	33	789	5	1	5	865
2021	12	23	28	772	1	1	0	837
2022	11	23	24	736	4	0	2	800
2023	8	24	28	715	3	1	4	783
2024	7	18	29	686	2	0	8	750

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vejar Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	339	11.6	29.2	n/a
1992	654	11.8	55.4	79.4
1993	687	24.5	28.0	95.1
1994	697	25.0	27.9	95
1995	659	24.0	27.5	95
1996	659	24.0	27.5	95
1997	715	28.0	25.5	93.3
1998	767	36.0	21.3	94.9
1999	750	33.0	22.7	94.9
2000	767	36.5	21.0	91.1
2001	790	36.0	21.9	89.9
2002	1266	52.0	24.3	90
2003	1266	52.0	24.3	90
2004	1150	42.0	27.4	82.6
2005	1128	42.5	26.5	73.6
2006	1036	46.0	22.5	91.4
2007	753	33.0	22.8	90.2
2008	724	36.0	20.1	92.1
2009	774	33.0	22.1	96.1
2010	914	39.6	23.0	94.7
2011	984	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	935	41.3	22.6	n/a
2013	950	41.0	23.1	92.1
2014	933	36.7	25.3	90
2015	897	38.0	23.6	93.3
2016	929	39.0	23.8	93.4
2017	959	40.6	23.6	93.7
2018	980	39.8	24.6	94.3
2019	909	38.7	23.4	96.3
2020	865	n/a	n/a	93.6
2021	837	37.5	22.3	96.8
2022	800	36.0	22.2	97.6
2023	783	36.4	21.4	95.3
2024	750	35.9	20.8	96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vejar Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	339	11.6	29.2	n/a
1992	654	11.8	55.4	79.4
1993	687	24.5	28.0	95.1
1994	697	25.0	27.9	95
1995	659	24.0	27.5	95
1996	659	24.0	27.5	95
1997	715	28.0	25.5	93.3
1998	767	36.0	21.3	94.9
1999	750	33.0	22.7	94.9
2000	767	36.5	21.0	91.1
2001	790	36.0	21.9	89.9
2002	1266	52.0	24.3	90
2003	1266	52.0	24.3	90
2004	1150	42.0	27.4	82.6
2005	1128	42.5	26.5	73.6
2006	1036	46.0	22.5	91.4
2007	753	33.0	22.8	90.2
2008	724	36.0	20.1	92.1
2009	774	33.0	22.1	96.1
2010	914	39.6	23.0	94.7
2011	984	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	935	41.3	22.6	n/a
2013	950	41.0	23.1	92.1
2014	933	36.7	25.3	90
2015	897	38.0	23.6	93.3
2016	929	39.0	23.8	93.4
2017	959	40.6	23.6	93.7
2018	980	39.8	24.6	94.3
2019	909	38.7	23.4	96.3
2020	865	n/a	n/a	93.6
2021	837	37.5	22.3	96.8
2022	800	36.0	22.2	97.6
2023	783	36.4	21.4	95.3
2024	750	35.9	20.8	96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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