Is Pantera Elementary a good school?

Yes! Pantera Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 168 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Pantera Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 484 students attended Pantera Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pantera Elementary?

Students at Pantera Elementary are 67% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Pantera Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pantera Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lorbeer Middle High : Diamond Ranch High

Pantera Elementary

Summary:

Pantera Elementary is a public elementary school located in Diamond Bar, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 466 students. It is part of the Pomona Unified School District, which is ranked 1056 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pantera Elementary is an exceptional school within the Pomona Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 168-629 over the past 8 years. The school's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 82.76% of Pantera students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35.69% for the Pomona Unified district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 80.75% of Pantera students were proficient or better, compared to 22.67% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Pantera's performance is particularly strong in 4th and 6th grade ELA, where over 86% of students are proficient or better.

When compared to other high-performing schools outside the Pomona Unified district, such as those in the Chino Valley Unified and Walnut Valley Unified districts, Pantera Elementary's academic performance is still impressive, but not quite as dominant. Schools like Country Springs Elementary, Maple Hill Elementary, and Quail Summit Elementary in the Chino Valley and Walnut Valley districts have even higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, often exceeding 80% and even 90% in some grade levels. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.0% to 7.2%, compared to Pantera's 11.0%.

Detail:

Public K-6

801 Pantera Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4637

(909) 397-4475

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
168^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,065

Students who attend Pantera Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lorbeer Middle
High:	Diamond Ranch High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 484

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.9%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pantera Elementary ranks better than 97.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.95. (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 Racial makeup is: Asian (66.9%), Hispanic (22.3%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pantera Elementary is 23. 15 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pantera Elementary employs 20.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pantera Elementary is $5,065. 14 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pantera Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pantera Elementary 168^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pantera Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Hispanic students:

Pomona Unified:

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

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Rank History for Pantera Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	97.55	95^th	4809	98.0%
2005	97.91	58^th	4822	98.8%
2006	96.33	145^th	4818	97.0%
2007	98.26	41^st	5113	99.2%
2008	97.24	64^th	5113	98.7%
2009	97.56	28^th	5193	99.5%
2010	95.31	122^nd	5314	97.7%
2011	91.41	357^th	5377	93.4%
2012	86.77	633^rd	5390	88.3%
2013	88.25	568^th	5530	89.7%
2015	82.97	983^rd	5611	82.5%
2016	84.45	937^th	5614	83.3%
2017	95.06	320^th	5692	94.4%
2018	88.77	698^th	5662	87.7%
2019	90.22	629^th	5789	89.1%
2022	92.62	550^th	5883	90.7%
2023	94.91	360^th	5874	93.9%
2024	96.95	168^th	5862	97.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.30	207^th	5084	95.9%
2019	96.89	77^th	5173	98.5%
2022	95.05	180^th	5264	96.6%
2023	97.57	87^th	5374	98.4%
2024	97.75	116^th	5511	97.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.57	840^th	5413	84.5%
2019	87.42	694^th	5492	87.4%
2022	89.15	683^rd	5635	87.9%
2023	91.80	515^th	5617	90.8%
2024	96.70	134^th	5605	97.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.08	507^th	5431	90.7%
2019	88.34	673^rd	5510	87.8%
2022	92.24	488^th	5663	91.4%
2023	94.98	312^th	5650	94.5%
2024	95.24	254^th	5636	95.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.64	289^th	1071	73.0%
2019	61.53	535^th	1149	53.4%
2022	70.94	362^nd	1154	68.6%
2023	73.73	301^st	1190	74.7%
2024	75.62	274^th	1203	77.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pantera Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.10	410^th	4830	91.5%
2019	93.04	194^th	4963	96.1%
2022	92.97	263^rd	5084	94.8%
2023	89.51	370^th	5098	92.7%
2024	96.37	114^th	5102	97.8%

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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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by a parent
Friday, April 11, 2014

This is the school I strongly recommend to you. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 11, 2014

My daughter graduated from Pantera Elementary. Most of her friends graduated from this school. Most of them now still hang out together. They all love this school so much. They all went to top 5 ranched public universities in California. (My daughter is an engineering student in UC Berkeley now. ) Teachers from Pantera elementary school encourage students in academic and many activities. They always help students and parents ( I am a Asian mom and not very good at English ). My daughter's math was so bad before attending this school. But she starts to love math and reading a lot because teachers' help. ( She even got 800 score in SAT writing ) She enjoy teachers' creative teaching method. School environment is very safe. Ratio of student number - teacher number is low compared to other public schools. Teachers get more attention on each students' need. We strongly recommend you choose this school for your kids if you do love them. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pantera Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	77	2	131	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
2003	77	2	131	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
2004	89	7	162	25	0	n/a	n/a	1	284
2005	96	8	157	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
2006	101	13	188	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
2007	101	15	179	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
2008	87	16	183	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	364
2009	85	18	179	86	1	1	1	0	371
2010	86	19	189	85	1	3	1	0	384
2011	77	23	198	101	1	2	7	0	409
2012	66	25	215	117	0	1	11	0	435
2013	56	20	201	133	0	3	14	0	427
2014	50	22	180	143	2	1	17	0	415
2015	40	24	165	137	2	0	11	0	379
2016	33	23	150	146	3	4	12	0	371
2017	29	22	144	159	4	4	11	0	373
2018	29	18	148	144	2	4	16	0	361
2019	21	21	181	163	2	1	18	0	407
2020	17	17	208	151	1	0	15	0	409
2021	21	10	235	151	0	0	14	0	431
2022	18	6	250	139	0	1	19	1	434
2023	18	1	295	123	0	1	27	1	466
2024	16	4	324	108	0	1	31	0	484

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 Pantera Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	227	2.0	113.5	8.4
2003	227	2.0	113.5	8.4
2004	284	11.0	25.8	8.8
2005	293	14.0	20.9	3.8
2006	360	15.0	24.0	8.6
2007	359	16.0	22.4	10.9
2008	364	16.0	22.8	13.7
2009	371	16.0	21.8	16.7
2010	384	14.0	27.4	20.3
2011	409	n/a	n/a	19.6
2012	435	18.5	23.5	n/a
2013	427	16.5	25.8	23.4
2014	415	14.0	29.6	28.7
2015	379	14.0	27.0	32.7
2016	371	14.0	26.5	37.2
2017	373	15.0	24.8	38.3
2018	361	16.0	22.5	40.7
2019	407	16.0	25.4	64.4
2020	409	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	431	20.0	21.5	54.5
2022	434	21.6	20.0	47.5
2023	466	21.6	21.5	51.1
2024	484	20.9	23.0	52.7

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 Pantera Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	227	2.0	113.5	8.4
2003	227	2.0	113.5	8.4
2004	284	11.0	25.8	8.8
2005	293	14.0	20.9	3.8
2006	360	15.0	24.0	8.6
2007	359	16.0	22.4	10.9
2008	364	16.0	22.8	13.7
2009	371	16.0	21.8	16.7
2010	384	14.0	27.4	20.3
2011	409	n/a	n/a	19.6
2012	435	18.5	23.5	n/a
2013	427	16.5	25.8	23.4
2014	415	14.0	29.6	28.7
2015	379	14.0	27.0	32.7
2016	371	14.0	26.5	37.2
2017	373	15.0	24.8	38.3
2018	361	16.0	22.5	40.7
2019	407	16.0	25.4	64.4
2020	409	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	431	20.0	21.5	54.5
2022	434	21.6	20.0	47.5
2023	466	21.6	21.5	51.1
2024	484	20.9	23.0	52.7

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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