Vejar Elementary School in Pomona, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 14.

950 West Grand Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766

Student Enrollment: 813

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Pomona Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 61
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Gloria Negrete McLeod
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 32
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Nell Soto
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 38
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Grace Napolitano
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 34.04621
Longitude: -117.76066

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -8 (679 to 671)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (11 tested out of 11)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (11 tested out of 11)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (54 tested out of 54)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (54 tested out of 54)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (736 tested out of 736)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (736 tested out of 736)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (780 tested out of 780)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (780 tested out of 780)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (534 tested out of 534)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (534 tested out of 534)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (61 tested out of 61)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (61 tested out of 61)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 27.5%

Here:	28%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 37.0%

Here:	37%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 42.0% (21 proficient out of 50)

Here:	42%
State average from 1188 schools:	63%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 56.0% (28 proficient out of 50)

Here:	56%
State average from 1189 schools:	75%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 26.3% (162 proficient out of 617)

Vejar Elementary:	26%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 35.8% (221 proficient out of 617)

Here:	36%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 27.2% (178 proficient out of 655)

Vejar Elementary:	27%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 36.9% (242 proficient out of 655)

Here:	37%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.5% (129 proficient out of 506)

Here:	26%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 35.2% (178 proficient out of 506)

Here:	35%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.8% (1 proficient out of 57)

Vejar Elementary:	2%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 3.5% (2 proficient out of 57)

Here:	4%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 719

2006 API (Base) : 673

Here:	673.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 5

2007 API Target: 679

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 665 (651 students included)

Vejar Elementary:	665
State average from 1561 schools:	710

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 691

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 671 (691 students included)

Here:	671
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 506

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 661 (506 students included)

Here:	661
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 59
Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 7%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 91%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 94%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 1%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 59%

Here:	59.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 23

Vejar Elementary:	23.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 91%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 50%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.76

Here:	1.8
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 12%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 63%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 25%
School Characteristic Index : 158.9089447

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 719

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 345.120

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 719

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 230.080

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 199

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 39.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 95

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 5.700

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 95

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.850

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 95

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.850

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 95

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 7.600
2006 API (Growth) : 671
2005 API (Base): 679
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 663

Here:	663
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 676

Here:	676
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -13 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 669

Here:	669
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 678

Here:	678
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -9 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 663

Here:	663
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 672

Vejar Elementary:	672
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -9 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 681
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 666