📍 2051 Pomona Ave., Costa Mesa, Orange County, 92627
Pomona Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Pedroso. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Pomona Elementary enrolls 303 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 303 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pomona Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pomona Elementary is one of 32 schools in Newport-Mesa Unified, based in Costa Mesa, California. The district serves 17,635 students district-wide and employs 902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Pomona Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.