📍 950 W. Grand Ave., Pomona, Los Angeles County, 91766
Vejar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pomona, Los Angeles County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Calondra Jolly. It is part of the Pomona Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Vejar Elementary enrolls 783 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 715 | 91% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 3.1% |
| White | 8 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
746 of the school's 783 students (95%) 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.
Vejar Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Vejar Elementary is one of 38 schools in Pomona Unified, based in Pomona, California. The district serves 20,475 students district-wide and employs 960 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Vejar Elementary is larger than the district average of about 539 students per school.