📍 1300 N. Dudley, Pomona, Los Angeles County, 91768
Cortez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pomona, Los Angeles County. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Franco-madirgal. It is part of the Pomona Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Cortez Elementary enrolls 608 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Black or African American and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 569 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.5% |
| White | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 608 students (92%) 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.
Cortez 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.
Cortez 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 608 students, Cortez Elementary is close to the district average of about 539 students per school.