USA.com / Colorado / Mesa County / Palisade, CO / Public Schools / Pomona Elementary School

Pomona Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

588 251/2 Rd

Grand Junction CO, 81505, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-4990

Ranking:

(746 out of 1,246, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Mesa County Valley School District 51

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	22		22		21		24		25		24		25
Total Students:	383		408		416		417		427		465		437
Kindergarten:	60	15.7%	67	16.4%	67	16.1%	67	16.1%	68	15.9%	61	13.1%	63	14.4%
Grade 1:	63	16.4%	64	15.7%	79	19.0%	63	15.1%	60	14.1%	73	15.7%	58	13.3%
Grade 2:	63	16.4%	77	18.9%	63	15.1%	67	16.1%	68	15.9%	66	14.2%	81	18.5%
Grade 3:	77	20.1%	65	15.9%	63	15.1%	80	19.2%	62	14.5%	92	19.8%	88	20.1%
Grade 4:	65	17.0%	60	14.7%	79	19.0%	60	14.4%	78	18.3%	96	20.6%	72	16.5%
Grade 5:	55	14.4%	75	18.4%	65	15.6%	80	19.2%	91	21.3%	77	16.6%	75	17.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	208	54.3%	217	53.2%	229	55.0%	220	52.8%	214	50.1%	227	48.8%	214	49.0%
Female:	175	45.7%	191	46.8%	187	45.0%	197	47.2%	205	48.0%	230	49.5%	219	50.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.8%	4	1.0%	6	1.4%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	3	0.6%	6	1.4%
Asian:	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	5	1.2%	9	2.1%	10	2.2%	9	2.1%
Hispanic:	75	19.6%	84	20.6%	82	19.7%	82	19.7%	73	17.1%	77	16.6%	88	20.1%
Black:	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	4	1.0%	2	0.5%	8	1.9%	7	1.5%	7	1.6%
White:	270	70.5%	290	71.1%	301	72.4%	312	74.8%	334	78.2%	368	79.1%	327	74.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	32	8.4%	26	6.4%	21	5.0%	15	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	130	33.9%	141	34.6%	141	33.9%	137	32.9%	124	29.0%	122	26.2%	116	26.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	10	2.6%	18	4.4%	32	7.7%	28	6.7%	33	7.7%	27	5.8%	28	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.61		18.34		19.64		17.38		16.80		19.60		17.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	69	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	70	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	68	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	64	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	66	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	65	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	64	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	72	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	71	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	65	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	71	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	67	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	70	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	46	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	56	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	48	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	50	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	39	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	47	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	40	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33	40	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	64	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	68	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	62	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	63	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	66	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	64	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	64	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	68	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	62	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	64	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	63	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	50	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	51	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	47	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	41	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	45	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	39	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	42	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	48	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	56	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	60	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	55	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	54	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	57	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	59	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	69	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	72	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	67	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	69	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	38	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	41	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	39	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	41	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	41	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	40	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	50	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	57	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	57	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	54	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	52	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	48	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	54	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.6	65.8	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.7	68.4	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.3	72.1	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.3	74.1	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33.9	41	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36.5	42.7	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	67.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	69.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	65.6	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	66.9	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40.3	41.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46.5	44.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	58.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	60.6	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.0	68.5	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.8	67.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.6	42.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	44.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.0	54.3	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.5	53.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.1%	47.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.9%	52.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.3%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.7%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,643.0	$43,715.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,073.0	$30,372.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,500.0	$49,052.0

* Pomona Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.