Grade Trends

Cortez Elementary

Grades K–8 Public District: Pomona Unified

1300 North Dudley, Pomona, CA 91768 Map

Math (met standard)
31%
−9 state 39% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
46%
−3 state 48% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
44%
+9 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
92%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
607
2024-25
Students per teacher
24.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 48% state 47% · 2025-26 45% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 18% state 42% · 2025-26 27% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 26% state 37% · 2025-26 44% state 49% · 2025-26 38% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 47% state 37% · 2025-26 60% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 22% state 38% · 2025-26 40% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 26% state 36% · 2025-26 54% state 50% · 2025-26 50% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 31% state 39% · 2025-26 46% state 48% · 2025-26 44% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 31% state 39% 46% state 48% 44% state 35%
2024-25 36% state 38% 45% state 48% 37% state 33%
2023-24 34% state 37% 41% state 46% 27% state 31%
2022-23 32% state 36% 45% state 45% 29% state 31%
2021-22 38% state 34% 46% state 46% 32% state 30%
2018-19 40% state 40% 47% state 50% 26% state 31%
2017-18 38% state 39% 47% state 49% —
2016-17 38% state 38% 48% state 47% —
2015-16 38% state 37% 47% state 47% —
2014-15 31% state 34% 44% state 43% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades K–6 · Pomona Unified
0.4 mi
23%
−18 vs state
29%
−18 vs state
17%
−18 vs state
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Marshall Middle
Grades 6–8 · Pomona Unified
0.6 mi
16%
−21 vs state
40%
−10 vs state
19%
−16 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 96% 249 Hispanic 94%
Roosevelt Elementary
Grades K–6 · Pomona Unified
1.0 mi
19%
−22 vs state
29%
−18 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 93% 529 Hispanic 92%
Lincoln Elementary
Grades K–6 · Pomona Unified
1.4 mi
17%
−24 vs state
27%
−19 vs state
8%
−27 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 8% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 96% 345 Hispanic 86%
Westmont Elementary
Grades K–6 · Pomona Unified
1.5 mi
27%
−14 vs state
40%
−7 vs state
23%
−12 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2025-26 79% 327 Hispanic 96%
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Grades K–6 · Pomona Unified
1.6 mi
15%
−26 vs state
21%
−26 vs state
21%
−14 vs state
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Grades 6–12 Charter · School of Arts and Enterprise District
1.7 mi
12%
−24 vs state
49%
−2 vs state
36%
−1 vs state
13% Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 32% in 2025-26 68% 647 Hispanic 80%
San Jose Elementary
Grades K–8 · Pomona Unified
1.7 mi
17%
−23 vs state
25%
−23 vs state
21%
−15 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 21% in 2025-26 90% 511 Hispanic 82%
La Verne Science and Technology Charter
Grades K–6 Charter · Pomona Unified
1.8 mi
23%
−18 vs state
43%
−4 vs state
17%
−18 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 26% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 84% 270 Hispanic 77%
Vejar Elementary
Grades K–8 · Pomona Unified
1.9 mi
23%
−17 vs state
36%
−12 vs state
22%
−13 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 95% 741 Hispanic 91%