Other / mixed grade configuration · Pomerene, AZ

Pomerene Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Pomerene Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040663000562
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0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pomerene Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Arizona schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
small classes for Arizona
38.2%
free-lunch eligible
110
students enrolled

Pomerene Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

School address

Pomerene, AZ 85627
District: Pomerene Elementary District (4188) · Arizona

NCES ID 040663000562 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040663000562 · Pomerene, AZ Other · SMALL · TRAD

110 enr · 11:1 · 38.2% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Pomerene Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Pomerene Elementary School compares

Pomerene Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 35% 17:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 38.2% ▼ 21% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 110 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
110
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
38.2%
free-lunch eligible - 21% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 11% in Arizona - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,029
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.1%
Hispanic or Latino 17.3%
Two or More 3.6%

Largest group: White at 79.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.3, Pomerene Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pomerene Elementary District (4188), which includes Pomerene Elementary School.

$16,029
Per student
+19%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 24.1%
State 51.5%
Federal 24.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~110 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11:1)

Frequently asked questions about Pomerene Elementary School

How many students attend Pomerene Elementary School?

Pomerene Elementary School has 110 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pomerene, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomerene Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pomerene Elementary School is 11:1, which is 35% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pomerene Elementary School?

38.2% of students at Pomerene Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pomerene Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Pomerene Elementary School is White at 79.1% of enrollment, in Pomerene, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pomerene Elementary School?

Pomerene Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Pomerene Elementary District (4188)?

None reported; Pomerene Elementary District (4188) operates only Pomerene Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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