Pomeroy Elementary School, Chandler AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Pomeroy Elementary School

Pomeroy Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade and is part of the Mesa Unified District, though it sits within the city of Chandler. This is a medium-sized elementary campus in the Chandler postal area, a large Phoenix suburb that is a recognized center for semiconductor and technology employers. The school operates as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.

The student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial white population, and then smaller groups of Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and multiracial students. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not available, and information on the share of students with disabilities or those classified as English learners was also missing from the available records. A parent looking at these gaps may want to ask the school directly about the level of economic need and special education and language support services.

State testing data provides a picture of where Pomeroy Elementary stands academically. In mathematics, proficiency rates varied noticeably by grade level in the most recent testing year. Fifth grade showed the highest math proficiency, while fourth grade and sixth grade were lower. In English language arts, fourth and sixth graders performed better than third and fifth graders. Science results, tested only in fifth grade, showed a proficiency rate in a similar range to the higher-performing math and ELA years. No single year of prior data was available to compare trends, so a parent reading these results in isolation cannot see whether scores are rising or falling over time.

Pomeroy Elementary is a regular elementary school, so there is no high school graduation rate to report. The school is below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County on an overall proficiency index that averages tested subjects and grades. This position suggests that the school's academic results are softer than many of its county peers. A parent should weigh this along with the grade-level variation in test scores when considering the school.

The campus is physically located in Chandler, a car-oriented desert suburb where residential subdivisions, freeway corridors, and corporate campuses define the landscape. The city has a historic downtown, but most daily life requires a car. Major employers include Intel, Wells Fargo, and a range of other tech and financial services companies, and the area has seen substantial job growth along the Price and Santan freeway corridors. Housing in the Chandler zip code area carries home values above the national median. Rent is a meaningful but not overwhelming share of household income at the national level. The unemployment rate was steady at a modest level in recent months.

The Mesa Unified District did not have publicly reported recent changes that would be relevant to a parent evaluating this school. No major boundary adjustments, program launches, or funding shifts were found. The absence of such information means a parent may want to check the district website or call the central office for any current initiatives that could affect Pomeroy Elementary.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 19% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 24% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 15% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 13% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 17% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 27% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 19% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 43% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 33% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolMesa Unified District (4235), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.