Pomona Elementary School in Montrose, Colorado on �ǿմ�ý

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Pomona Elementary School

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Pomona Elementary School is a town public school in Montrose, Colorado that is part of Montrose Co Sch Dist Re-1j. It serves 335 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Its teachers have had 28 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

335 Students

22 Teachers

PO BOX 10000

Montrose, CO 81402 View local requests

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Pomona Elementary School Demographics

66%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

36%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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