Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design

Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is an intimate 9-12 campus in Pomona, California, part of Pomona Unified. The school works with 597 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is one of 37 schools operated by Pomona Unified, a district that instructs 20,422 students overall.

On demographics, Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design logs that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Garey High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 764 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.