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Enrollment
1,567
High
DISTRICT 870 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132004842
Garey High
321 West Lexington Ave., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4451 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,567 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,433 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 370 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 338 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 463 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 31.0% | 20.4% | 26.2% |
| Math | 11.0% | 14.9% | 21.7% | 52.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 16.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.2% | 15.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 16.7% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 14.2% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garey High
Garey High's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garey High this school | 1,567 | 91.4% | 35.0% |
| Colton High Colton | 1,729 | 90.7% | 34.3% |
| Norte Vista High Riverside | 1,804 | 92.0% | 30.2% |
| Citrus Hill High Perris | 1,630 | 91.6% | 32.7% |
| Azusa High Azusa | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| San Fernando Senior High San Fernando | 1,608 | 93.2% | 29.7% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garey High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #662 of 1,052 | #142 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #510 of 1,056 ▲ 206 | #122 of 229 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #625 of 1,056 ▲ 162 | #141 of 229 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #138 of 1,044 | #49 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,567 | #534 of 2,093 | #105 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #681 of 1,352 | #223 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,184 of 1,351 | #270 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #245 of 1,575 | #136 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #248 of 802 | #98 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,567
-171 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,859
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,567 | 74.9 | 20.9:1 | 91% (1,433) |
| 2023-24 | 1,604 | 74.3 | 21.6:1 | 93% (1,495) |
| 2022-23 | 1,666 | 75.8 | 22.0:1 | 96% (1,606) |
| 2020-21 | 1,738 | 76 | 22.9:1 | 97% (1,678) |
| 2017-18 | 1,881 | 71.5 | 26.3:1 | 89% (1,668) |
| 2015-16 | 1,821 | 77 | 23.6:1 | 88% (1,598) |
| 2010-11 | 1,996 | N/A | N/A | 82% (1,633) |
| 2000-01 | 2,304 | 99 | 23.3:1 | 80% (1,844) |
| 1990-91 | 1,859 | 74 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garey High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,881 to 1,567); teachers up 5% (71.5 to 74.9).
About Garey High
Pomona, California, is home to Garey High, a high-enrollment high school. It reported 1,567 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 87% higher.
District-wide, Pomona Unified has 37 schools and 20,422 students.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at Garey High. The next largest groups are 2% Asian and 2% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Garey High are from different groups.
Garey High has 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 21 points.
Among California public high schools, Garey High outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Garey High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.0% is 9.0 points above the 26.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Garey High is about 0.2 miles from Lexington Elementary, its nearest public school. Garey High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 27.4% on proficiency, and Garey High is above that at 35.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Garey High as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 171 students, from 1,738 to 1,567. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.9:1 to 20.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Garey High, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Lorbeer MiddleMiddle · 688 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Emerson MiddleMiddle · 664 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Elementary0.2 mi · 537
- Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design0.3 mi · 597
- Madison Elementary0.5 mi · 382
- Philadelphia Elementary0.6 mi · 535
- Vejar Elementary0.8 mi · 741
- Alcott Elementary0.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Garey HighHow many students attend Garey High?
Garey High enrolls approximately 1,567 students in grades 09-12.
Is Garey High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garey High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Garey High have?
Garey High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garey High?
At Garey High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Garey High public or private?
Garey High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pomona Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.