Pomona High

Pomona High is one of the medium-sized secondary schools in Pomona, California, part of Pomona Unified, with 993 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 37 schools in Pomona Unified (20,422 students total), Pomona High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pomona High records that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pomona High has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 94% of students at Pomona High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pomona High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Pomona High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is School of Extended Educational Options, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pomona High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pomona High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 1,199 students in 2018 compared to 993 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 84% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.