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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pomona High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
993
High
DISTRICT 870 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132004858
Pomona High
475 Bangor St., Pomona, CA 91767 · (909) 397-4498 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
17.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
930 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 | 246 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%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
43.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 28.3% | 21.5% | 35.2% |
| Math | 7.0% | 7.4% | 24.4% | 61.3% |
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 | 43.4% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.3% | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 10.7% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.4% | 7.8% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 9.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Pomona High
Pomona High's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona High this school | 993 | 93.7% | 25.3% |
| Edward R. Roybal Learning Center Los Angeles | 1,130 | 93.9% | 33.0% |
| Ganesha High Pomona | 895 | 91.8% | 22.4% |
| California Military Institute Perris | 1,031 | 89.8% | 26.4% |
| West Adams Preparatory High Los Angeles | 942 | 97.7% | 22.0% |
| Richmond High Richmond | 1,280 | 96.8% | 20.5% |
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 Pomona High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #920 of 1,052 | #195 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #854 of 1,056 ▼ 19 | #186 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #833 of 1,056 ▲ 141 | #183 of 229 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #497 of 1,044 | #143 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 993 | #776 of 2,093 | #165 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #271 of 1,352 | #99 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #1,157 of 1,351 | #256 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #177 of 1,575 | #104 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #241 of 802 | #94 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
993
-110 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,573
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 993 | 55.7 | 17.8:1 | 94% (930) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 58.3 | 19.0:1 | 95% (1,046) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 60.3 | 19.5:1 | 94% (1,108) |
| 2020-21 | 1,103 | 57 | 19.4:1 | 95% (1,050) |
| 2017-18 | 1,199 | 62 | 19.4:1 | 86% (1,028) |
| 2015-16 | 1,340 | 59 | 22.7:1 | 86% (1,149) |
| 2010-11 | 1,601 | N/A | N/A | 77% (1,236) |
| 2000-01 | 1,758 | 85 | 20.7:1 | 72% (1,267) |
| 1990-91 | 1,573 | 63 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomona High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,199 to 993); teachers down 10% (62 to 55.7).
About Pomona High
Pomona High is a high school located in Pomona, California, in Los Angeles County. Enrollment totals 993 students across grades 9 through 12.
Pomona High sits within Pomona Unified, which has 37 schools and 20,422 students.
Pomona High is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pomona High scores 16%.
With 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1. That is in line with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Roughly 94% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Pomona High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of California public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pomona High is +0.6 points: 25.3% actual, 24.7% predicted.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Pomona High among them.
Pomona High's closest public school neighbor is School of Extended Educational Options, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Pomona High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 27.3% on proficiency, and Pomona High is below that at 25.3%.
In the federal locale system, Pomona High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.8:1, from 19.4:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Pomona Unified
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Lorbeer MiddleMiddle · 688 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
- Emerson MiddleMiddle · 664 students
Nearby schools
- School of Extended Educational Options0.3 mi · 1,204
- Barfield Elementary0.3 mi · 282
- San Jose Elementary0.6 mi · 511
- La Verne Science and Technology Charter0.7 mi · 270
- Allison Elementary0.7 mi · 427
- Emerson Middle1.0 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Pomona HighHow large is Pomona High?
Pomona High enrolls approximately 993 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pomona High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pomona High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pomona High have?
Pomona High employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomona High?
At Pomona High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pomona High?
Pomona High is overseen by Pomona Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.