Simons Middle

Simons Middle, a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Pomona, California, one of the schools within Pomona Unified, educates 578 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Pomona Unified, which oversees 37 schools and 20,422 students, Simons Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Simons Middle logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Simons Middle shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Simons Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Simons Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Alcott Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Simons Middle. On composite proficiency, Simons Middle comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

Simons Middle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Simons Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.