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If you could change one rule at Simons Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
578
Middle
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132004861
Simons Middle
900 East Franklin Ave., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4544 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
554 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 42% |
Student demographics
11%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
28.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.7pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 22.0% | 27.4% | 44.3% |
| Math | 5.2% | 11.5% | 18.6% | 64.7% |
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 | 28.3% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 17.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 15.8% |
| 2020-21 | 34.7% | 11.7% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 21.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.5% | 25.3% |
| 2016-17 | 43.1% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Simons Middle
Simons Middle's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simons Middle this school | 578 | 95.8% | 21.6% |
| Valadez Middle School Academy Placentia | 527 | 95.8% | 25.8% |
| Citrus Middle Orange Cove | 602 | 96.8% | 40.9% |
| Rolling Hills Middle Watsonville | 588 | 94.6% | 12.1% |
| Fairfax Junior High Bakersfield | 609 | 97.2% | 23.5% |
| Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate Santa Ana | 584 | 96.7% | 14.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Simons Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,008 of 1,224 | #221 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #973 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #215 of 248 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,033 of 1,227 ▼ 60 | #226 of 248 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #194 of 1,214 | #22 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #809 of 1,377 | #184 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #691 of 1,279 | #157 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,160 of 1,278 | #249 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #84 of 1,329 | #43 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #196 of 930 | #63 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
578
-136 (-19%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,222
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 578 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 96% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 28.1 | 22.2:1 | 98% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 27.9 | 22.8:1 | 97% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 96% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 31.5 | 24.7:1 | 96% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 34 | 23.6:1 | 93% (749) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | N/A | N/A | 93% (724) |
| 2000-01 | 1,315 | 47 | 28.0:1 | 91% (1,196) |
| 1990-91 | 1,222 | 49 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simons Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (777 to 578); teachers down 14% (31.5 to 27).
About Simons Middle
Simons Middle is a public middle school run by Pomona Unified in Pomona, California. It educates 578 students in grades 6 through 8.
Simons Middle is in Pomona Unified, a district with 20,422 students across 37 schools.
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Simons Middle. Smaller groups are 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Simons Middle employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.4:1. That is close to the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Simons Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.6% actual against 23.4% predicted.
Simons Middle is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Simons Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Alcott Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Simons Middle ranks 8th on proficiency.
Simons Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 19% from its 2020-21 level of 714.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- 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
Other Simons Middle schools
One other US public school is named Simons Middle. Simons Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Simons Middle SchoolFlemingsburg, KY · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Alcott Elementary0.2 mi · 606
- Philadelphia Elementary0.6 mi · 535
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 645
- Garey High0.8 mi · 1,567
- Madison Elementary0.9 mi · 382
- Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental1.0 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Simons MiddleHow many students attend Simons Middle?
Simons Middle enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 06-08.
Is Simons Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Simons Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Simons Middle?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Simons Middle.
How diverse is Simons Middle?
Simons Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Simons Middle?
Simons Middle 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.