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What's the most underrated thing about Pomona Junior/Senior High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,252
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000775
Pomona Junior/Senior High School
8101 WEST POMONA DRIVE, ARVADA, CO 80005 · (303) 982-0710 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,252 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Colorado 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
594 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
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 6 | 138 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 174 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 242 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 267 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 220 | 18% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
CO avg 44.9%
Math
18.2%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Junior/Senior High School
Pomona Junior/Senior High School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School this school | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
| Longmont High School LONGMONT | 1,268 | 47.9% | 35.5% |
| Coronado High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,279 | 48.3% | 24.4% |
| Frederick Senior High School FREDERICK | 1,491 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
| Pueblo West High School PUEBLO WEST | 1,540 | 43.4% | 22.6% |
| Littleton High School LITTLETON | 1,187 | 40.2% | 37.5% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #147 of 231 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #34 of 54 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #37 of 57 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,252 | #82 of 409 | #9 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #122 of 250 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #47 of 250 | #3 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #165 of 320 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #70 of 139 | #10 of 16 |
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
1,252
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,630
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 1,252 | 71.2 | 17.6:1 | 47% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 59.3 | 17.2:1 | 50% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 1,132 | 59.4 | 19.1:1 | 49% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 1,250 | 63 | 19.8:1 | 39% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 1,429 | 76.7 | 18.6:1 | 40% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 1,499 | 77 | 19.5:1 | 36% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 1,549 | 80 | 19.4:1 | 29% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 1,769 | 79 | 22.4:1 | 6% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 1,630 | 77 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomona Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,429 to 1,252); teachers down 7% (76.7 to 71.2).
About Pomona Junior/Senior High School
Pomona Junior/Senior High School operates as a large high school in ARVADA, Colorado. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 1,252 students. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 100% above average.
Pomona Junior/Senior High School is in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district with 74,935 students across 148 schools.
Pomona Junior/Senior High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 50%. It is also 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Jefferson County's residents are about 80% White, 30 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Pomona Junior/Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.6:1, with 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. High schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Pomona Junior/Senior High School is C-. Compared with Colorado public high schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Pomona Junior/Senior High School are 14.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.7%, compared with a predicted 38.0%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Jefferson County census figures show that median household income is about $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Pomona Junior/Senior High School is among the 168 public schools in Jefferson County.
Nearest public school: Weber Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Pomona Junior/Senior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pomona Junior/Senior High School at 7th of 9.
Pomona Junior/Senior High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,250 to 1,252. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.8 to 17.6 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Three Creeks K-8Elementary · 1,050 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
- Arvada High SchoolHigh · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Weber Elementary School0.3 mi · 312
- Moore Middle School0.5 mi · 269
- Warder Elementary School0.9 mi · 432
- Little Elementary School1.1 mi · 310
- Hackberry Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 430
- Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy1.2 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHow large is Pomona Junior/Senior High School?
Pomona Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,252 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Pomona Junior/Senior High School serve?
Pomona Junior/Senior High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomona Junior/Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pomona Junior/Senior High School is approximately 17.6:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomona Junior/Senior High School?
At Pomona Junior/Senior High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pomona Junior/Senior High School public or private?
Pomona Junior/Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.