Pomona Junior/Senior High School

Pomona Junior/Senior High School operates as an expansive four-year high school in ARVADA, Colorado, one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Current enrollment sits at 1,252 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 100% larger than typical.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 runs 148 schools in total, collectively educating 74,935 students. Pomona Junior/Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Pomona Junior/Senior High School reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pomona Junior/Senior High School has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 16.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pomona Junior/Senior High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.0%; actual is 23.7%, a gap of -14.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Pomona Junior/Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Weber Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pomona Junior/Senior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pomona Junior/Senior High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Pomona Junior/Senior High School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,429 (now 1,252). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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