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Philadelphia Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Philadelphia Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 535 students in the Pomona Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools with a 1-star rating and academic proficiency significantly below state averages.

The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.8% and academic performance that lags behind both the district average and nearby schools like Lexington Elementary and Madison Elementary. A striking finding is the dramatic performance gap with schools just across the district boundary, such as Eagle Canyon Elementary in Chino Valley Unified, which has much higher proficiency and lower absenteeism despite serving a similar student population.

Despite its overall struggles, Philadelphia Elementary shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking above average statewide for its effectiveness with English Language Learners, Special Education, and Homeless students. The school receives higher per-student funding than many district peers, but its academic outcomes remain low, highlighting a complex picture of targeted successes within broader systemic challenges.

535

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,834

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 East Philadelphia St.
Pomona, CA 91766-5799

(909) 397-4660

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simons Middle
High:	Garey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

2.6%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,772^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Pomona Unified

1092^nd of 1,543Pomona Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4772 of 5857	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4744 of 5869	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4497 of 5859	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4495 of 5883	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4489 of 5789	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3830 of 5662	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.2	4675 of 5692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	3237 of 5614	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	3372 of 5611	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.0	4667 of 5530	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	4895 of 5390	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	4355 of 5377	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	3673 of 5314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.0	3982 of 5193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4500 of 5113	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	4423 of 5113	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	4090 of 4818	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	3860 of 4822	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.3	3676 of 4809	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.9	1492 of 2227	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1536 of 3162	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	2136 of 3245	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1636 of 3311	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	2562 of 3275	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	2211 of 3246	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4872 of 5597	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4351 of 5612	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4132 of 5609	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4058 of 5635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4583 of 5492	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3711 of 5413	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3781 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3700 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3479 of 5087	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3607 of 5084	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3334 of 4963	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2734 of 4830	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	215 of 364	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	114 of 335	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	160 of 356	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4214 of 5460	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	4048 of 5517	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3613 of 5363	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3662 of 5264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3594 of 5173	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2886 of 5084	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4348 of 5628	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4716 of 5643	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4489 of 5638	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4469 of 5663	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3895 of 5510	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3784 of 5431	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1808 of 2847	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1418 of 2635	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	1143 of 2420	52.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2024)41st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Philadelphia Elementary	Public	K-6	600 East Philadelphia St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4660	535	26	20.5	92.0%	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	502 (93.8%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	20.7	4772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		21.4	4744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	28	15.0		15.0	18.2	24.7	27.9	40.3			27.8	18.0	21.6	17.5	26.0			20.7	88.4	91.9		95.4	88.4	96.5	$21,834	$2,450	$19,384
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-8	550 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4616	537	28	19.1	91.2%	16 (3.0%)	13 (2.4%)	482 (89.8%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.6	4261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		28.2	4097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	164	21.6	25.9	23.9	24.6	20.0	31.4	36.4	50.9	60.3	38.0	26.3	17.4	19.6	38.8	70.4	67.2	40.8							$20,501	$2,345	$18,156
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 South Towne Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4552	606	29	20.9	95.0%	7 (1.2%)	42 (6.9%)	541 (89.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	17.9	5018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		18.3	5000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	18	15.1		15.1	35.7	30.1	28.1	18.2			28.2	21.2	22.4	8.1	11.4			15.8	93.0	95.6	98.3	96.5	94.7	97.4	$20,853	$2,265	$18,588
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	351 West Phillips Blvd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4643	382	17	22.4	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	19 (5.0%)	345 (90.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.9	3731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	3516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	215	30.8		30.8	18.8	30.5	42.3	52.7			36.5	20.8	28.8	25.0	25.5			25.2							$21,537	$2,363	$19,174
Vejar Elementary	Public	K-8	950 West Grand Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4985	741	34	21.7	95.3%	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.0%)	671 (90.6%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	25.8	4326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		28.4	4077^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	249	13.8	9.8	11.9	24.7	36.9	29.8	44.8	35.1	29.6	33.0	24.0	15.4	17.0	37.9	21.6	19.5	22.2	78.0	90.0	93.0	93.0	90.0	88.0	$19,817	$2,443	$17,374
Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental	Public	K-8	11880 Roswell Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-6497	643	29	22.4	67.0%	104 (16.2%)	5 (0.8%)	489 (76.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	66.3	1772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		71.8	1504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	268	38.0	50.0	44.9	62.3	59.4	49.3	53.7	62.9	57.3	57.4	52.8	56.3	36.6	45.1	39.8	37.5	43.6
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	975 East Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4675	645	28	23.0	95.0%	16 (2.5%)	13 (2.0%)	594 (92.1%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	11.6	5531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		19.9	4878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	653	14.2		14.2	15.3	16.3	25.2				19.5	14.0	8.2	13.6				11.9	92.1	96.0		94.1	95.1	97.0	$19,410	$1,899	$17,511
Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	437	23	19.0	76.4%	31 (7.1%)	24 (5.5%)	323 (73.9%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	30.4	3926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		27	4202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	276	20.0		20.0	38.8	24.6	33.9	47.5			36.2	40.0	21.4	20.0	23.7			25.8	77.6	82.8	94.8	82.8	82.8	82.8	$21,702	$2,537	$19,165
Eagle Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	13435 Eagle Canyon Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 590-2707	631	24	26.2	61.3%	70 (11.1%)	11 (1.7%)	210 (33.3%)	294 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.7%)	89.8	668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.5	542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.8%	126	58.5		58.5	60.6	78.3	76.9	77.3			73.3	59.4	76.6	63.8	69.3			67.2	97.5	97.5		97.5	97.5	97.5
Lopez Elementary	Public	K-6	701 South White Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4438	394	17	23.1	97.7%	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	371 (94.2%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11.6	5532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.1	5550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	18	15.9		15.9	15.9	22.0	29.0	19.1			21.9	11.1	8.5	11.1	3.2			8.3							$22,577	$2,273	$20,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Elementary

What schools do graduates of Philadelphia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simons Middle
High : Garey High

How many students attend Philadelphia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Philadelphia Elementary.

What district is Philadelphia Elementary in?

Pomona Unified

Is Philadelphia Elementary a good school?

Philadelphia Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Philadelphia Elementary?

Students at Philadelphia Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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