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Pomona Unified


At a glance
1048thof 1,530 California districts▲ 44
Better than 31% of California districts
800 South Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91769-3325
·(909) 397-4800·All California district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2026
2026: better than 31.5% of districts
37
Schools
20,422
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedPantera Elementary245th of 5,817 California elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Arroyo Elementary up 551 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Park West High (Continuation) 15 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
3★
2★
1★
0★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The 37 schools in Pomona Unified span elementary, middle, high school and alternative programs, serving students from the elementary grades through high school. In 2025–26, the average across schools with results was 38% in ELA, 24% in math and 23% in science, below state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is how much school results differ: the strongest-to-weakest spread was about 59 to 79 percentage points across the three subjects.

Pantera Elementary was the clearest academic standout, with the highest all-grades proficiency in ELA (82%), math (81%) and science (65%); its results were 44, 56 and 42 points above the respective school averages. At the other end, Park West High (Continuation) had the lowest all-grades results: 8% in ELA, 2% in math and 6% in science. Other strengths depend on subject and grade: Cortez Elementary had 44% science proficiency, while among 11th graders, Village Academy High School at Indian Hill led ELA at 75% and the School of Extended Educational Options led math at 56%.

Average results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but the district’s position relative to the state changed unevenly: ELA rose about 1 percentage point and narrowed its state gap, math rose about 1 point and kept pace, while science rose about 3 points but fell farther behind. Individual schools also moved in different directions: Ganesha High gained 14 points in ELA and 16 in math, while Westmont Elementary fell 32 points in science. SchoolDigger ranked Pantera in the 96th percentile statewide in 2025–26, compared with the 3rd percentile for Washington Elementary. Income figures are context, not explanations: in school year 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 48% at Pantera, 64% at Ranch Hills Elementary and 72% at Golden Springs Elementary; all three exceeded state ELA and math rates, with Pantera’s results notably higher. These are broad all-grades comparisons across schools that serve different grade spans.

Ranking:
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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