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Emerson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Emerson Middle serves 664 students in grades 6–8 in Pomona, within Pomona Unified. For 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed the school in the 15th percentile statewide and gave it 1 star, while the district ranked in the 30th percentile. The most important concern is that Emerson’s proficiency was below both state and district levels in ELA, math, and science.

ELA is Emerson’s strongest subject compared with its other results, but it still trails nearby schools, the district, and the state: proficiency was 31%, versus 39% in the district and 49% statewide. Math was weaker at 13%, compared with 25% in the district and 38% statewide; science was 11%, versus 23% and 36%. Among 10 nearby schools, Emerson had the second-lowest ELA result and the lowest math and science results; nearby averages were 51% in ELA, 36% in math, and 35% in science. Sixth grade is another clear challenge: ELA proficiency was 15%, compared with 33% in seventh grade and 37% in eighth grade.

Scores have risen modestly since 2022–23—by 2 percentage points in ELA, 1 in math, and 5 in science—but the gaps with the state widened slightly. Chronic absenteeism improved from 36% to 29%, yet remained higher than at every nearby school; the next-highest rate was Simons Middle at 28.9%. Emerson’s 22.2 student-teacher ratio was above the nearby average, and 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the third-highest share among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking suggests a notably stronger result for homeless students: 75th percentile, compared with 15th overall. Its ranking for African American students fell from the 45th percentile in 2024–25 to the 7th in 2025–26.

664

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,960

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

635 Lincoln Ave.
Pomona, CA 91767-4041

(909) 397-4516

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Emerson Middle usually attend:

High:

Pomona High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

African American:

4.4%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,333^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Pomona Unified

1048^th of 1,530Pomona 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
2026	17.3	2333 of 2740	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	2325 of 2761	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2303 of 2783	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2285 of 2781	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2345 of 2740	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	825 of 894	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2055 of 2715	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1992 of 2480	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	2082 of 2508	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	1829 of 2497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	2224 of 2477	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	2236 of 2379	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	2070 of 2259	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	2054 of 2236	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	2078 of 2179	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1938 of 2063	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	1834 of 2005	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	1763 of 1999	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1548 of 1804	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	1598 of 1777	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.8	1551 of 1769	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	550 of 594	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	337 of 609	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	413 of 627	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1334 of 1531	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	314 of 354	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	676 of 1491	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	864 of 1369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1292 of 1478	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	828 of 1521	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	977 of 1540	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	275 of 363	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	567 of 1442	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	1144 of 1364	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	2080 of 2516	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	2143 of 2533	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2135 of 2551	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2112 of 2531	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2205 of 2509	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	643 of 738	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1799 of 2380	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1741 of 2262	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	1882 of 2357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1954 of 2395	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1893 of 2388	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1840 of 2374	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1982 of 2359	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1556 of 2213	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1588 of 2072	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	110 of 442	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	37.4	298 of 477	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	264 of 394	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	223 of 320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	228 of 336	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	2046 of 2529	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	2080 of 2542	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	2068 of 2579	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1927 of 2531	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1929 of 2458	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	618 of 721	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1555 of 2369	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1613 of 2230	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	2214 of 2514	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	2179 of 2534	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2132 of 2552	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2076 of 2538	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2128 of 2527	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	727 of 763	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1954 of 2407	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1937 of 2273	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1128 of 1605	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	1526 of 1566	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	826 of 1552	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1267 of 1531	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)75th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emerson Middle	Public	6-8	635 Lincoln Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4516	664	30	22.2	93.7%	9 (1.4%)	29 (4.4%)	599 (90.2%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	17.3	2333^rd of 2740 public middle schools	14.9%		17.8	2325^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.8%	8	11.2	11.2	15.1	33.1	37.1	31.1	5.9	14.0	14.3	12.5	$13,960	$1,175	$12,785
El Roble Intermediate	Public	7-8	665 North Mountain Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0343	952	42	22.8	35.9%	222 (23.3%)	48 (5.0%)	459 (48.2%)	139 (14.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.5%)	83.5	402^nd of 2740 public middle schools	85.3%		84.4	382^nd of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%	20	52.7	52.7		64.3	63.3	63.8		56.1	58.1	57.1	$19,381	$1,063	$18,318
Simons Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4544	578	27	21.3	95.8%	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	546 (94.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15.1	2434^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.2%		19.7	2240^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.9%	194	14.9	14.9	10.3	25.4	31.4	25.6	7.0	13.6	14.2	12.8	$15,574	$1,315	$14,259
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	4725 San Jose St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-0029	657	36	18.4	91.5%	15 (2.3%)	22 (3.3%)	588 (89.5%)	23 (3.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	59	958^th of 2740 public middle schools	65.0%		65.3	779^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.8%	179	26.5	26.5		52.8	56.7	54.8		38.9	46.1	42.7	$25,343	$2,764	$22,579
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	1921 Arroyo Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4532	249	16	15.5	96.4%	5 (2.0%)	6 (2.4%)	233 (93.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	1992^nd of 2740 public middle schools	27.3%		32.6	1735^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.2%	257	19.0	19.0		37.8	41.3	39.7		19.1	12.4	15.7	$37,181	$1,446	$35,735
Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	580	31	18.9	85.9%	24 (4.1%)	23 (4.0%)	514 (88.6%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	37.4	1583^rd of 2740 public middle schools	42.2%		36.7	1595^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%	12	22.4	22.4		42.6	44.5	43.6		29.3	26.3	27.8	$25,189	$2,842	$22,347
Ramona Junior High	Public	7-8	4575 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9144	417	22	19.3	90.4%	26 (6.2%)	7 (1.7%)	364 (87.3%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	29	1867^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.9%		26.9	1931^st of 2761 public middle schools	30.1%	64	22.8	22.8		42.0	40.0	41.1		20.1	15.6	18.0	$19,743	$1,390	$18,353
Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	1221 South Oaks Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-2050	668	31	21.5	89.5%	15 (2.2%)	17 (2.5%)	595 (89.1%)	28 (4.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	53.8	1083^rd of 2740 public middle schools	60.5%		58.9	931^st of 2761 public middle schools	66.3%	152	35.5	35.5		48.6	56.2	52.3		28.1	38.3	33.1	$24,802	$2,921	$21,881
Ramona Middle	Public	6-8	3490 Ramona Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8260	1,371	51	26.6	30.8%	302 (22.0%)	27 (2.0%)	730 (53.2%)	181 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (9.5%)	93	196^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.8%		92.8	202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%	6	65.6	65.6	71.2	75.4	76.4	74.3	64.3	63.3	70.4	65.9	$15,443	$378	$15,065
Canyon Hills Junior High	Public	7-8	2500 Madrugada Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 464-9938	1,070	40	26.7	46.8%	128 (12.0%)	28 (2.6%)	311 (29.1%)	554 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	94.1	163^rd of 2740 public middle schools	94.1%		93.7	187^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%	24	65.0	65.0		80.0	73.8	76.7		74.3	62.5	68.1	$15,928	$924	$15,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Middle?

Students at Emerson Middle are 90% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Emerson Middle in?

Pomona Unified

Is Emerson Middle a good school?

Emerson Middle ranks in the bottom 14.9% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Emerson Middle attend?

Students who attend Emerson Middle usually go on to attend Pomona High

How many students attend Emerson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Emerson Middle.

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