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Ganesha High

Public Grades 9-12

1651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Ganesha High is a public high school serving about 900 students in grades 9-12 within the Pomona Unified School District, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a complex picture: it excels at graduating students, with a rate of 93.9% that beats both the district and state averages, but it struggles significantly with academic proficiency, especially in math where only about 10% of students meet state standards. This graduation-proficiency gap is wider here than at nearby schools like Garey High or Diamond Ranch High. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism is high at 28.8%, and the school's statewide academic rank has been declining, now placing in the bottom quarter of all California high schools.

Ganesha High spends more per student ($21,525) than many comparison schools, including higher-performing ones in neighboring districts like Bonita Unified. This pattern of high spending without strong academic results is seen across Pomona Unified, suggesting broader district challenges. While the school shows strength in supporting vulnerable groups like homeless students, recent performance has dropped for most other student subgroups, indicating a need for targeted academic interventions to complement its success in keeping students on track to graduate.

895

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,847

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1151 Fairplex Dr.
Pomona, CA 91768-1299

(909) 397-4400

District: Pomona Unified

Feeder schools for Ganesha High:

Elementary:	Arroyo Elementary
	Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Westmont Elementary
Middle:	Marshall Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

African American:

2.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,651^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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	22.0	1651 of 2162	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1506 of 2159	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1572 of 2170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1369 of 2123	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	804 of 1290	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1318 of 2133	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1255 of 2017	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	1246 of 2021	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	1335 of 2039	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	1291 of 1994	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1575 of 2426	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.1	1620 of 2354	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1577 of 2367	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1507 of 2281	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1512 of 2238	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1307 of 2117	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1215 of 2063	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.9	1217 of 1968	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.0	921 of 1901	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	24.9	1079 of 1653	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.8	415 of 582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	1000 of 1161	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	988 of 1117	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	528 of 1052	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	924 of 1085	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	777 of 1064	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	725 of 1044	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	415 of 467	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	419 of 941	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	344 of 938	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1397 of 1906	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1426 of 1915	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1492 of 1915	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1343 of 1858	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	734 of 1054	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1195 of 1833	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1180 of 1760	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1441 of 1900	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1238 of 1902	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1318 of 1917	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1082 of 1861	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1067 of 1814	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1091 of 1742	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	131 of 410	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	177 of 328	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	187 of 299	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	110 of 290	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1495 of 2013	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1302 of 2026	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1414 of 2030	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1156 of 1943	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	604 of 1126	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1087 of 1937	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1096 of 1862	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1579 of 1942	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1331 of 1948	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1365 of 1963	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1180 of 1916	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	727 of 1122	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1213 of 1880	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1182 of 1834	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1045 of 1252	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	657 of 1216	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	638 of 1197	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)68th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2018)29th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 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)					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/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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ganesha High	Public	9-12	1151 Fairplex Dr.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4400	895	44	20.2	91.8%	19 (2.1%)	20 (2.2%)	830 (92.7%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	22	1651^st of 2162 public high schools	23.6%		29.3	1506^th of 2159 public high schools	30.2%	145			12.2		11.6				28.6	28.6				9.8	9.8	$34,847	$33,534	$1,313
Park West High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1460 West Holt Ave. Ste. 100	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	225	15	15.0	90.7%	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	211 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16.6	1754^th of 2162 public high schools	18.9%		15.4	1809^th of 2159 public high schools	16.2%	55				6.8	6.8				10.3	10.3				5.8	5.8	$49,319	$48,034	$1,285
International Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	3851 West Temple Ave. Bldg. 12	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 839-2320	458	22	20.6	26.9%	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	296 (64.6%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	91	182^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.6%		84.6	332^nd of 2159 public high schools	84.6%	150			48.8		48.8				87.7	87.7				50.9	50.9	$30,936	$30,402	$534
School of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	295 North Garey Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	School of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 622-0699	647	53	12.3	68.5%	54 (8.3%)	28 (4.3%)	519 (80.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	66.2	669^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		61.1	737^th of 2159 public high schools	65.9%	68	23.4		44.6		31.8	39.6	41.7	48.0	69.5	49.9	22.0	15.9	19.7	16.9	18.3	$44,250	$42,068	$2,182
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Public	7-12	725 West Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4521	597	32	18.6	93.1%	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	560 (93.8%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	46.3	1108^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		45.1	1120^th of 2159 public high schools	48.1%	12	11.0			14.9	12.6		27.1	35.1	56.5	36.3		14.9	12.6	17.7	14.5	$28,369	$26,868	$1,501
San Dimas High	Public	9-12	800 West Covina Blvd.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8230	1,235	58	21.4	37.6%	220 (17.8%)	37 (3.0%)	735 (59.5%)	132 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (8.9%)	89.6	204^th of 2162 public high schools	90.6%		85.8	312^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	108		54.7		18.8	52.8				76.1	76.1				46.6	46.6	$18,375	$17,972	$403
Adult Transition Program	Public	12	800 West Covina Blvd.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8230	11	1	9.1	27.3%	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Pomona High	Public	9-12	475 Bangor St.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4498	993	56	17.8	93.7%	13 (1.3%)	40 (4.0%)	910 (91.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	33.2	1419^th of 2162 public high schools	34.4%		28.7	1524^th of 2159 public high schools	29.4%	105				7.3	7.3				43.4	43.4				14.4	14.4	$34,238	$32,802	$1,436
Garey High	Public	9-12	321 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4451	1,567	75	20.9	91.4%	22 (1.4%)	36 (2.3%)	1,450 (92.5%)	38 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	15 (1.0%)	53.6	960^th of 2162 public high schools	55.6%		41.1	1222^nd of 2159 public high schools	43.4%	262			26.5	20.8	23.5				53.4	53.4				25.9	25.9	$19,400	$18,140	$1,260
Bonita High	Public	9-12	3102 D St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8220	1,911	73	26.2	25.6%	411 (21.5%)	40 (2.1%)	1,074 (56.2%)	211 (11.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	172 (9.0%)	96.1	79^th of 2162 public high schools	96.3%		93.9	134^th of 2159 public high schools	93.8%	55		57.6		21.1	56.1				89.4	89.4				63.2	63.2	$16,020	$15,694	$326

Frequently Asked Questions about Ganesha High

Is Ganesha High a good school?

Ganesha High ranks in the bottom 23.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Ganesha High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 895 students attended Ganesha High.

What district is Ganesha High in?

Pomona Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ganesha High?

Students at Ganesha High are 93% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Ganesha High?

Ganesha High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arroyo Elementary
Elementary : Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Westmont Elementary
Middle : Marshall Middle

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