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Garey High

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Garey High ranks 960 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Garey High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 1,567 students in the Pomona Unified School District, and it has shown notable academic improvement in recent years, now ranking in the 56th percentile statewide.

The school stands out within its district for its strong graduation rate of 93.8% and for being particularly effective in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students from low-income families, often outperforming other comprehensive high schools like Ganesha High and Pomona High. However, challenges remain with mathematics proficiency and chronic absenteeism, which are common across the Pomona Unified district.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Chino Valley Unified, such as Ruben S. Ayala High, a significant performance gap exists, highlighting broader district-level differences. Within its own district, Garey performs better than most comprehensive schools but ranks below specialized options like Village Academy High School at Indian Hill and Diamond Ranch High.

1,567

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,129

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 West Lexington Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766-5254

(909) 397-4451

District: Pomona Unified

Feeder schools for Garey High:

Elementary:	Alcott Elementary
	Lexington Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Philadelphia Elementary
	More...
	Vejar Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Simons Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

Asian:

2.4%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

California avg41%

960^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	53.6	960 of 2162	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1222 of 2159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1016 of 2170	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	1212 of 2123	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1448 of 2133	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1292 of 2017	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	1177 of 2021	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1240 of 2039	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	1183 of 1994	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1409 of 2426	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.4	1460 of 2354	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1527 of 2367	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.9	1395 of 2281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1351 of 2238	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	1146 of 2117	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.5	1174 of 2063	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.3	1172 of 1968	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.6	1083 of 1901	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1139 of 1653	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	53.8	234 of 582	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1027 of 1161	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1031 of 1117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	726 of 1052	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	444 of 1085	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	359 of 1064	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	706 of 1044	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	628 of 941	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	523 of 938	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	841 of 1906	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	1174 of 1915	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	935 of 1915	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1189 of 1858	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1315 of 1833	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1172 of 1760	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	572 of 1900	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	924 of 1902	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	720 of 1917	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	894 of 1861	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	1239 of 1814	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1073 of 1742	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	69 of 410	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	100 of 328	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	102 of 299	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	149 of 290	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	677 of 2013	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	962 of 2026	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	762 of 2030	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	944 of 1943	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1280 of 1937	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1122 of 1862	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	980 of 1942	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1119 of 1948	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	995 of 1963	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1060 of 1916	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1339 of 1880	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1231 of 1834	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	526 of 1252	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.4	1012 of 1216	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	662 of 1197	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2018)60th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+5 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 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 (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 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
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	$20,129	$2,546	$17,583
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	$22,717	$3,171	$19,546
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	$22,496	$2,316	$20,180
Diamond Ranch High	Public	9-12	100 Diamond Ranch Dr.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4715	1,542	68	22.5	78.7%	50 (3.2%)	77 (5.0%)	1,204 (78.1%)	159 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	45 (2.9%)	59	848^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		64.7	656^th of 2159 public high schools	69.6%	192		21.2		23.3	22.2				67.9	67.9				26.3	26.3	$18,971	$2,316	$16,655
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	$32,059	$6,001	$26,058
Village Academy High School at Indian Hill	Public	9-12	1444 East Holt Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	270	18	15.4	88.9%	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (90.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	64.3	701^st of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		80.3	407^th of 2159 public high schools	81.1%	294			21.1		20.0				76.8	76.8				33.3	33.3	$25,358	$4,412	$20,946
Don Antonio Lugo High	Public	9-12	13400 Pipeline Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-3902	1,256	65	19.2	82.2%	118 (9.4%)	25 (2.0%)	1,056 (84.1%)	34 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	61.7	774^th of 2162 public high schools	64.2%		62.5	709^th of 2159 public high schools	67.2%	65			33.0		32.4				64.7	64.7				23.1	23.1
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	$21,525	$2,978	$18,547
Ruben S. Ayala High	Public	9-12	14255 Peyton Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3584	2,541	98	25.9		339 (13.3%)	59 (2.3%)	988 (38.9%)	1,063 (41.8%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	81 (3.2%)	92.4	159^th of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		92.4	173^rd of 2159 public high schools	92.0%	14			56.8		56.3				77.5	77.5				55.4	55.4
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	$21,122	$2,629	$18,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Garey High

What schools feed into Garey High?

Garey High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcott Elementary
Elementary : Lexington Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Philadelphia Elementary
Elementary : Vejar Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Simons Middle

What is the racial makeup of Garey High?

Students at Garey High are 93% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Garey High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,567 students attended Garey High.

Is Garey High a good school?

Garey High ranks 960^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Garey High in?

Pomona Unified

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