Summary
Marshall Middle serves 249 students in grades 6–8 in Pomona, within Pomona Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show ELA as its strongest tested subject, at 40% proficiency, compared with 16% in math and 19% in science. The most important concern is that all three results remain below state levels, with the widest gap in math: 23 percentage points.
ELA is a relative strength against the district, but not against most nearby schools: Marshall’s 40% proficiency is just above the district’s 39%, yet 10 schools nearby averaged 58%. In math, Marshall scored 16%, below the district’s 25%, the state’s 38%, and the nearby-school average of 45%. Science was 19%, compared with 23% in the district, 36% statewide, and a 43% nearby average. In each subject, Marshall’s result was higher than just two nearby schools’ results. Nearby schools do not all serve the same grade spans, so these averages are broad comparisons.
Scores improved overall from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 9 percentage points, math 3, and science 6, though all three have fallen from more recent highs. SchoolDigger placed Marshall at the 27th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, down 10 points from the prior year, and gave it 1 star. Chronic absenteeism was 27%, versus 24% in the district and 18% statewide. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 15.5 in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools, and 96% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest reported share in the nearby group. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable contrast: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 72nd percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 41st percentile, while Special Education Students ranked at the 12th percentile in 2025–2026, 15 points below the overall 27th percentile and down 52 points from the prior year.
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