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Philadelphia Elementary

Public Grades K-6
4726th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of California elementary schools
Summary

Philadelphia Elementary serves 535 students in grades K–6 in Pomona, California, as part of Pomona Unified. In 2025–2026, proficiency was below district and state averages in all three tested subjects: ELA was 29%, compared with 39% districtwide and 49% statewide; math was 19%, versus 25% and 38%; and science was 23%, versus 23% and 36%. The clearest concern is that ELA and math were about 20 and 19 percentage points below state results, respectively.

Compared with five nearby same-district K–6 schools—Decker Elementary, Lopez Elementary, Alcott Elementary, Madison Elementary, and Washington Elementary—the picture is more favorable: Philadelphia was 3 percentage points above their average in ELA, 2 points above in math, and 3 points above in science. Science is its strongest subject relative to the district, though the school was still 13 points below the state. Results vary by grade, too: sixth-grade math was 27%, 4 points above the district, while third-grade ELA was 16%. Attendance is a concern: chronic absenteeism was 28% in 2025–2026, higher than the district’s 24% and the state’s 18%, and the highest among the nearby schools.

Science proficiency rose from 17% in 2022–2023 to 23% in 2025–2026, while ELA and math were essentially unchanged at about 29% and 19%. SchoolDigger placed Philadelphia at the 19th statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026; its percentile was 19 in each of the past three reported years. Its student-teacher ratio was 20.5:1 in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 22.0:1. Also in 2024–2025, 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings were higher than its overall ranking for English Language Learner Students (51st percentile in 2023–2024) and Special Education Students (43rd percentile in 2025–2026); these rankings may reflect smaller groups and are best read as indicators of relative standing.

535
Students ?
20.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$34,228
Per pupil spending ?
92.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
94%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 600 East Philadelphia St.
       Pomona, CA  91766-5799

(909) 397-4660

District: Pomona Unified


Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Simons Middle
High:    Garey High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.8%
White:
2.6%
Asian:
1.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg30%
California avg42%
4,726th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 24Elementary Schools in the Pomona Unified
1048th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.04726 of 581718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.74772 of 585718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.44744 of 586919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.54497 of 585923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.54495 of 588323.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.54489 of 578922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.93830 of 566232.4%★★☆☆☆
201720.24675 of 569217.9%★☆☆☆☆
201637.83237 of 561442.3%★★☆☆☆
201534.43372 of 561139.9%★★☆☆☆
201321.04667 of 553015.6%★☆☆☆☆
201216.04895 of 53909.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201124.74355 of 537719.0%★☆☆☆☆
201032.33673 of 531430.9%★★☆☆☆
200926.03982 of 519323.3%★☆☆☆☆
200817.54500 of 511312.0%★☆☆☆☆
200718.44423 of 511313.5%★☆☆☆☆
200618.74090 of 481815.1%★☆☆☆☆
200521.53860 of 482220.0%★☆☆☆☆
200423.33676 of 480923.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202229.91492 of 222733.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202444.21536 of 316251.4%★★★☆☆
202335.32136 of 324534.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.61636 of 331150.6%★★★☆☆
201929.12562 of 327521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.62211 of 324631.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.54551 of 558118.5%★☆☆☆☆
202517.84872 of 559713.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.04351 of 561222.5%★☆☆☆☆
202326.04132 of 560926.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.74058 of 563528.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.44583 of 549216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.73711 of 541331.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.43786 of 509425.7%★☆☆☆☆
202529.63781 of 510726.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.63700 of 510727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.73479 of 508731.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.23607 of 508429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.83334 of 496332.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.02734 of 483043.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202440.7215 of 36440.9%★★☆☆☆
202356.4114 of 33566.0%★★★☆☆
202247.4160 of 35655.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.14256 of 542321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202527.04214 of 546022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.94048 of 551726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202333.43613 of 536332.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.13662 of 526430.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.63594 of 517330.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.02886 of 508443.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.44492 of 560319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202524.44348 of 562822.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.14716 of 564316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.54489 of 563820.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.54469 of 566321.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.53895 of 551029.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.93784 of 543130.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.01667 of 292743.0%★★☆☆☆
202533.41808 of 284736.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.21418 of 263546.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.31143 of 242052.8%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+24 vs school
Homeless (2024)41st percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile~ school
Female (2026)18th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state
Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Elementary

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simons Middle
High : Garey High

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Philadelphia Elementary.

Philadelphia Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

Students at Philadelphia Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


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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