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Simons Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 19% of California middle schools

Summary

Simons Middle is a public middle school serving 578 students in grades 6-8 within the Pomona Unified School District, which ranks in the lower third of California districts, and the school itself is currently ranked in the bottom 20% of all state middle schools.

Academic performance at Simons Middle is significantly below both state and district averages, with only 28% of students proficient in English and 17% in math, and the school has shown a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly 30% of students, which is higher than the district and state averages. While the school serves a high-need population, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Serrano Middle in the Ontario-Montclair district, achieve much stronger academic results, suggesting district-level policies and support systems can make a significant difference.

Interestingly, Simons Middle spends more per student and has a slightly better student-teacher ratio than some higher-performing schools like El Roble Intermediate, indicating that funding and class size alone are not the primary factors in student outcomes. Within its own district, schools like Lorbeer Middle perform significantly better, highlighting inequities. The school does show a relative strength in supporting homeless students, and female students outperform male students, pointing to areas where current strategies may be more effective and could be expanded.

578

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,306

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 East Franklin Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766-5362

(909) 397-4544

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Simons Middle usually attend:

High:

Garey High

Feeder schools for Simons Middle:

Elementary:	Alcott Elementary
	Philadelphia Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

Asian:

2.4%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,240^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	19.7	2240 of 2761	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2146 of 2783	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1993 of 2781	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1910 of 2740	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	721 of 894	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1776 of 2715	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1452 of 2480	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	1500 of 2508	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	1559 of 2497	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	1649 of 2477	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.2	2001 of 2379	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	1963 of 2259	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1972 of 2236	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	2058 of 2179	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	1773 of 2063	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	1611 of 2005	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1530 of 1999	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1366 of 1804	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	1462 of 1777	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1358 of 1769	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1226 of 1531	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	290 of 354	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1229 of 1491	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1244 of 1369	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	1079 of 1478	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	618 of 1521	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	954 of 1540	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	290 of 363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	968 of 1442	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	707 of 1364	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1978 of 2533	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1837 of 2551	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1864 of 2531	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1763 of 2509	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	612 of 738	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1642 of 2380	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1354 of 2262	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1783 of 2395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1590 of 2388	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1404 of 2374	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1436 of 2359	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1227 of 2213	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	908 of 2072	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	293 of 477	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	249 of 394	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	130 of 320	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	114 of 336	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1953 of 2542	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1763 of 2579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1542 of 2531	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1438 of 2458	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	494 of 721	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1252 of 2369	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	906 of 2230	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2200 of 2534	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2104 of 2552	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1807 of 2538	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1763 of 2527	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	607 of 763	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1596 of 2407	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1398 of 2273	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1171 of 1566	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1257 of 1552	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1323 of 1531	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, August 1, 2010

I beleive this school is quite well rounded. Yes, some disciplinary precautions may need to be taken only for the safety and well being for the child but non the less a fantastic school.In my opinion. Close Quote

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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%)	19.7	2240^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.9%		22.5	2146^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.9%	94													13.0	13.0	22.2	28.1	30.8	28.3	14.4	14.7	19.4	16.7	$20,306	$2,643	$17,663
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%)	17.8	2325^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.8%		18.9	2303^rd of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	22													11.6	11.6	24.4	32.4	33.2	31.1	7.8	10.5	12.2	10.6	$18,770	$2,406	$16,364
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%)	26.9	1931^st of 2761 public middle schools	30.1%		28.8	1864^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.0%	67													19.9	19.9		36.3	36.9	36.6		18.6	14.6	16.5
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%)	93.7	187^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%		95.1	149^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	38													60.4	60.4		78.2	73.9	76.1		68.2	59.8	64.2
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%)	32.6	1735^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.2%		34.6	1648^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.8%	87													23.2	23.2		46.2	38.3	42.5		13.8	19.8	16.6	$25,415	$3,327	$22,088
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%)	65.3	779^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.8%		63.3	812^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	33													27.7	27.7		53.8	56.7	55.2		38.8	54.9	46.8	$25,701	$3,635	$22,066
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%)	58.9	931^st of 2761 public middle schools	66.3%		44.5	1328^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.3%	397													33.4	33.4		50.9	54.9	52.8		30.8	41.9	36.1	$24,267	$3,668	$20,599
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%)	36.7	1595^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		41.6	1411^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.3%	184													15.8	15.8		46.1	40.2	43.3		28.7	22.6	25.8	$25,155	$3,576	$21,579
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%)	84.4	382^nd of 2761 public middle schools	86.2%		83.7	407^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.4%	25													50.2	50.2		62.3	68.1	65.2		51.1	59.2	55.1	$18,768	$1,227	$17,541
Lorbeer Middle	Public	7-8	501 Diamond Bar Blvd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4527	688	29	24.0	74.3%	32 (4.7%)	25 (3.6%)	505 (73.4%)	90 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	48.4	1228^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%		46.9	1249^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.1%	21	7.1	5.6	6.5	14.3	11.1	13.0	14.3	5.6	10.9	7.1	5.6	6.5	28.3	28.3		49.3	45.4	47.4		31.3	30.0	30.6	$19,411	$2,615	$16,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Simons Middle

What is the racial makeup of Simons Middle?

Students at Simons Middle are 94% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% African American.

Is Simons Middle a good school?

Simons Middle ranks in the bottom 18.9% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Simons Middle attend?

Students who attend Simons Middle usually go on to attend Garey High

How many students attend Simons Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Simons Middle.

What district is Simons Middle in?

Pomona Unified

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