How does Emerson Middle compare to other middle schools in Pomona?

Emerson Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.6/100, placing it at the 24th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,243 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Emerson Middle?

5.2% of students at Emerson Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Emerson Middle?

29.9% of students at Emerson Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Emerson Middle

Q: Is Emerson Middle improving or declining?

Emerson Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Pomona Unified PomonaLos Angeles County91767

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

677 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 166 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic89.2%

White1.6%

Asian1.6%

Black5.2%

Other2.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Emerson Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.2%
Met Standard	14.8%
Below Standard	79.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Emerson Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.5 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 11.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 6.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 23.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.9%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

29.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,243

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	127	3.9%	20.5%	25.2%	50.4%	24.4%
7th	238	5.5%	26.9%	25.2%	42.4%	32.4%
8th	256	7.0%	26.2%	26.2%	40.6%	33.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	129	3.1%	4.7%	13.9%	78.3%	7.8%
7th	239	5.0%	5.4%	23.0%	66.5%	10.5%
8th	254	6.7%	5.5%	18.1%	69.7%	12.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Emerson Middle

33.624th pctile

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High School

Pomona High

52.756th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.