Pomona Unified’s 23 public elementary schools run from the 7th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 23 schools
from 7th to 97th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Pantera Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
Ranch Hills Elementary: 70th percentile, Solid
Golden Springs Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
Cortez Elementary: 38th percentile, Developing
Westmont Elementary: 32nd percentile, Developing
Arroyo Elementary: 30th percentile, Developing
Philadelphia Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
La Verne Science and Technology Charter: 29th percentile, Developing
Vejar Elementary: 28th percentile, Developing
Lexington Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
Lopez Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
Roosevelt Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
Barfield Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
Allison Elementary: 19th percentile, Needs Support
Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary: 19th percentile, Needs Support
Lincoln Elementary: 19th percentile, Needs Support
Kingsley Elementary: 18th percentile, Needs Support
Decker Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
Washington Elementary: 14th percentile, Needs Support
Alcott Elementary: 13th percentile, Needs Support
San Jose Elementary: 12th percentile, Needs Support
Harrison Elementary: 9th percentile, Needs Support
Madison Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
12Needs Support
8Developing
2Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 4 schools
from 9th to 55th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Lorbeer Middle: 55th percentile, Solid
Emerson Middle: 31st percentile, Developing
Marshall Middle: 21st percentile, Needs Support
Simons Middle: 9th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong
High · 6 schools
from 10th to 63rd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Village Academy High School at Indian Hill: 63rd percentile, Solid
Diamond Ranch High: 50th percentile, Solid
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design: 36th percentile, Developing
Garey High: 32nd percentile, Developing
Pomona High: 13th percentile, Needs Support
Ganesha High: 10th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
2Developing
2Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The average elementary school in Pomona Unified had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Pomona Unified score highest?
Lorbeer Middle is highest, at the 55th percentile.
That’s higher than 55 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Pomona Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
The average middle school in Pomona Unified had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
High schools
Which high schools in Pomona Unified score highest?
Village Academy High School at Indian Hill is highest, at the 63rd percentile.
That’s higher than 63 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
Highest in Pomona Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
The average high school in Pomona Unified had 28 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.
2 high schools not ranked statewide
Alternative schools and continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind.
Where does Pomona Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Pomona Unified spent $24,467 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Pomona Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction60%
Instruction support15%
Student services10%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$297.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 82 funded actions in 11 goals. That’s 72% of its $413.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 214 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 63% of the money. The plan itself puts 93% of it toward staff.
Teaching and support Staff $137.0 million
Paraeducators $24.6 million
Special Education Teams $24.4 million
79 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
18 of the plan’s 82 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $7.4 million
Math $1.9 million
Catch-up help $11.0 million
English learners $6.6 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Crisis Intervention Team$4.3 million
Elementary Level Literacy Coaches$3.8 million
Dual Language Programs$3.7 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $81.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $85.9 million and estimates it spent $85.9 million, within 1% of the plan.
$85.9 million spent (estimated)$85.9 million planned
What changed
The total is $3.5 million (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Teaching and support Staff, which went from $128.6 million to $137.0 million.
Largest cuts
College and Career Equity−$2.6 million
Career Readiness−$1.6 million
General Custodial Staff−$1.3 million
Largest increases
Teaching and support Staff+$8.5 million
Transitional Kindergarten & All Day Kindergarten Support+$2.6 million
Elementary Campus Supervisors+$2.5 million
Ask: What did College and Career Equity pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $2.6 million less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 4 and 8
37%
38%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 4 and 8
23%
24%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 5, 8 and 9
26 in 100
25 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Goals 10 and 11 track named schools and Goals 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 track other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Teaching and support Staff · $137,040,639
Paraeducators · $24,623,181
Special Education Teams · $24,403,961
The full plan11 goals, 32 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($297.5 million).
Where does the money go?
50% to Goal 1, Broad. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Broad$148.5 million50% of action budgets
“All students will be taught by appropriately assigned and fully credentialed teachers and have access to standards-aligned instructional materials and facilities that are in good repair” p. 23 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $141.6 million (+$7.0 million)
Largest funded actions
Teaching and support Staff$137.0 millionaction 1.4 · p. 160 ↗
General Custodial Staff$8.8 millionaction 1.5 · p. 160 ↗
Custodial Staff$1.1 millionaction 1.6 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Support with Staff Recruitment and Hiring · $280,568 → $228,020 · p. 160 ↗−$52,548
How the plan measures it · 3 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.
Goal 2Goal 2: (Broad) State adopted standards will be implemented throughout the district and they will be…$25.0 million8% of action budgets
“Goal 2: (Broad) State adopted standards will be implemented throughout the district and they will be supported with professional development, materials and opportunities for staff to collaborate to ensure students have access to them” p. 29 ↗
13 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $28.4 million (−$3.4 million)
Largest funded actions
Transitional Kindergarten & All Day Kindergarten Support$6.7 millionaction 2.4 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Kindergarten Teachers$5.8 millionaction 2.10 · p. 161 ↗
Combination Class Reduction Elementary and K-8$2.8 millionaction 2.3 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Support for Classroom Instruction$2.1 millionaction 2.8 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Additional Math Learning Opportunities$1.3 millionaction 2.6 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $902,822 is state funding counted toward those services
8 more funded actions in this goal
Partnership Classes · action 2.13 · p. 162 ↗$1.3 million
Media Center Support · action 2.2 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
Improve Student Achievement · action 2.9 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.2 million
Library Support · action 2.1 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.1 million
Program Specialists · action 2.11 · p. 162 ↗$0.6 million
Technology Teacher Leads · action 2.5 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Elementary Paraeducators · action 2.12 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
National Board Certified Strategies to Support Classroom Instruction · action 2.7 · p. 161 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Transitional Kindergarten & All Day Kindergarten Support+$2.6 million$4.1 million → $6.7 million · p. 161 ↗
Kindergarten Teachers−$1.3 million$7.0 million → $5.8 million · p. 161 ↗
Improve Student Achievement−$1.2 million$2.4 million → $1.2 million · p. 161 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Combination Class Reduction Elementary and K-8 · $3.6 million → $2.8 million · p. 161 ↗−$0.8 million
Support for Classroom Instruction · $3.0 million → $2.1 million · p. 161 ↗−$0.8 million
Additional Math Learning Opportunities · $2.0 million → $1.3 million · p. 161 ↗−$0.7 million
Partnership Classes · $1.1 million → $1.3 million · p. 162 ↗+$0.2 million
Media Center Support · $1.6 million → $1.3 million · p. 161 ↗−$0.3 million
Library Support · $1.1 million → $1.1 million · p. 161 ↗−$7,708
Program Specialists · $1.0 million → $0.6 million · p. 162 ↗−$0.4 million
Elementary Paraeducators · $178,613 · p. 162 ↗new or renamed
National Board Certified Strategies to Support Classroom Instruction · $679,341 → $75,044 · p. 161 ↗−$604,297
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 2 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 29 ↗.
Goal 3Goal 3: (Broad) Parents and Guardians will be invited to participate in the implementation and evaluation of…$2.0 million1% of action budgets
“Goal 3: (Broad) Parents and Guardians will be invited to participate in the implementation and evaluation of programs designed to benefit students” p. 39 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.7 million (+$236,625)
Largest funded actions
Parent Training on Student Data$701,332action 3.2 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Parent Support and Involvement$630,914action 3.3 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Community Schools$601,381action 3.1 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Orientation for Elementary Students$20,414action 3.6 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Educational Partners Learning Walks$3,139action 3.4 · p. 162 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
1 more funded action in this goal
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) · action 3.5 · p. 162 ↗$500
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Parent Support and Involvement+$239,833$391,081 → $630,914 · p. 162 ↗
Community Schools+$169,477$431,904 → $601,381 · p. 162 ↗
Parent Training on Student Data+$6,404$694,928 → $701,332 · p. 162 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Orientation for Elementary Students · $20,392 → $20,414 · p. 162 ↗+$22
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) · $500 → $500 · p. 162 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 39 ↗.
Goal 4Goal 4: (Broad) Students will be provided support in order to access academic content and performance…$52.4 million18% of action budgets
“Goal 4: (Broad) Students will be provided support in order to access academic content and performance standards. The support will include language acquisition strategies that will assist English Learners to access English only content and prepare students to participate in post-secondary education and pursue career pathways” p. 47 ↗
23 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $51.7 million (+$719,694)
Largest funded actions
Special Education Teams$24.4 millionaction 4.17 · p. 164 ↗
Elementary Level Literacy Coaches$3.8 millionaction 4.13 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Maintaining Technology$3.3 millionaction 4.4 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Resource Teacher Academic Support-Elementary$2.8 millionaction 4.18 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Kindergarten Teaching Staff$2.7 millionaction 4.15 · p. 164 ↗
18 more funded actions in this goal
Content Disciplinary Literacy · action 4.3 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.8 million
Resource Teacher Academic Support-Secondary · action 4.19 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.7 million
English Language Arts Support · action 4.12 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $852,214 is state funding counted toward those services$1.4 million
Data Analysis by Staff · action 4.8 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.4 million
Technology Support and Services · action 4.7 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.4 million
Paraeducators for English Learners · action 4.20 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.3 million
English Language Development Support · action 4.9 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
Secondary Intervention Teachers · action 4.22 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.9 million
Elementary Intervention Teachers · action 4.21 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
Data Analysis · action 4.6 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $549,484 is state funding counted toward those services$0.7 million
Computer and Technology Support for the District · action 4.16 · p. 164 ↗$0.6 million
Support for Long-Term English Learners (LTELs) · action 4.23 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Math Support · action 4.11 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
AVID · action 4.1 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Literacy Intervention · action 4.5 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Well Being of Foster Youth · action 4.10 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Academic Contextualization · action 4.14 · p. 164 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
AVID Excel · action 4.2 · p. 163 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Special Education Teams+$1.4 million$23.0 million → $24.4 million · p. 164 ↗
Paraeducators for English Learners+$0.6 million$0.7 million → $1.3 million · p. 164 ↗
Academic Contextualization−$576,217$817,652 → $241,435 · p. 164 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Elementary Level Literacy Coaches · $3.7 million → $3.8 million · p. 164 ↗+$0.1 million
Maintaining Technology · $3.3 million → $3.3 million · p. 163 ↗+$3,517
Resource Teacher Academic Support-Elementary · $2.8 million → $2.8 million · p. 164 ↗+$30,593
Kindergarten Teaching Staff · $2.7 million → $2.7 million · p. 164 ↗+$14,686
Content Disciplinary Literacy · $2.2 million → $1.8 million · p. 163 ↗−$0.4 million
Resource Teacher Academic Support-Secondary · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 164 ↗+$19,905
English Language Arts Support · $1.5 million → $1.4 million · p. 164 ↗−$32,995
Data Analysis by Staff · $1.5 million → $1.4 million · p. 163 ↗−$0.1 million
Technology Support and Services · $1.4 million → $1.4 million · p. 163 ↗+$3,163
English Language Development Support · $1.1 million → $0.9 million · p. 164 ↗−$0.2 million
Literacy Intervention · $606,000 → $366,154 · p. 163 ↗−$239,846
Well Being of Foster Youth · $344,283 → $284,573 · p. 164 ↗−$59,710
AVID Excel · $68,455 → $44,419 · p. 163 ↗−$24,036
How the plan measures it · 4 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 47 ↗.
Goal 5Goal 5: (Broad) Attendance rates will be monitored and opportunities for students to engage and participate…$40.5 million14% of action budgets
“Goal 5: (Broad) Attendance rates will be monitored and opportunities for students to engage and participate in their course of study will be supported to promote high graduation rates for all students” p. 63 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $44.1 million (−$3.6 million)
Crisis Intervention Team$4.3 millionaction 5.2 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
Counselors Elementary School$2.8 millionaction 5.5 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Health Services$2.6 millionaction 5.3 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Counselors Secondary Schools$2.5 millionaction 5.7 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
7 more funded actions in this goal
Social Emotional Support-High School · action 5.10 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.2 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.6 million
Trauma Informed Services · action 5.11 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Professional Development · action 5.6 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Monitor Attendance Patterns · action 5.4 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Support for Chronic Absenteeism · action 5.8 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Student Engagement Support · action 5.12 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Online Academic Credit Recovery · action 5.1 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Paraeducators · $24.6 million · p. 166 ↗not compared
Crisis Intervention Team · $4.3 million · p. 165 ↗not compared
Counselors Elementary School · $2.8 million · p. 165 ↗not compared
Health Services · $2.6 million · p. 165 ↗not compared
Counselors Secondary Schools · $2.5 million · p. 166 ↗not compared
Social Emotional Support-High School · $1.6 million · p. 166 ↗not compared
Trauma Informed Services · $617,404 · p. 166 ↗not compared
Professional Development · $548,876 · p. 165 ↗not compared
Monitor Attendance Patterns · $464,646 · p. 165 ↗not compared
Support for Chronic Absenteeism · $313,299 · p. 166 ↗not compared
Student Engagement Support · $31,787 · p. 166 ↗not compared
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 63 ↗.
Goal 6Goal 6: (Broad) Behavioral support and academic counseling will be made available to students to increase…$10.7 million4% of action budgets
“Goal 6: (Broad) Behavioral support and academic counseling will be made available to students to increase their connectivity to school, reduce suspension rates, and improve school safety and culture” p. 73 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $8.4 million (+$2.3 million)
Largest funded actions
Elementary Campus Supervisors$4.9 millionaction 6.6 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $4.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)$2.2 millionaction 6.5 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Restorative Justice$1.9 millionaction 6.2 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.6 million is state funding counted toward those services
Individualized Student Academic and Emotional Support$0.8 millionaction 6.4 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Evidence-Based Positive Behavioral Supports$0.6 millionaction 6.7 · p. 167 ↗
2 more funded actions in this goal
Extracurricular Activities · action 6.3 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Positive School Climate · action 6.1 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Elementary Campus Supervisors+$2.5 million$2.3 million → $4.9 million · p. 167 ↗
Restorative Justice−$0.3 million$2.2 million → $1.9 million · p. 166 ↗
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)+$0.2 million$1.9 million → $2.2 million · p. 166 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Individualized Student Academic and Emotional Support · $854,227 → $771,449 · p. 166 ↗−$82,778
Extracurricular Activities · $380,748 → $296,422 · p. 166 ↗−$84,326
Positive School Climate · $69,450 → $68,950 · p. 166 ↗−$500
We couldn’t read this goal’s measures from the plan. They start near page 73. p. 73 ↗
Goal 7Goal 7: (Broad) Students will have opportunities to enroll in a broad course of study to support them as they…$18.1 million6% of action budgets
“Goal 7: (Broad) Students will have opportunities to enroll in a broad course of study to support them as they become ready for post-secondary education and careers of their choice” p. 81 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $23.5 million (−$5.4 million)
Largest funded actions
College and Career Equity$4.6 millionaction 7.8 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $755,146 is state funding counted toward those services
Dual Language Programs$3.7 millionaction 7.1 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Art, Music, and Physical Education (PE)- Elementary$3.4 millionaction 7.6 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.5 million is state funding counted toward those services
Career Readiness$3.1 millionaction 7.7 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Academy School Supports$1.7 millionaction 7.10 · p. 168 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Visual and Performing Arts & Physical Education (PE)- Secondary · action 7.2 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $737,551 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Science and Social Science Support · action 7.4 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
College and Career Exposure · action 7.9 · p. 168 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Robotics Computer Science Program · action 7.5 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) · action 7.3 · p. 167 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
College and Career Equity−$2.6 million$7.2 million → $4.6 million · p. 167 ↗
Career Readiness−$1.6 million$4.7 million → $3.1 million · p. 167 ↗
Art, Music, and Physical Education (PE)- Elementary−$1.3 million$4.7 million → $3.4 million · p. 167 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Dual Language Programs · $2.5 million → $3.7 million · p. 167 ↗+$1.2 million
Academy School Supports · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 168 ↗−$45,046
Visual and Performing Arts & Physical Education (PE)- Secondary · $1.2 million → $0.8 million · p. 167 ↗−$0.4 million
Science and Social Science Support · $317,828 · p. 167 ↗new or renamed
College and Career Exposure · $634,286 → $175,000 · p. 168 ↗−$459,286
Robotics Computer Science Program · $347,887 → $154,500 · p. 167 ↗−$193,387
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) · $150,000 → $105,294 · p. 167 ↗−$44,706
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 81 ↗.
Goal 8Goal 8: (Broad) (The following Goal Description was developed in response to schools being identified for…$00% of action budgets
“Goal 8: (Broad) (The following Goal Description was developed in response to schools being identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI): Lincoln Elementary School, Marshall Middle School, and Pomona High School. Based on the 2024 CA Dashboard, all of these schools no longer meet the criteria and will be exiting CSI.) CSI Schools meeting the criteria for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) will be supported using evidence-based resources that best align with the findings of the comprehensive needs assessment in order to increase student academic achievement and increase graduation rates” p. 90 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 90 ↗.
Goal 9 · Maintenance of Progress GoalGoal 9: (Focus Goal): By June 2027, Kellogg will decrease its overall chronic absenteeism rate including…$00% of action budgets
“Goal 9: (Focus Goal): By June 2027, Kellogg will decrease its overall chronic absenteeism rate including Students with Disabilities (SWD) by 6% and English Learners by 3.5%, with the implementation of a comprehensive multi-tiered system that addresses root causes for absenteeism, improves school climate, boosts student and family engagement, provides training to staff on attendance best practices, and reviews attendance data, as measured by the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator on the California Dashboard” p. 96 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
How the plan measures it · 2 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 96 ↗.
Goal 10 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalGoal 10: (Equity Multiplier Focus Goal) By June 2027, Pomona Alternative School (PAS) and Park West will…$396,430under 1% of action budgets
“Goal 10: (Equity Multiplier Focus Goal) By June 2027, Pomona Alternative School (PAS) and Park West will decrease chronic absenteeism by 5%, expose students to more Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, opportunities, and mentorship in order to motivate students, expand their post secondary career options in order to show growth on all red indicators, including ELA, Math, English Learner Progress, Suspension Rate and College/Career, and maintain green graduation status as measured by the California School Dashboard” p. 99 ↗
4 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Academic Credit Recovery and Support for Park West/PAS$198,215action 10.2 · p. 168 ↗
Pomona Alternative School (PAS) and Park West Continuation School (aligned with Priority 7)$87,215action 10.1 · p. 168 ↗
Park West/PAS Mentorship Program$59,464action 10.3 · p. 168 ↗
Park West/PAS Counselor Support for College and Career Readiness$51,536action 10.4 · p. 168 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Academic Credit Recovery and Support for Park West/PAS · $198,215 · p. 168 ↗not compared
Pomona Alternative School (PAS) and Park West Continuation School (aligned with Priority 7) · $87,215 · p. 168 ↗not compared
Park West/PAS Mentorship Program · $59,464 · p. 168 ↗not compared
Park West/PAS Counselor Support for College and Career Readiness · $51,536 · p. 168 ↗not compared
How the plan measures it · 6 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 99 ↗.
“By June 2027, Lincoln will decrease its overall Chronic Absenteeism rate including Students with Disabilities by 6% and improve by one performance level on the Dashboard for Chronic Absenteeism through the implementation of a comprehensive multi-tiered system that addresses root cause for absenteeism. Homeless students will improve in their single-year growth in Math achievement as measured by iReady and improve one performance level on the Dashboard for Mathematics through targeted and tiered math support” p. 104 ↗
No funded actions in this plan · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
How the plan measures it · 1 measure
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 104 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 21,122 students
1Hispanic or Latino84%
2Asian5%
3Black or African American4%
4White3%
5Two or more races1%
6Not reported1%
7Filipino1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
87%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 17,727 of 20,422 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Pomona Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.
It also qualified the year before.
Which students, on which measures
Students with disabilities
English and math
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 46% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,371 of 2,973 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Pomona Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Pantera Elementary, 97th percentile (Strong). Middle: Lorbeer Middle, 55th percentile (Solid). High: Village Academy High School at Indian Hill, 63rd percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Pomona Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Pomona Unified good?
Pomona Unified’s 23 public elementary schools run from the 7th to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid, 8 Developing and 12 Needs Support. Pomona Unified’s 4 public middle schools run from the 9th to the 55th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Pomona Unified’s 6 public high schools run from the 10th to the 63rd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Solid, 2 Developing and 2 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Pomona Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Pomona Unified had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Pomona Unified had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Pomona Unified had 28 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Pomona Unified spend per student?
Pomona Unified spent $24,467 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 60 cents of every Pomona Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Pomona Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $297.5 million into 82 funded actions in 11 goals, 72% of its $413.4 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $148.5 million, 50% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Pomona Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.