Garey High

Summary:

Garey High is a public high school located in Pomona, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,666 students. The school is part of the Pomona Unified School District, which is ranked 1056 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garey High has seen a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.6% to 91.4% over the past five years, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school's dropout rates have fluctuated, ranging from 3.4% to 8.6%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Garey High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.4% in 2018-2019 to 38.7% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the state average. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state and district averages, with only 44.26% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 16.43% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%, respectively.

When compared to nearby high schools in the Pomona Unified School District, such as Ganesha High and Pomona High, Garey High's performance is generally lower. However, it performs better than the continuation school, Park West High, in most metrics. When compared to high-performing schools in the nearby Chino Valley Unified School District, such as Ruben S. Ayala High, Garey High's performance is significantly lower across various academic measures.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 321 West Lexington Ave.
       Pomona, CA  91766-5254


(909) 397-4451

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1245th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $4,961 Help


Feeder schools for Garey High:

Elementary:    Alcott Elementary
    Lexington Elementary
    Madison Elementary
    Philadelphia Elementary
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Middle:    Simons Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.9 Help
Number of students:  1,666

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.6%
Asian:
1.7%
White:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Garey High ranks worse than 53.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked high schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.81. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Garey High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Garey High has the largest high school student body size in the Pomona Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.6%), Asian (1.7%), White (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garey High is 21.9. 4 high schools in the Pomona Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Garey High employs 75.7 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garey High is $4,961. 4 high schools in the Pomona Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garey High:

SchoolDigger ranks Garey High 1245th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Garey High in the ranking list.)

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Pomona Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pomona Unified 1056th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garey High

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Rank History for all students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.25 1139th 1653 31.1%
2005 28.59 1083rd 1901 43.0%
2006 27.33 1172nd 1968 40.4%
2007 28.49 1174th 2063 43.1%
2008 30.78 1146th 2117 45.9%
2009 30.82 1351st 2238 39.6%
2010 25.93 1395th 2281 38.8%
2011 23.17 1527th 2367 35.5%
2012 24.41 1460th 2354 38.0%
2013 27.07 1409th 2426 41.9%
2015 39.76 1183rd 1994 40.7%
2016 36.98 1240th 2039 39.2%
2017 42.97 1177th 2021 41.8%
2018 36.06 1292nd 2017 35.9%
2019 29.13 1448th 2133 32.1%
2022 38.74 1212th 2123 42.9%
2023 43.92 1015th 2348 56.8%
2024 35.81 1245th 2323 46.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.19 523rd 938 44.2%
2019 34.19 628th 941 33.3%
2022 33.94 706th 1044 32.4%
2023 39.93 469th 1323 64.6%
2024 37.52 550th 1350 59.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.03 888th 1547 42.6%
2024 22.75 1258th 1534 18.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.93 1122nd 1862 39.7%
2019 33.85 1280th 1937 33.9%
2022 46.12 944th 1943 51.4%
2023 53.59 791st 2247 64.8%
2024 43.77 1017th 2235 54.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.40 149th 290 48.6%
2023 57.60 142nd 417 65.9%
2024 63.14 140th 451 69.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.63 1172nd 1760 33.4%
2019 27.86 1315th 1833 28.3%
2022 33.88 1189th 1858 36.0%
2023 45.16 948th 2118 55.2%
2024 34.58 1233rd 2098 41.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.63 726th 1052 31.0%
2019 19.51 1031st 1117 7.7%
2022 23.11 1027th 1161 11.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.13 1231st 1834 32.9%
2019 26.20 1339th 1880 28.8%
2022 39.60 1060th 1916 44.7%
2023 39.82 1050th 2207 52.4%
2024 34.33 1210th 2172 44.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.81 234th 582 59.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garey High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.97 1073rd 1742 38.4%
2019 32.25 1239th 1814 31.7%
2022 47.07 894th 1861 52.0%
2023 52.83 776th 2142 63.8%
2024 43.32 1019th 2125 52.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Garey High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 171 307 249 1127 5 n/a n/a 0 1859
1989 142 268 220 1215 6 n/a n/a 0 1851
1990 141 234 221 1168 5 n/a n/a 0 1769
1991 119 188 199 1335 18 n/a n/a 0 1859
1992 125 187 187 1478 7 n/a n/a 0 1984
1993 121 182 203 1526 6 n/a n/a 0 2038
1994 116 182 200 1509 0 n/a n/a 0 2007
1995 79 142 245 1668 4 n/a n/a 0 2138
1996 79 142 245 1668 4 n/a n/a 0 2138
1997 64 148 254 1816 1 n/a n/a 0 2283
1998 62 136 275 1889 2 n/a n/a 0 2364
1999 54 133 251 1800 2 n/a n/a 0 2240
2000 62 113 212 1874 4 n/a n/a 1 2266
2001 57 106 185 1954 2 n/a n/a 0 2304
2002 45 78 207 2171 2 n/a n/a 0 2503
2003 45 78 207 2171 2 n/a n/a 0 2503
2004 39 86 199 2031 3 n/a n/a 0 2358
2005 38 94 174 1997 3 n/a n/a 0 2306
2006 39 103 135 2048 1 n/a n/a 0 2326
2007 44 100 127 1972 2 n/a n/a 2 2247
2008 41 77 104 1943 1 n/a n/a 0 2166
2009 25 71 92 1972 1 3 3 0 2167
2010 18 76 71 1927 1 1 6 0 2100
2011 28 75 71 1809 2 3 8 0 1996
2012 22 58 60 1727 1 1 5 0 1874
2013 17 62 59 1659 1 0 5 0 1803
2014 27 46 64 1653 2 0 7 0 1799
2015 25 50 59 1674 3 1 7 0 1819
2016 23 47 63 1679 4 1 4 0 1821
2017 30 51 54 1725 3 2 2 0 1867
2018 23 51 47 1754 1 1 4 0 1881
2019 11 33 38 1697 2 1 5 0 1787
2020 12 25 39 1638 4 1 4 0 1723
2021 24 24 32 1649 1 2 6 0 1738
2022 17 22 29 1610 1 2 10 0 1691
2023 23 19 29 1576 2 3 14 0 1666

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garey High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1859 79.4 23.4 n/a
1989 1851 70.2 26.3 n/a
1990 1769 70.8 24.9 n/a
1991 1859 74.7 24.8 n/a
1992 1984 75.9 26.1 48.1
1993 2038 85.1 23.9 72.8
1994 2007 85.7 23.4 76.2
1995 2138 88.4 24.2 69.2
1996 2138 88.4 24.2 69.2
1997 2283 88.9 25.7 74.1
1998 2364 95.0 24.9 78.8
1999 2240 89.0 25.2 81.1
2000 2266 97.6 23.2 72.5
2001 2304 99.2 23.2 80
2002 2503 114.8 21.8 71.2
2003 2503 114.8 21.8 71.2
2004 2358 113.6 20.8 67.7
2005 2306 106.4 21.7 60.6
2006 2326 95.2 24.4 81.9
2007 2247 101.8 22.1 90.2
2008 2166 118.8 18.2 90.7
2009 2167 97.4 19.5 78.7
2010 2100 88.0 23.8 88.7
2011 1996 n/a n/a 81.8
2012 1874 79.0 23.7 n/a
2013 1803 54.5 33.0 87.7
2014 1799 72.8 24.6 86.7
2015 1819 77.0 23.6 88.7
2016 1821 77.0 23.6 87.8
2017 1867 82.6 22.5 87.4
2018 1881 71.4 26.3 88.7
2019 1787 72.3 24.7 94.8
2020 1723 n/a n/a 95
2021 1738 76.9 22.5 96.5
2022 1691 75.1 22.5 96.5
2023 1666 75.7 21.9 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garey High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1859 79.4 23.4 n/a
1989 1851 70.2 26.3 n/a
1990 1769 70.8 24.9 n/a
1991 1859 74.7 24.8 n/a
1992 1984 75.9 26.1 48.1
1993 2038 85.1 23.9 72.8
1994 2007 85.7 23.4 76.2
1995 2138 88.4 24.2 69.2
1996 2138 88.4 24.2 69.2
1997 2283 88.9 25.7 74.1
1998 2364 95.0 24.9 78.8
1999 2240 89.0 25.2 81.1
2000 2266 97.6 23.2 72.5
2001 2304 99.2 23.2 80
2002 2503 114.8 21.8 71.2
2003 2503 114.8 21.8 71.2
2004 2358 113.6 20.8 67.7
2005 2306 106.4 21.7 60.6
2006 2326 95.2 24.4 81.9
2007 2247 101.8 22.1 90.2
2008 2166 118.8 18.2 90.7
2009 2167 97.4 19.5 78.7
2010 2100 88.0 23.8 88.7
2011 1996 n/a n/a 81.8
2012 1874 79.0 23.7 n/a
2013 1803 54.5 33.0 87.7
2014 1799 72.8 24.6 86.7
2015 1819 77.0 23.6 88.7
2016 1821 77.0 23.6 87.8
2017 1867 82.6 22.5 87.4
2018 1881 71.4 26.3 88.7
2019 1787 72.3 24.7 94.8
2020 1723 n/a n/a 95
2021 1738 76.9 22.5 96.5
2022 1691 75.1 22.5 96.5
2023 1666 75.7 21.9 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garey High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $4,961

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garey High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1448th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1015th of 2348 High schools
 24.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garey High)39.453.2
 13.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pomona Unified)46.947.7
 0.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Garey High)16.715.3
 1.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Pomona Unified)19.414.3
 5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Garey High)017
 17%
   12th Grade Science (Pomona Unified)717.7
 10.8%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17871666
 6.8%
African American3319
 42.4%
American Indian22
Asian3829
 23.7%
Hispanic16971576
 7.1%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White1123
 109.1%
Two or More Races514
 180%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.8%96.4%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Garey High

Students at Garey High are 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% African American.

Garey High ranks 1245th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,666 students attended Garey High.

Garey High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcott Elementary
Elementary : Lexington Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Philadelphia Elementary
Elementary : Vejar Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Simons Middle


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