Park West High (Continuation)

Summary:

Park West High (Continuation) is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Pomona, California, with a student enrollment of 244. As a continuation high school, it typically serves students who are at risk of not graduating or have fallen behind academically.

Park West High (Continuation) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools based on the Pomona Unified School District's low academic performance. The school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 7.8% to 63.6%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 81.2% in recent years. The four-year graduation rate has been inconsistent, ranging from as low as 9.3% to as high as 74.8%. This is significantly lower than the graduation rates of nearby high schools, such as Diamond Ranch High and Village Academy High School at Indian Hill, which have graduation rates above 95% and proficiency rates that exceed the state averages.

Park West High (Continuation) serves a student population that is predominantly from low-income families, with 98.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of California high schools in their respective categories. The data suggests that Park West High (Continuation) and its student population would benefit from targeted interventions and support services to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's low performance, high dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1460 West Holt Ave. Ste. 100
       Pomona, CA  91768-2832


(909) 397-4900

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1907th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,522 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  219

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.4%
African American:
4.6%
White:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Compare Details Park West High (Continuation) ranks worse than 82.1% of high schools in California. It also ranks last 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 11.81. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Park West High (Continuation) 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 Park West High (Continuation) has the smallest high school student body size in the Pomona Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.4%), African American (4.6%), White (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park West High (Continuation) is 15.3, which is the lowest among 7 high schools in the Pomona Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park West High (Continuation) is $8,522, which is the highest among 7 high schools in the Pomona Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park West High (Continuation):

SchoolDigger ranks Park West High (Continuation) 1907th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Park West High (Continuation) 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 Park West High (Continuation)

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Rank History for all students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.89 1471st 1653 11.0%
2005 17.09 1494th 1901 21.4%
2006 15.97 1621st 1968 17.6%
2007 19.53 1520th 2063 26.3%
2008 20.58 1519th 2117 28.2%
2009 26.26 1562nd 2238 30.2%
2010 11.35 1962nd 2281 14.0%
2011 9.51 2054th 2367 13.2%
2012 9.93 2011th 2354 14.6%
2013 12.66 1992nd 2426 17.9%
2015 9.42 1878th 1994 5.8%
2016 9.00 1943rd 2039 4.7%
2017 9.10 1939th 2021 4.1%
2018 9.30 1945th 2017 3.6%
2019 9.52 2081st 2133 2.4%
2022 11.35 1987th 2123 6.4%
2023 14.29 1864th 2348 20.6%
2024 11.81 1907th 2323 17.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.31 900th 938 4.1%
2019 31.87 696th 941 26.0%
2022 33.42 724th 1044 30.7%
2023 30.69 780th 1323 41.0%
2024 24.32 1074th 1350 20.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.86 1383rd 1547 10.6%
2024 19.17 1373rd 1534 10.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.48 1798th 1862 3.4%
2019 9.80 1881st 1937 2.9%
2022 12.03 1798th 1943 7.5%
2023 16.39 1752nd 2247 22.0%
2024 12.71 1848th 2235 17.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.51 270th 290 6.9%
2023 26.23 313th 417 24.9%
2024 15.12 397th 451 12.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.97 1642nd 1760 6.7%
2019 7.57 1797th 1833 2.0%
2022 10.28 1732nd 1858 6.8%
2023 11.56 1821st 2118 14.0%
2024 11.34 1807th 2098 13.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.46 1041st 1052 1.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.88 1812th 1834 1.2%
2019 8.93 1850th 1880 1.6%
2022 10.60 1821st 1916 5.0%
2023 15.64 1718th 2207 22.2%
2024 11.93 1813th 2172 16.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park West High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.17 1661st 1742 4.6%
2019 9.26 1760th 1814 3.0%
2022 11.57 1722nd 1861 7.5%
2023 16.09 1680th 2142 21.6%
2024 13.51 1734th 2125 18.4%
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Enrollment information for Park West High (Continuation)

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 40 107 1 101 0 n/a n/a 0 249
1989 27 101 6 144 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1990 25 81 4 156 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1991 23 55 4 130 0 n/a n/a 0 212
1992 18 61 6 150 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1993 15 62 6 152 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1994 10 39 2 91 0 n/a n/a 0 142
1995 14 33 2 90 0 n/a n/a 0 139
1996 14 33 2 90 0 n/a n/a 0 139
1997 5 31 5 99 1 n/a n/a 0 141
1998 14 39 6 97 1 n/a n/a 0 157
1999 16 37 13 160 0 n/a n/a 0 226
2000 16 28 6 146 0 n/a n/a 0 196
2001 12 19 15 166 0 n/a n/a 0 212
2002 13 30 4 207 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2003 13 30 4 207 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2004 16 30 7 187 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2005 36 51 22 520 0 n/a n/a 1 630
2006 38 68 27 529 0 n/a n/a 0 662
2007 33 60 13 433 0 n/a n/a 2 541
2008 18 58 7 446 n/a n/a n/a 0 529
2009 8 26 6 236 0 1 1 0 278
2010 4 13 1 175 0 0 0 0 193
2011 7 20 3 254 1 1 0 0 286
2012 7 17 3 180 1 1 1 0 210
2013 8 11 5 238 2 1 2 0 267
2014 3 11 3 232 0 0 1 0 250
2015 4 7 3 205 0 0 1 0 220
2016 4 12 7 211 0 0 2 0 236
2017 10 10 7 210 0 1 4 0 242
2018 3 13 2 216 0 0 4 0 238
2019 2 14 3 190 0 0 4 0 213
2020 4 9 1 193 0 0 0 0 207
2021 2 13 0 189 1 0 1 0 206
2022 5 8 0 206 0 0 2 0 221
2023 4 9 2 224 1 1 3 0 244
2024 8 10 0 198 1 0 2 0 219

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 Park West High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 249 16.8 14.8 n/a
1989 278 16.0 17.3 n/a
1990 266 17.0 15.6 n/a
1991 212 19.0 11.1 n/a
1992 235 19.3 12.1 32.3
1993 235 11.0 21.4 68.5
1994 142 7.0 20.3 70.4
1995 139 7.9 17.6 64.7
1996 139 7.9 17.6 64.7
1997 141 8.2 17.2 60.3
1998 157 8.2 19.1 66.9
1999 226 5.8 39.0 61.5
2000 196 10.4 18.8 53.1
2001 212 5.6 37.9 57.5
2002 254 16.6 15.3 52.8
2003 254 16.6 15.3 52.8
2004 240 9.0 26.7 42.9
2005 630 13.2 47.7 1.6
2006 662 15.5 42.7 63
2007 541 14.0 38.6 22.1
2008 529 16.0 33.1 21.2
2009 278 12.0 17.4 54.3
2010 193 11.0 17.5 58
2011 286 n/a n/a 62.9
2012 210 14.0 15.0 98.6
2013 267 18.5 14.4 81.3
2014 250 8.2 30.4 76.8
2015 220 10.0 22.0 86.4
2016 236 8.0 29.5 81.4
2017 242 7.9 30.5 76.4
2018 238 12.2 19.4 88.7
2019 213 11.1 19.0 95.3
2020 207 n/a n/a 97.1
2021 206 13.3 15.4 98.5
2022 221 14.6 15.1 98.6
2023 244 16.0 15.2 98.4
2024 219 14.2 15.3 99.5

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 Park West High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 249 16.8 14.8 n/a
1989 278 16.0 17.3 n/a
1990 266 17.0 15.6 n/a
1991 212 19.0 11.1 n/a
1992 235 19.3 12.1 32.3
1993 235 11.0 21.4 68.5
1994 142 7.0 20.3 70.4
1995 139 7.9 17.6 64.7
1996 139 7.9 17.6 64.7
1997 141 8.2 17.2 60.3
1998 157 8.2 19.1 66.9
1999 226 5.8 39.0 61.5
2000 196 10.4 18.8 53.1
2001 212 5.6 37.9 57.5
2002 254 16.6 15.3 52.8
2003 254 16.6 15.3 52.8
2004 240 9.0 26.7 42.9
2005 630 13.2 47.7 1.6
2006 662 15.5 42.7 63
2007 541 14.0 38.6 22.1
2008 529 16.0 33.1 21.2
2009 278 12.0 17.4 54.3
2010 193 11.0 17.5 58
2011 286 n/a n/a 62.9
2012 210 14.0 15.0 98.6
2013 267 18.5 14.4 81.3
2014 250 8.2 30.4 76.8
2015 220 10.0 22.0 86.4
2016 236 8.0 29.5 81.4
2017 242 7.9 30.5 76.4
2018 238 12.2 19.4 88.7
2019 213 11.1 19.0 95.3
2020 207 n/a n/a 97.1
2021 206 13.3 15.4 98.5
2022 221 14.6 15.1 98.6
2023 244 16.0 15.2 98.4
2024 219 14.2 15.3 99.5

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 Park West High (Continuation)

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,522

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Park West High (Continuation)

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2081st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1864th of 2348 High schools
 18.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Park West High (Continuation))621.1
 15.2%
   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 (Park West High (Continuation))04.3
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Pomona Unified)19.414.3
 5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students213244
 14.6%
African American149
 35.7%
American Indian01
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic190224
 17.9%
Pacific Islander01
White24
 100%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.3%98.4%
 3.1%


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Students at Park West High (Continuation) are 90% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% White.

Park West High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 219 students attended Park West High (Continuation).


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