Is Philadelphia Elementary a good school?

Philadelphia Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Philadelphia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 523 students attended Philadelphia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Philadelphia Elementary?

Students at Philadelphia Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Philadelphia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Simons Middle High : Garey High

Philadelphia Elementary

Summary:

Philadelphia Elementary is a public elementary school in Pomona, CA that serves 523 students in grades K-6. 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.

Philadelphia Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (45.8% in 2021-2022), consistently low academic performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, and struggles to support certain student subgroups like Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school's performance is also significantly worse than nearby schools in the Pomona Unified district, such as Decker Elementary and Lexington Elementary, as well as schools in the neighboring Chino Valley Unified district, like Eagle Canyon Elementary.

Philadelphia Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 3237 out of 5614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 4737 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. This trend suggests the school is struggling to improve student outcomes, and the high rates of chronic absenteeism and large proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be contributing factors. Addressing these underlying issues will be crucial for Philadelphia Elementary to provide a high-quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

600 East Philadelphia St.
Pomona, CA 91766-5799

(909) 397-4660

District: Pomona Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4737^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,844

Students who attend Philadelphia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simons Middle
High:	Garey High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 523

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

2.3%

Pacific Islander:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Philadelphia Elementary ranks worse than 80.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.36. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.5%), White (2.3%), Pacific Islander (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Philadelphia Elementary is 24.9. 20 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Philadelphia Elementary is $5,844, which is the 6^th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Pomona Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Philadelphia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia Elementary 4737^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Philadelphia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pomona Unified:

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

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Rank History for Philadelphia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.31	3676^th	4809	23.6%
2005	21.48	3860^th	4822	20.0%
2006	18.65	4090^th	4818	15.1%
2007	18.36	4423^rd	5113	13.5%
2008	17.45	4500^th	5113	12.0%
2009	25.97	3982^nd	5193	23.3%
2010	32.30	3673^rd	5314	30.9%
2011	24.70	4355^th	5377	19.0%
2012	15.99	4895^th	5390	9.2%
2013	20.99	4667^th	5530	15.6%
2015	34.37	3372^nd	5611	39.9%
2016	37.77	3237^th	5614	42.3%
2017	20.21	4675^th	5692	17.9%
2018	29.93	3830^th	5662	32.4%
2019	23.52	4489^th	5789	22.5%
2022	23.49	4495^th	5883	23.6%
2023	23.52	4508^th	5874	23.3%
2024	21.36	4737^th	5862	19.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.56	2211^th	3246	31.9%
2019	29.09	2562^nd	3275	21.8%
2022	42.56	1636^th	3311	50.6%
2023	35.26	2139^th	3250	34.2%
2024	44.21	1535^th	3160	51.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.27	1143^rd	2420	52.8%
2024	38.21	1417^th	2634	46.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.98	2886^th	5084	43.2%
2019	33.59	3594^th	5173	30.5%
2022	32.10	3662^nd	5264	30.4%
2023	33.41	3618^th	5374	32.7%
2024	28.90	4043^rd	5511	26.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	47.39	160^th	356	55.1%
2023	56.36	114^th	336	66.1%
2024	40.74	215^th	364	40.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.73	3711^th	5413	31.4%
2019	20.42	4583^rd	5492	16.6%
2022	26.66	4058^th	5635	28.0%
2023	26.01	4138^th	5617	26.3%
2024	23.99	4344^th	5605	22.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	29.92	1492^nd	2227	33.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.86	3784^th	5431	30.3%
2019	28.48	3895^th	5510	29.3%
2022	22.48	4469^th	5663	21.1%
2023	22.49	4498^th	5650	20.4%
2024	20.12	4710^th	5636	16.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Philadelphia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.02	2734^th	4830	43.4%
2019	34.76	3334^th	4963	32.8%
2022	31.15	3607^th	5084	29.1%
2023	32.71	3486^th	5098	31.6%
2024	30.59	3696^th	5102	27.6%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Philadelphia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	183	109	16	721	4	n/a	n/a	0	1033
1989	182	111	15	781	2	n/a	n/a	0	1091
1990	163	93	16	829	0	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1991	132	101	22	928	1	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1992	119	96	31	981	0	n/a	n/a	0	1227
1993	122	100	40	1080	0	n/a	n/a	0	1342
1994	84	72	41	1100	0	n/a	n/a	0	1297
1995	80	67	32	1140	0	n/a	n/a	0	1319
1996	80	67	32	1140	0	n/a	n/a	0	1319
1997	54	61	23	1046	0	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1998	53	52	20	999	0	n/a	n/a	0	1124
1999	49	50	18	1003	1	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2000	43	59	21	1075	0	n/a	n/a	0	1198
2001	38	28	18	958	0	n/a	n/a	0	1042
2002	35	20	10	940	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2003	35	20	10	940	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2004	43	18	12	982	0	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2005	32	13	9	984	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
2006	30	11	5	948	0	n/a	n/a	0	994
2007	24	11	4	883	0	n/a	n/a	1	923
2008	22	10	5	861	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	898
2009	18	10	4	827	0	0	0	0	859
2010	12	10	9	796	0	0	2	0	829
2011	18	8	9	786	1	1	6	0	829
2012	13	20	12	785	0	2	8	0	840
2013	13	26	14	823	0	2	4	0	882
2014	11	30	17	794	0	1	6	0	859
2015	11	20	16	734	2	2	7	0	792
2016	22	14	13	686	2	1	4	0	742
2017	25	16	14	672	2	1	2	0	732
2018	19	10	10	617	2	1	3	0	662
2019	19	10	9	596	1	3	7	0	645
2020	12	6	11	578	9	2	5	0	623
2021	8	4	8	551	5	2	2	0	580
2022	10	3	7	517	4	3	3	0	547
2023	12	2	7	489	2	9	2	0	523

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Philadelphia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1033	34.0	30.3	n/a
1989	1091	39.0	27.9	n/a
1990	1101	41.0	26.8	n/a
1991	1184	45.0	26.3	n/a
1992	1227	45.7	26.8	69.1
1993	1342	48.0	28.0	84.5
1994	1297	45.0	28.8	87.3
1995	1319	45.0	29.3	90.4
1996	1319	45.0	29.3	90.4
1997	1184	43.0	27.5	89.4
1998	1124	53.0	21.2	89.6
1999	1121	48.0	23.4	88
2000	1198	52.0	23.0	85.1
2001	1042	49.0	21.3	87.3
2002	1005	52.0	19.3	85
2003	1005	52.0	19.3	85
2004	1055	42.0	25.1	80.8
2005	1038	45.0	23.1	77.5
2006	994	43.0	23.1	88.7
2007	923	40.0	23.1	90.2
2008	898	41.0	21.9	94.8
2009	859	37.0	22.0	94.3
2010	829	36.0	23.0	95.7
2011	829	n/a	n/a	92.5
2012	840	34.8	24.1	n/a
2013	882	30.5	28.9	91
2014	859	29.0	29.6	91
2015	792	28.0	28.2	93.6
2016	742	27.0	27.4	94.3
2017	732	27.0	27.1	94.3
2018	662	25.0	26.4	93.4
2019	645	25.0	25.8	94.3
2020	623	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	580	24.6	23.5	96.4
2022	547	21.5	25.4	95.2
2023	523	21.0	24.9	95

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 Philadelphia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1033	34.0	30.3	n/a
1989	1091	39.0	27.9	n/a
1990	1101	41.0	26.8	n/a
1991	1184	45.0	26.3	n/a
1992	1227	45.7	26.8	69.1
1993	1342	48.0	28.0	84.5
1994	1297	45.0	28.8	87.3
1995	1319	45.0	29.3	90.4
1996	1319	45.0	29.3	90.4
1997	1184	43.0	27.5	89.4
1998	1124	53.0	21.2	89.6
1999	1121	48.0	23.4	88
2000	1198	52.0	23.0	85.1
2001	1042	49.0	21.3	87.3
2002	1005	52.0	19.3	85
2003	1005	52.0	19.3	85
2004	1055	42.0	25.1	80.8
2005	1038	45.0	23.1	77.5
2006	994	43.0	23.1	88.7
2007	923	40.0	23.1	90.2
2008	898	41.0	21.9	94.8
2009	859	37.0	22.0	94.3
2010	829	36.0	23.0	95.7
2011	829	n/a	n/a	92.5
2012	840	34.8	24.1	n/a
2013	882	30.5	28.9	91
2014	859	29.0	29.6	91
2015	792	28.0	28.2	93.6
2016	742	27.0	27.4	94.3
2017	732	27.0	27.1	94.3
2018	662	25.0	26.4	93.4
2019	645	25.0	25.8	94.3
2020	623	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	580	24.6	23.5	96.4
2022	547	21.5	25.4	95.2
2023	523	21.0	24.9	95

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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