Pomolita Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Ukiah, California

Pomolita Middle in Ukiah, California enrolled 826 students in 2024-25 with 43.2 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24-28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

767 students in 2022-23, 771 students in 2023-24, 826 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.4 to 43.2.

Students enrolled at Pomolita Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237672023-247712024-25826
Students enrolled at Pomolita Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237672023-247712024-25826
Students enrolled at Pomolita Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237672023-247712024-25826
Students enrolled at Pomolita Middle by school year2022-23: 767, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237672023-247712024-25826
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376739.419.5
2023-2477141.618.5
2024-2582643.219.1

19.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pomolita Middle 19.1; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPomolita Middle 19.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pomolita Middle 19.1; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPomolita Middle 19.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pomolita Middle 19.1; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPomolita Middle 19.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pomolita Middle 19.1; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPomolita Middle 19.1state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 386 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pomolita Middle enrolled 772 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 133 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 386 of the 772 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions133
  • Chronically absent36.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.6% of students were Hispanic, 23.0% White, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.6%
  2. White23.0%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. American Indian4.1%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. Black0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pomolita Middle scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224‑28%28%45%
Math, 2022-2319%20% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Pomolita Middle

  1. Eagle Peak MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.7 miles away: 552 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  2. Potter Valley Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 39 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Pomolita Middle with Eagle Peak MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ukiah Unified spends per student$18,383 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,383
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaPomolita Middle is the number 402 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#402 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.19.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pomolita Middle

  1. How many students attend Pomolita Middle?
    826 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 767 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ukiah, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomolita Middle?
    19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pomolita Middle a Title I school?
    Pomolita Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pomolita Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pomolita Middle scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pomolita Middle in?
    Ukiah Unified, NCES district ID 0640300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 064030006660 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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