Pomona High School

Wow, the staff and principal care that each student reaches their highest potential! I'm jealous that my son is going to have the best high school experience. He won't be bored with the PAH program. The teachers are creative in keeping students interested and engaged. I am impressed that there are many Pomona alum teaching! The teachers are young and full of energy.
—Submitted by a parent

By far the best Staff and Teachers. The Asst Principal is a little rough but the Principal is awesome! This school has always worked hard to make sure there kids learn all they can, and many of the teachers work one on one with Kids on their own time just to help out! Great school and teachers!
—Submitted by a student

If you are looking for a great leader based school,this probably is not the best choice. The principals and admin are real quick to suspend students and not come to a resolution or work with the kids.Pomona used to be the best ,but it seems as if it has gone way down hill. The assistant principal needs anger management classes to learn effective problem solving skills without conflict with her students. Just because they are admin does not mean that they are fair or non bias.RESEARCH parents before putting your students here.
—Submitted by a parent

Pomona with dwindling resources continues to excel. They have expanded the PAH(Pomona Arts and Humanities) program for the second year in a row. CSAP scores continue to exceed the average for Jefferson County schools. I have had at least one student in Pomona the last six years, I have found the administration to be responsive to parent concerns and the teachers caring.
—Submitted by a parent

Great Students and community. The parents are here all the time for their children. They have the most impressive after prom I have ever seen. Students may take advanced CU credit from qualified teachers. The music and drama departments are the best in the state. Just check out how many championships they have won.
—Submitted by a parent

I love pomona i graduated from there, the school and teachers where awsome but the school spirit is even better, i will always be part of the big black im my heart!!
—Submitted by a student

I think Pomona has a very poor math program. They have access 2x a week which so many kids attend it's hard to get direction; plus makes it very difficult to get to access for other classes.
—Submitted by a parent

I graduated from PHS in 2008. I loved ever single experience that I had there. I was extremely involved in academics and sports. The coaches there care about how their students do on and off the field, and when it comes to athletic scholarships, the coaches help the student get them. My coach prepared me both physically and mentally for college. The teachers at Pomona are there to be your friend and your teacher. They devote countless hours for their students who are struggling. The counseling staff also helps students fill out college applications and sending them in. The administrative staff although is extremely weak, because there is administrators for every grad. It s extremely in personable because the student may never talk to their administrator, and my not even know their administrator for their grade. After I graduated I am proud to be a Pomona Panther and I will always bleed black! GO BIG BLACK!
—Submitted by a student

My daugther is a junior at Pomona in the PAH program. It is a fair school, the academic challenges just aren't there, so the really bright kids are bored. The teachers are pretty concerned about being 'friends' with the kids, there isn't a lot of accountability. I sign something for every class, every semester that says late work will not be accepted, without fail my daughter doesn't do anything all semester, hands everything in at the end and gets full credit---good for us, but not a good lesson for her. Kids from this school need remedial help in college 30% of the time even though they are high achieving, I think because they don't get used to having to study or meet deadlines.
—Submitted by a parent

I have two children at Pomona and we have been very pleased. They are both doing excellent academically, and are being challenged by the courses that are offered. They offer an excellent program called 'PAH' (Pomona Arts and Humanities) which is superb and focuses on Band, Theatre, Art and Choir, and has shown outstanding CSAP test results within the program. They also are competitive in their sports, however, the athletic director now at the school could do a better job and is not very supportive of the different sports programs. Overall, it is a great school, with a lot of different opportunities to offer.
—Submitted by a parent

My child is twice exceptional, which means that he is highly gifted in some measurable areas and learning disabled in other areas. Although Pomona is my child's 'home school', we looked at ten other schools (charter and private) before deciding on Pomona. From what I have experienced, the teachers and administration are very dedicated to helping students who want to be helped. The science programs, performing arts programs, music programs, and debate/forensics program are all excellent. I wish there were more academically oriented extracurricular activities, as the science club, astronomy club, and chess club all seem to be dormant here. I have a younger child starting high school next year who has very different needs and attitudes than my oldest, yet I am very comfortable that Pomona will be able to meet that child's needs as well.
—Submitted by a parent

I think Pomona is an amazing school that provides students with tons of choices and opportunities. The teachers are Pomona care about the students and do their best to help all the students to succeed. The sports and clubs at the school are also amazing for most of the teams are ranked very high and there is an enormous amount of school spirt in the school making it an amazing place to be in.
—Submitted by a student

Its a nice school. The teachers have gone down hill in the past years and there s not as much discipline as there should be and not a lot of acceptance for some individuals. Its a very jock school with not a lot of focus on school work
—Submitted by a former student

Having Graduated several years ago I can say that many of the classes offered at Pomona are mostly targeted at those students planning on attending a University after graduation. However, they try to discourage children wanting to seek other opportunities in life.I think they need to offer programs targeting children who are remedial in some areas, so as not to let them fail out of school.Teachers often are helpful and willing to help students in need of extra tutoring by offering times for them to come in before school to work on homework. One thing that is quite apparent is that many teachers pick favorites based on who is popular and who is not.
—Submitted by a former student

I graduated from Pomona last year and I had a great experience. I loved all of my teachers and I felt that if I needed help with anything in the classroom or out I could go to my teachers and they were willing to help. Since I have been in college I have learned that Pomona offers many courses that other high schools do not and I am glad that I did not miss out on such great opportunities. Those challenging courses that I took in high school were at times difficult, but they prepared me for the challenges I have faced in my first year of college and for many other challenges to come. Along with regular level classes in each subject Pomona offers advanced placement and an education program for individuals who need special accomidations. If I had to redo high school I wouldn't have chosen another school!
—Submitted by a former student

I think Pomona has gone down hill in the past 6 years...Its surely not the same when I graduated from there. The teachers would rather be left alone then help children out, they also pick and chose kids for the way they dress, and that is sad! Seems there is no effort on the teachers part anymore. They want more money for the less work that they are doing.
—Submitted by a parent

Teachers are too quick, these days, to let kids slip through the cracks. They put more emphasis on the stronger students than to the ones that require a little more one on one. This school does not offer any programs for the students who need a little bit more structure and focus.
—Submitted by a parent