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Fontana Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Fontana Middle serves 1,049 students in grades 6–8 in Fontana, within Fontana Unified, and is one of 10 nearby schools in the comparison. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 27% in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 13% in science. The most important finding for families is that results are low across all three subjects: the school ranked second-lowest among nearby schools in each.

Fontana Middle trails both its district and California in every tested subject. ELA proficiency was 14 percentage points below Fontana Unified and 22 below the state; math was 9 and 21 points lower, and science was 12 and 23 points lower. It also fell below nearby-school averages by 13 points in ELA, 7 in math and 10 in science. Seventh-grade math is a relative bright spot: its 20% result was higher than several nearby schools, including Harry S. Truman Middle, Alder Middle and Ruth O. Harris Middle; however, grade 7 ELA was lower than every nearby school reporting results for that grade.

Results have improved in ELA and math over the years supplied: ELA rose from 21% in 2022–2023 to 27% in 2025–2026, while math increased from 15% to 18%. Science stayed around 13%, and its gap with the state widened by 6 points. Chronic absenteeism improved, falling from 35% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026, close to California’s 18% rate. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 15th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, with 1 star. Its student–teacher ratio was 27.6 in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools; 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show notably higher relative standing for African American Students (49th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 15th overall) and a sharp decline for White Students (from the 27th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 3rd in 2025–2026). These rankings describe relative standing in how the school serves each group, not why results changed.

1,049

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,287

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

8425 Mango Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-3909

(909) 357-5370

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Fontana Middle usually attend:

High:

Fontana High

Feeder schools for Fontana Middle:

Elementary:	Date Elementary
	Oleander Elementary
	South Tamarind Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

African American:

3.5%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

California avg42%

2,325^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Fontana Unified

1026^th of 1,530Fontana Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	2325 of 2740	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	2360 of 2761	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2292 of 2783	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2329 of 2781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2177 of 2740	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2168 of 2715	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1961 of 2480	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	2213 of 2508	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	2057 of 2497	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	2127 of 2477	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	1706 of 2379	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1714 of 2259	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1741 of 2236	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1714 of 2179	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1440 of 2063	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.7	1661 of 2005	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	1789 of 1999	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	1608 of 1804	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	1641 of 1777	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.6	1622 of 1769	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	304 of 594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	422 of 609	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	447 of 627	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	568 of 613	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	440 of 643	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	508 of 600	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	1048 of 1531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	979 of 1491	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1079 of 1369	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	978 of 1478	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1240 of 1521	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1166 of 1540	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1016 of 1442	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	905 of 1364	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	2096 of 2516	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	2230 of 2533	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2170 of 2551	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2175 of 2531	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2167 of 2509	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	2061 of 2380	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1901 of 2262	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1880 of 2357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1920 of 2395	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1780 of 2388	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1811 of 2374	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1658 of 2359	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1625 of 2213	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1482 of 2072	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	158 of 477	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	178 of 320	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	180 of 336	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	2009 of 2529	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	2079 of 2542	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1995 of 2579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1997 of 2531	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1791 of 2458	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1772 of 2369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1618 of 2230	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2203 of 2514	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	2168 of 2534	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2091 of 2552	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2083 of 2538	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1852 of 2527	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1848 of 2407	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1744 of 2273	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1353 of 1605	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1089 of 1566	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1116 of 1552	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1312 of 1531	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	1449 of 1490	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1130 of 1543	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fontana Middle	Public	6-8	8425 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5370	1,049	38	27.6	91.7%	32 (3.1%)	37 (3.5%)	962 (91.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17.4	2325^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.1%		16.9	2360^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%	35													13.2	13.2	26.7	27.1	26.6	26.8	17.5	19.6	16.2	17.8	$31,287	$27,010	$4,277
Alder Middle	Public	6-8	7555 Alder Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5330	964	43	22.4	92.1%	32 (3.3%)	43 (4.5%)	870 (90.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	20.6	2194^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.9%		24.8	2020^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.8%	174													16.5	16.5	24.8	27.8	32.9	28.9	18.5	17.3	23.2	19.8	$26,549	$22,654	$3,895
Almeria Middle	Public	6-8	7723 Almeria Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5350	772	37	20.8	82.4%	28 (3.6%)	54 (7.0%)	645 (83.5%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	23.1	2080^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.1%		21.1	2181^st of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%	101													18.5	18.5	27.8	32.9	30.0	30.3	21.1	20.2	24.1	21.9	$21,485	$17,884	$3,601
Rialto Middle	Public	6-8	1262 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 879-7308	1,017	46	21.8	87.9%	11 (1.1%)	90 (8.8%)	888 (87.3%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	36.6	1604^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.5%		32.1	1753^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	149													24.6	24.6	37.1	50.2	45.2	44.1	19.8	27.6	24.6	23.9	$23,124	$21,290	$1,834
Harry S. Truman Middle	Public	6-8	16224 Mallory Dr.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5190	883	37	23.8	89.2%	29 (3.3%)	18 (2.0%)	805 (91.2%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	25.2	2003^rd of 2740 public middle schools	26.9%		27.4	1914^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%	89													23.7	23.7	36.2	35.1	34.1	35.1	21.2	17.7	15.8	18.1	$26,888	$22,532	$4,356
Wayne Ruble Middle	Public	6-8	6762 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5530	1,394	54	26.0	77.0%	75 (5.4%)	158 (11.3%)	998 (71.6%)	124 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.3%)	53.9	1079^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.6%		57.9	953^rd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%	126													33.3	33.3	44.7	56.3	54.3	51.9	34.3	33.8	34.7	34.2	$38,166	$32,980	$5,186
Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	9452 Hemlock Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5400	791	37	21.2	93.8%	15 (1.9%)	8 (1.0%)	753 (95.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25.7	1987^th of 2740 public middle schools	27.5%		28.2	1890^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%	97													17.0	17.0		41.3	36.7	38.9		17.4	19.0	18.3	$22,851	$19,524	$3,327
Ruth O. Harris Middle	Public	7-8	11150 Alder Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5020	562	28	19.7	85.9%	14 (2.5%)	29 (5.2%)	498 (88.6%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	16.5	2371^st of 2740 public middle schools	13.5%		15.4	2418^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.4%	47													11.1	11.1		31.6	27.3	29.5		17.9	12.3	15.1	$21,720	$18,930	$2,790
Joe Baca	Public	7-8	1640 South Lilac Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5014	705	39	18.1	91.8%	20 (2.8%)	32 (4.5%)	641 (90.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17.3	2336^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.7%		17	2356^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%	20	12.0	10.7	11.3	12.0	17.9	15.1	16.0	3.6	9.4	12.0	14.3	13.2	13.2	13.2		30.2	21.9	26.1		22.4	13.8	18.2	$27,398	$24,714	$2,684
Ben F. Kolb Middle	Public	6-8	2351 North Spruce St.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7849	917	37	24.9	81.5%	27 (2.9%)	106 (11.6%)	743 (81.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	24 (2.6%)	45.7	1314^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.0%		42.4	1413^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%	99													33.7	33.7	43.8	49.6	48.0	47.1	31.6	28.5	26.7	29.0	$20,731	$18,990	$1,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Fontana Middle

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Students who attend Fontana Middle usually go on to attend Fontana High

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Fontana Middle ranks in the bottom 15.1% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Fontana Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,049 students attended Fontana Middle.

What district is Fontana Middle in?

Fontana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Fontana Middle?

Students at Fontana Middle are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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