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Harry S. Truman Middle

Q: Is Harry S. Truman Middle a good school?

Harry S. Truman Middle ranks 1914 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 31% of California middle schools

Summary

Harry S. Truman Middle is a public school in the Fontana Unified School District serving about 883 students in grades 6 through 8, representing a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, Truman is a school on the rise, having shown steady improvement from very low performance to now ranking in the 31st percentile statewide, which is higher than several nearby middle schools like Fontana Middle and Almeria Middle. The school has a particular strength in science, where its students outperform the district average and other local schools such as Alder Middle and Sequoia Middle. It also shows notable effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students, including English learners and students experiencing homelessness, though its performance varies across different student populations.

While Truman's chronic absenteeism rate has improved significantly since the pandemic, it remains higher than the state average. The school benefits from higher per-student spending than most other middle schools in Fontana Unified, though a notable exception is the higher-performing Wayne Ruble Middle. A stark contrast exists with schools in neighboring districts, such as Heritage Intermediate in the Etiwanda Elementary district, which performs at a much higher level, highlighting broader educational disparities in the region.

883

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,888

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16224 Mallory Dr.
Fontana, CA 92335-7844

(909) 357-5190

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Harry S. Truman Middle usually attend:

High:

Jurupa Hills High

Feeder schools for Harry S. Truman Middle:

Elementary:	Cypress Elementary
	Palmetto Elementary
	Randall Pepper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

White:

3.3%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,914^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Fontana Unified

1055^th of 1,543Fontana 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
2025	27.4	1914 of 2761	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	2000 of 2783	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2249 of 2781	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2317 of 2740	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2242 of 2715	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	2240 of 2480	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	2325 of 2508	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	2245 of 2497	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	2084 of 2477	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1993 of 2379	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1758 of 2259	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	1567 of 2236	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1816 of 2179	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	1586 of 2063	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	1634 of 2005	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1623 of 1999	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	1507 of 1804	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.2	1474 of 1777	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	1378 of 1769	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	566 of 613	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	434 of 600	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	1155 of 1531	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1328 of 1491	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1299 of 1369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	830 of 1478	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1135 of 1521	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1023 of 1540	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1003 of 1442	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1288 of 1364	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1762 of 2533	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1740 of 2551	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1963 of 2531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	2102 of 2509	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2045 of 2380	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2079 of 2262	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1440 of 2395	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1444 of 2388	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1770 of 2374	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1842 of 2359	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1723 of 2213	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1817 of 2072	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	114 of 477	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1526 of 2542	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1548 of 2579	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1933 of 2531	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1981 of 2458	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1822 of 2369	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1959 of 2230	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1796 of 2534	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1915 of 2552	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2190 of 2538	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2203 of 2527	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1993 of 2407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2082 of 2273	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	141 of 192	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	996 of 1566	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	950 of 1552	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	954 of 1531	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1146 of 1520	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1378 of 1537	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1371 of 1543	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1482 of 1555	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1559 of 1602	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 11, 2019

Teachers can care less. Drugs and violence is a major issue. Pulled my child out of this toxic so called school Close Quote

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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%)	27.4	1914^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		26	2000^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.1%	86													26.0	26.0	35.2	28.8	36.1	33.3	19.2	14.4	21.0	18.2	$26,888	$22,532	$4,356
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%)	28.2	1890^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		29.5	1832^nd of 2783 public middle schools	34.2%	58													13.8	13.8		42.1	35.6	38.8		19.3	19.7	19.5	$22,851	$19,524	$3,327
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%)	16.9	2360^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%		19.2	2292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.6%	68													9.7	9.7	27.4	27.7	19.8	25.0	21.1	16.4	10.3	15.9	$31,287	$27,010	$4,277
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%)	15.4	2418^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.4%		18	2348^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	70													12.3	12.3		19.6	28.7	24.4		15.1	9.2	12.0	$21,720	$18,930	$2,790
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%)	21.1	2181^st of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		19.3	2283^rd of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	102													17.9	17.9	23.9	28.9	28.0	27.3	14.7	18.9	19.4	18.0	$21,485	$17,884	$3,601
Southridge Technical Middle	Public	6-8	14500 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5420	923	37	25.2	75.1%	35 (3.8%)	50 (5.4%)	802 (86.9%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	35.2	1638^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		36.5	1581^st of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	57													27.3	27.3	36.6	37.1	47.4	41.0	24.0	21.9	17.3	20.4	$26,447	$22,582	$3,865
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%)	24.8	2020^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.8%		23.3	2115^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.0%	95													16.3	16.3	27.0	28.3	37.5	31.3	22.5	18.7	20.3	20.4	$26,549	$22,654	$3,895
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%)	32.1	1753^rd of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		30.1	1810^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	57													24.3	24.3	38.0	41.8	39.2	39.7	18.7	22.8	16.7	19.4	$23,124	$21,290	$1,834
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%)	57.9	953^rd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%		52.1	1105^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.3%	152													33.3	33.3	45.8	55.4	58.2	53.1	35.0	36.0	33.1	34.7	$38,166	$32,980	$5,186
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	2356^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%		17.4	2373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.7%	17	6.5	0.0	3.4	12.9	3.6	8.5	9.7	10.7	10.2	0.0	3.6	1.7	14.7	14.7		22.2	25.9	24.1		16.9	12.2	14.5	$27,398	$24,714	$2,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry S. Truman Middle

Is Harry S. Truman Middle a good school?

Harry S. Truman Middle ranks 1914^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harry S. Truman Middle?

Students at Harry S. Truman Middle are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Harry S. Truman Middle in?

Fontana Unified

What high school do graduates of Harry S. Truman Middle attend?

Students who attend Harry S. Truman Middle usually go on to attend Jurupa Hills High

How many students attend Harry S. Truman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 883 students attended Harry S. Truman Middle.

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