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Almeria Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Almeria Middle is a public middle school located in Fontana, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 754 students. The school is part of the Fontana Unified School District, which is ranked 1059 out of 1565 school districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Almeria Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the Fontana Unified and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's projected 2024-2025 English Language Arts proficiency rate is 27.32%, compared to 39.94% for Fontana Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, the school's projected proficiency rate is 18.03%, compared to 25.89% for Fontana Unified and 37.3% for California.

Almeria Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students performing relatively well but its Hispanic, White, and Special Education students performing in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.0% over the past few years. While Almeria Middle's performance is generally lower than the other middle schools in the Fontana Unified School District, such as Harry S. Truman Middle and Wayne Ruble Middle, it still outperforms some middle schools in the neighboring Rialto Unified School District, such as Rialto Middle.

772

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,126

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7723 Almeria Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336-8702

(909) 357-5350

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Almeria Middle usually attend:

High:

Summit High

Feeder schools for Almeria Middle:

Elementary:	Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy
	Hemlock Elementary
	Tokay Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

African American:

7.0%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,181^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	21.1	2181 of 2761	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2283 of 2783	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2435 of 2781	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	2129 of 2740	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1970 of 2715	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1787 of 2480	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	2146 of 2508	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	2061 of 2497	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	2045 of 2477	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1672 of 2379	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1594 of 2259	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	1661 of 2236	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1812 of 2179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	1757 of 2063	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1696 of 2005	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1624 of 1999	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1390 of 1804	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	1280 of 1777	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	1433 of 1769	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	233 of 609	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	285 of 627	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	245 of 613	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	368 of 637	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	351 of 643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	343 of 600	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	1427 of 1531	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1295 of 1491	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1132 of 1369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.0	846 of 1478	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1306 of 1521	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	888 of 1540	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1017 of 1442	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1066 of 1364	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2094 of 2533	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2114 of 2551	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2185 of 2531	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1878 of 2509	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1660 of 2380	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1534 of 2262	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1741 of 2395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1907 of 2388	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2040 of 2374	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1678 of 2359	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1447 of 2213	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1442 of 2072	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	347 of 477	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1946 of 2542	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2095 of 2579	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2266 of 2531	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1735 of 2458	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1643 of 2369	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1479 of 2230	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1976 of 2534	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2123 of 2552	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2280 of 2538	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2000 of 2527	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1890 of 2407	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1808 of 2273	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1504 of 1566	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1233 of 1552	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1419 of 1531	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1477 of 1520	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1327 of 1602	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1259 of 1496	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
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	$18,126	$2,791	$15,335
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	$25,970	$3,795	$22,175
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	$22,944	$3,321	$19,623
Heritage Intermediate	Public	6-8	13766 South Heritage Cir.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-1345	1,175	51	23.2	32.9%	138 (11.7%)	145 (12.3%)	615 (52.3%)	171 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.8%)	76.7	547^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	570^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.5%	23	40.7	40.7	60.7	70.1	70.0	66.9	39.4	47.5	46.4	44.4	$12,412	$667	$11,745
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	$19,232	$2,417	$16,815
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	$20,639	$2,886	$17,753
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	$21,576	$3,368	$18,208
Summit Intermediate	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	1,065	45	23.6	26.0%	218 (20.5%)	105 (9.9%)	527 (49.5%)	127 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.9%)	82.2	439^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		81.1	455^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.7%	16	36.0	36.0	63.9	75.7	65.8	68.5	52.1	61.0	51.0	54.7	$12,848	$668	$12,180
Etiwanda Community Day	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	5	1	4.7		1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$5,990	$667	$5,323
Etiwanda Intermediate	Public	6-8	6925 Etiwanda Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1701	1,181	46	25.4	32.9%	203 (17.2%)	122 (10.3%)	486 (41.2%)	254 (21.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	107 (9.1%)	78.7	503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		79.4	487^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.5%	16	42.6	42.6	57.0	66.9	68.2	63.7	43.3	52.5	54.9	49.8	$13,214	$834	$12,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Almeria Middle

What high school do graduates of Almeria Middle attend?

Students who attend Almeria Middle usually go on to attend Summit High

Is Almeria Middle a good school?

Almeria Middle ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Almeria Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended Almeria Middle.

What district is Almeria Middle in?

Fontana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Almeria Middle?

Students at Almeria Middle are 84% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

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