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Almond Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Almond Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 418 students in the Fontana Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic need, as over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools with test scores in English, math, and science that are below both district and state averages. A notable concern is a steep drop in math scores after 3rd grade. However, the school has shown real progress in reducing chronic student absences and demonstrates particular strengths in supporting its Special Education students, performing significantly better for that group than for the school overall.

When compared to nearby schools, a striking pattern emerges. While Beech Avenue Elementary and Hemlock Elementary in the same district perform better despite similar student demographics, the most dramatic contrast is with schools in the neighboring Etiwanda Elementary district, such as Grapeland Elementary and East Heritage Elementary, which achieve much higher rankings. This gap exists even though per-student funding is similar, suggesting that factors beyond money, like teaching methods or curriculum, are key drivers of the performance differences between districts.

418

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,158

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8172 Almond Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-3020

(909) 357-5130

District: Fontana Unified

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Summit High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

4.3%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,662^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 30Elementary 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	22.1	4662 of 5857	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5406 of 5869	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5485 of 5859	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	5735 of 5883	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4704 of 5789	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4274 of 5662	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4589 of 5692	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	4697 of 5614	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4849 of 5611	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	4571 of 5530	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	3712 of 5390	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	3570 of 5377	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.8	3715 of 5314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.0	4139 of 5193	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	4353 of 5113	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	3907 of 5113	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3671 of 4818	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.1	3821 of 4822	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.5	3529 of 4809	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.1	1759 of 2128	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2241 of 3162	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	2682 of 3245	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2378 of 3311	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1651 of 3275	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1822 of 3246	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4572 of 5597	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4818 of 5612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5292 of 5609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5485 of 5635	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4246 of 5492	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3895 of 5413	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3709 of 5107	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4508 of 5107	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4679 of 5087	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4904 of 5084	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3734 of 4963	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3412 of 4830	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	4191 of 5460	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4973 of 5517	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5065 of 5363	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	5118 of 5264	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4298 of 5173	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3428 of 5084	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	4273 of 5628	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5320 of 5643	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5202 of 5638	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	5510 of 5663	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4606 of 5510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4346 of 5431	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1627 of 2847	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2382 of 2635	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)17th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	8172 Almond Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5130	418	20	20.7	85.2%	18 (4.3%)	11 (2.6%)	371 (88.8%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	22.1	4662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		13.8	5406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	744																	18.3	18.3	32.7	21.9	31.7	27.5	28.2	46.2	17.2	15.0	11.5	21.9	96.6			96.6		$14,158	$1,510	$12,648
East Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 East Constitution Way	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 823-5696	612	25	24.3	36.3%	47 (7.7%)	79 (12.9%)	322 (52.6%)	106 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	85.3	909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		78.8	1208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	299																	44.2	44.2	73.1	60.4	74.7		69.4	77.5	61.7	55.8		65.8	97.4			97.4		$14,125	$813	$13,312
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-6	8570 Redwood Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5740	654	28	23.7	76.1%	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.4%)	621 (95.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32	3803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		30.1	3919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	116	24.5	15.2	9.5	17.0	58.5	19.6	42.9	41.1	30.2	39.1	11.9	27.7	18.9	13.0	11.9	14.9	25.5	25.5	30.2	23.1	45.2	37.0	34.1	41.7	24.7	31.9	12.3	28.8	96.0	98.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	$16,809	$1,724	$15,085
West Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	13690 West Constitution Way	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1199	611	26	23.5	39.3%	59 (9.7%)	66 (10.8%)	350 (57.3%)	79 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	67.2	1733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.4%		62.2	1970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	237																	31.5	31.5	50.0	62.5	55.2		56.0	54.7	55.7	46.1		52.3	98.2			98.2		$16,023	$1,085	$14,938
Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-5	15080 Miller Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5470	426	19	22.9	78.6%	37 (8.7%)	37 (8.7%)	291 (68.3%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	43.9	2956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		41.4	3100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	144																	38.6	38.6	38.2	39.1	35.6		37.4	49.1	37.5	28.7		36.9	96.8			96.8		$14,860	$1,421	$13,439
Perdew Elementary	Public	K-5	13051 Miller Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3316	589	26	22.4	37.7%	59 (10.0%)	51 (8.7%)	279 (47.4%)	141 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.5%)	70.5	1584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.8	1687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.3%	103																	35.6	35.6	61.8	52.9	57.1		57.1	73.0	48.6	48.3		55.4	98.1		98.1	98.1		$13,932	$991	$12,941
Beech Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	9206 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5060	615	27	23.1	86.8%	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	591 (96.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.5	2917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.2%		36.2	3425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	508																	26.3	26.3	47.9	43.8	41.7	33.3	41.1	56.3	43.3	37.5	19.6	37.7						$16,353	$1,908	$14,445
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	9522 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5640	434	21	20.8	85.9%	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	418 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	3915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		26.5	4249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.6%	334																	20.8	20.8	33.9	51.0	44.2	30.8	39.2	21.4	34.7	20.8	15.4	22.4						$14,141	$1,560	$12,581
Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary	Public	K-5	15172 Walnut St.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-8691	813	34	23.8	30.9%	91 (11.2%)	79 (9.7%)	434 (53.4%)	121 (14.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (10.5%)	83.2	1007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.9	1251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	244																	47.8	47.8	61.7	70.0	67.4		66.5	62.6	65.8	55.2		61.0	95.4		98.2	96.3	98.2	$13,523	$680	$12,843
Grapeland Elementary	Public	K-5	7171 Etiwanda Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-7026	620	27	22.9	28.9%	92 (14.8%)	45 (7.3%)	223 (36.0%)	203 (32.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	90.3	642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		90.5	673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	31																	55.4	55.4	73.1	68.2	71.6		70.8	75.3	69.4	66.3		70.4						$12,947	$667	$12,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Almond Elementary

What district is Almond Elementary in?

Fontana Unified

What is the racial makeup of Almond Elementary?

Students at Almond Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Almond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Almond Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Summit High

Is Almond Elementary a good school?

Almond Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Almond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Almond Elementary.

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