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Dolores Huerta International Academy

Q: Is Dolores Huerta International Academy a good school?

Dolores Huerta International Academy ranks 2874 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dolores Huerta International Academy is a K-6 elementary school serving 639 students in the Fontana Unified district, and it stands out as a steadily improving school that performs significantly better than its local peers.

Academically, the school outperforms all nearby Fontana Unified schools in English, math, and science, with 6th-grade English scores being exceptionally strong. It also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students from low-income families, who perform much better here than at comparable schools. Perhaps the most striking difference is attendance: with a chronic absenteeism rate of only 9.4%, Dolores Huerta's students are in class far more consistently than those at neighboring schools like Randall Pepper Elementary (26.0%) or Virginia Primrose Elementary (36.7%), which is a key factor in its academic success.

This strong performance is achieved even with a higher student-teacher ratio than most area schools, suggesting resources are used very effectively. While the school serves a community with high economic need, its consistent year-over-year improvement and its ranking above the district and state averages for attendance demonstrate that it is a standout for delivering quality education within its local context.

639

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,580

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17777 Merrill Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-8110

(909) 357-5070

District: Fontana Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.1%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2019 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fontana Unified

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,874^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	45.2	2874 of 5857	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2939 of 5869	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2992 of 5859	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3279 of 5883	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2851 of 5789	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1231 of 3162	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	2267 of 3245	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1633 of 3311	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	555 of 3275	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2523 of 5597	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	2901 of 5612	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2830 of 5609	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3093 of 5635	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2578 of 5492	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	2098 of 5413	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	1821 of 5107	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	1766 of 5107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1846 of 5087	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	2204 of 5084	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1591 of 4963	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	793 of 4830	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	2107 of 5460	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2101 of 5517	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2358 of 5363	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2191 of 5264	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1677 of 5173	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	918 of 5084	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3036 of 5628	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2775 of 5643	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2960 of 5638	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3275 of 5663	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3029 of 5510	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	2057 of 5431	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1175 of 2847	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Writing31%+14 vs state

Listening16%-9 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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)	% Hepatitis B (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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dolores Huerta International Academy	Public	K-6	17777 Merrill Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5070	639	27	23.6	82.6%	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.2	2874^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		43.8	2939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	65	8.2	8.2	16.5	16.5	30.6	30.6	8.2	8.2	30.9	30.9	21.1	45.9	50.6	68.7	44.5	24.2	35.3	33.3	44.8	33.5							$15,580	$1,759	$13,821
South Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-5	8561 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5760	565	28	20.3	83.7%	13 (2.3%)	22 (3.9%)	514 (91.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	21.4	4714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		21.8	4698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	16									9.5	9.5	23.6	41.6	13.5		27.0	20.0	38.2	6.8		22.5	97.4						$15,848	$1,915	$13,933
Palmetto Elementary	Public	K-5	9325 Palmetto Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5710	577	27	21.7	92.7%	22 (3.8%)	18 (3.1%)	524 (90.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20.8	4755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		23	4578^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	177									18.9	18.9	33.0	26.1	32.1		30.6	27.8	20.0	9.9		18.8							$16,808	$1,699	$15,109
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	751 South Maple Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5670	511	25	20.7	81.4%	14 (2.7%)	26 (5.1%)	460 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20.6	4778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		23.5	4525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	253									9.1	9.1	28.2	29.9	33.0		30.4	29.4	23.4	15.9		22.8	88.3	92.6		92.6	90.4	90.4	$14,486	$1,738	$12,748
Ted Porter Elementary	Public	K-5	8330 Locust Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5320	629	27	22.9	89.8%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	563 (89.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	28.4	4102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		27.8	4127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	25									12.8	12.8	39.1	32.4	26.9		32.7	41.0	31.8	19.3		30.5	95.7	95.7	95.7		95.7		$16,824	$1,849	$14,975
Mary B. Lewis Elementary	Public	K-6	18040 San Bernardino Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5025	548	24	22.8	93.1%	23 (4.2%)	39 (7.1%)	478 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	19.6	4861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		24	4466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	395									11.8	11.8	21.4	28.4	32.1	40.8	30.9	18.6	28.0	7.1	14.1	16.6	96.2				97.5		$23,776	$4,532	$19,244
Gerald A. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	9551 Linden Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5033	565	25	22.4	86.9%	7 (1.2%)	23 (4.1%)	527 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	31.2	3863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		25.8	4294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	431									18.2	18.2	35.4	37.5	34.9	39.2	36.9	37.0	31.5	23.1	17.7	27.7	97.4				97.4		$24,336	$4,499	$19,837
North Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-6	7961 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5680	373	19	19.4	88.2%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	334 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15	5264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.5	5356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	92									12.7	12.7	18.9	12.3	27.3	36.5	23.5	9.1	8.8	12.7	22.6	13.2	94.6			96.4			$13,722	$1,384	$12,338
Randall Pepper Elementary	Public	K-5	16613 Randall Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5730	455	23	19.4	92.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.7%)	418 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15.2	5243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.9	5398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	155									7.8	7.8	29.7	14.9	34.2		26.3	23.7	14.5	9.1		15.7	97.0	98.0			98.0		$14,791	$1,552	$13,239
Charlotte N. Werner Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-6830	739	31	23.8	91.3%	7 (0.9%)	82 (11.1%)	624 (84.4%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	14.7	5293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		17.1	5110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	183									11.5	11.5	19.5	26.2	31.3		25.6	23.0	9.2	12.4		14.9	96.9						$21,976	$3,710	$18,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Dolores Huerta International Academy

Is Dolores Huerta International Academy a good school?

Dolores Huerta International Academy ranks 2874^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dolores Huerta International Academy?

Students at Dolores Huerta International Academy are 98% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Dolores Huerta International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Dolores Huerta International Academy.

What district is Dolores Huerta International Academy in?

Fontana Unified

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