Public schools in Fontana, CA
Fontana has 57 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 9 high, 8 middle, 39 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 42,149 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; Fontana Unified runs 44 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 7 districts and agencies that run Fontana's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Fontana | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Unified | 44 | 33,910 | $18,984 |
| Etiwanda Elementary | 6 | 13,400 | $14,499 |
| Colton Joint Unified | 3 | 19,297 | $18,922 |
| Options for Youth-Acton District | 1 | 1,770 | $19,650 |
| Rialto Unified | 1 | 24,132 | $18,123 |
| Entrepreneur High Fontana District | 1 | 286 | $18,472 |
| Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District | 1 | 214 | $16,444 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
9 high schools in Fontana, 13,854 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit High | 2,725 | 24.6 | 63.7% | Fontana Unified |
| Fontana High | 2,534 | 22.7 | 88.3% | Fontana Unified |
| Options for Youth-Acton | 2,171 | 28.0 | 71.3% | Options for Youth-Acton District |
| Fontana A. B. Miller High | 1,950 | 20.2 | 64.9% | Fontana Unified |
| Jurupa Hills High | 1,739 | 20.9 | 75.7% | Fontana Unified |
| Henry J. Kaiser High | 1,660 | 19.3 | 74.5% | Fontana Unified |
| Entrepreneur High Fontana | 501 | 21.1 | 64.7% | Entrepreneur High Fontana District |
| Citrus High (Continuation) | 335 | 14.1 | 86.6% | Fontana Unified |
| Eric Birch High (Continuation) | 239 | 12.9 | 82.4% | Fontana Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
8 middle schools in Fontana, 7,951 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Ruble Middle | 1,394 | 26.0 | 65.9% | Fontana Unified |
| Heritage Intermediate | 1,175 | 23.2 | 31.9% | Etiwanda Elementary |
| Fontana Middle | 1,049 | 27.6 | 85.2% | Fontana Unified |
| Alder Middle | 964 | 22.5 | 80.8% | Fontana Unified |
| Southridge Tech Middle | 923 | 25.3 | 67.7% | Fontana Unified |
| Harry S. Truman Middle | 883 | 23.8 | 80.9% | Fontana Unified |
| Sequoia Middle | 791 | 21.2 | 82.8% | Fontana Unified |
| Almeria Middle | 772 | 20.9 | 73.1% | Fontana Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
39 elementary schools in Fontana, 20,123 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Lakes Elementary | 902 | 23.0 | 53.8% | Fontana Unified |
| Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary | 813 | 23.8 | 29.8% | Etiwanda Elementary |
| David W. Long Elementary | 757 | 25.1 | 22.3% | Etiwanda Elementary |
| Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary | 718 | 22.6 | 51.1% | Rialto Unified |
| Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy | 682 | 22.8 | 60.6% | Fontana Unified |
| Redwood Elementary | 654 | 23.7 | 71.4% | Fontana Unified |
| Dolores Huerta International Academy | 639 | 23.6 | 74.8% | Fontana Unified |
| Ted Porter Elementary | 629 | 23.0 | 82.2% | Fontana Unified |
| Beech Avenue Elementary | 615 | 23.2 | 78.2% | Fontana Unified |
| East Heritage Elementary | 612 | 24.3 | 36.1% | Etiwanda Elementary |
The other 29 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Fontana, 221 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon | 221 | 21.5 | 81.4% | Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Fontana's public schools compare with California's
The median Fontana school has 21.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 567 students (state 471).
| Fontana | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 21.7 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 567 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 5.3% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 57 Fontana schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Fontana
- Fontana UnifiedRuns 44 of Fontana's 57 public schools and spent $18,984 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,984
- Summit High, the largest high school in Fontana2,725 students in 2024-25, 24.6 per teacher.2,725
- Compare Fontana Unified with Etiwanda ElementaryFontana's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Fontana addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
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Questions about schools in Fontana
How many public schools are in Fontana, CA?
57 public schools with an address in Fontana were open in 2024-25: 9 high, 8 middle, 39 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 42,149 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Fontana?
Summit High, with 2,725 students in 2024-25 (Fontana Unified).Which districts run Fontana's schools?
Fontana Unified (44 schools), Etiwanda Elementary (6 schools), Colton Joint Unified (3 schools), Options for Youth-Acton District (1 school), and 3 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25