High school (grades 9-12) · Fontana, CA

Jurupa Hills High

Federal NCES profile for Jurupa Hills High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 061392012517
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
23
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
42
📋 Attendance
11
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jurupa Hills High earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 71% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California.

#4 of 8
high schools in Fontana · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
19.3:1
small classes for California
65.4%
free-lunch eligible

Jurupa Hills High has class sizes smaller than 71% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Jurupa Hills High ranks #4 of 8 high schools in Fontana, CA.

School address

Enrollment

1,739

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

90.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.3:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

65.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

+18% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jurupa Hills High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Jurupa Hills High

Jurupa Hills High is a higher-need, large high school in Fontana, California, enrolling 1,739 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 19.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.4% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in California, bigger than 95% of state schools at 1,739 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 353 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #82.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (89% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 21/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 290 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Fontana's high schools, it stands alongside Summit High (2,725 students): Jurupa Hills High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (19.3:1 vs 23.7:1).

Fontana Unified also operates Summit High (2,725 students) and Fontana High (2,534 students) alongside Jurupa Hills High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Jurupa Hills High compares

Jurupa Hills High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.3:1 ▼ 10% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 65.4% ▲ 18% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,739 top 5% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.3:1
Leaner classes than 19% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,739
Bigger than 97% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
65.4%
free-lunch eligible - 18% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.3:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 29% in California - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
35.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,580
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 290 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 111 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 88.8%
African American 4.3%
Asian 2.7%
White 2.4%
Two or More 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 88.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.8, Jurupa Hills High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fontana Unified, which includes Jurupa Hills High.

$17,580
Per student
+6%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.2%
State 72.0%
Federal 13.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Jurupa Hills High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Summit High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fontana High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Fontana a. B. Miller High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Henry J. Kaiser High Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Wayne Ruble Middle Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jurupa Hills High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fontana Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Fontana

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Jurupa Hills High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Jurupa Hills High

How many students attend Jurupa Hills High?

Jurupa Hills High has 1,739 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fontana, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jurupa Hills High?

The student-teacher ratio at Jurupa Hills High is 19.3:1, which is 10% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 23% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Jurupa Hills High?

65.4% of students at Jurupa Hills High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jurupa Hills High?

The largest demographic group at Jurupa Hills High is Hispanic or Latino at 88.8% of enrollment, in Fontana, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jurupa Hills High?

Jurupa Hills High has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Jurupa Hills High rank among high schools in Fontana?

By Resource Investment Index, Jurupa Hills High ranks #4 of 8 high schools in Fontana, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Fontana on the city page.

Is Jurupa Hills High a good school?

Jurupa Hills High earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 71% of California schools. It is also one of the largest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Fontana Unified?

Besides Jurupa Hills High, Fontana Unified also operates Summit High (2,725 students), Fontana High (2,534 students), and Fontana a. B. Miller High (1,950 students). See the Fontana Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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