How does Fontana Middle compare to other middle schools in Fontana?

Fontana Middle has a Scope Score of 24.7/100, ranked #1448 among California middle schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,974 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fontana Middle?

6.2% of students at Fontana Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Fontana Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Fontana Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 9.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fontana Middle?

20.2% of students at Fontana Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Fontana Middle

Middle School

Fontana Unified FontanaSan Bernardino County92335

📍 8425 Mango Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,119 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

91%

Teachers

51 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 352 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic92.0%

White3.0%

Asian0.2%

Black3.5%

Other1.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fontana Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.2%
Met Standard	14.3%
Below Standard	79.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Suspension rate: 2.9%

1.2pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.2%

11.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 20.5%

19.1pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -9.2pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.2%

0.9pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 20.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Fontana Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.2 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.4%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.9% exceeded — 4.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 9.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 13.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-9.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,974

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	317	7.9%	19.6%	24.0%	48.6%	27.4%
7th	340	5.9%	21.8%	26.2%	46.2%	27.6%
8th	328	3.4%	16.5%	29.0%	51.2%	19.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	317	8.2%	12.9%	23.7%	55.2%	21.1%
7th	341	7.0%	9.4%	23.8%	59.8%	16.4%
8th	331	4.8%	5.4%	19.9%	69.8%	10.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

South Tamarind Elementary

23.1# in state

Also serves area

Dolores Huerta International A…

57.0# in state

Juniper Elementary

22.0# in state

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Middle

Fontana Middle

24.7# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.