How does Harry S. Truman Middle compare to other middle schools in Fontana?

Harry S. Truman Middle has a Scope Score of 33.8/100, ranked #1253 among California middle schools. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,754 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Harry S. Truman Middle?

8.4% of students at Harry S. Truman Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Harry S. Truman Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Harry S. Truman Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Harry S. Truman Middle?

26.5% of students at Harry S. Truman 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.

Harry S. Truman Middle

Middle School

Fontana Unified FontanaSan Bernardino County92335

📍 16224 Mallory Drive

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

942 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

46 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 245 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic90.3%

White3.3%

Asian1.9%

Black2.9%

Other1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Harry S. Truman Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.4%
Met Standard	17.4%
Below Standard	74.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.3%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 8.4%

8.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 25.8%

13.7pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 26.5%

7.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 25.8%

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 "26% proficient" for Harry S. Truman Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.0 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 22.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, 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

8.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

25.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

26.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,754

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	267	9.7%	25.5%	27.0%	37.8%	35.2%
7th	299	6.3%	22.4%	22.4%	48.8%	28.8%
8th	313	9.9%	26.2%	24.0%	39.9%	36.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	266	7.5%	11.7%	23.7%	57.1%	19.2%
7th	299	5.0%	9.4%	25.1%	60.5%	14.4%
8th	310	11.9%	9.0%	23.6%	55.5%	21.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Palmetto Elementary

26.0# in state

Randall Pepper Elementary

22.4# in state

Cypress Elementary

22.0# in state

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Middle

Harry S. Truman Middle

33.8# in state

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