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Which teacher or staff member at Alder Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
964
Middle
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392001585
Alder Middle
7555 Alder Ave., Fontana, CA 92336 · (909) 357-5330 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
888 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 266 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 336 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 362 | 38% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
20.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 44.2% |
| Math | 7.8% | 12.6% | 24.7% | 55.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.5% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.8% | 15.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.5% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alder Middle
Alder Middle's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Middle this school | 964 | 92.1% | 24.3% |
| Fontana Middle Fontana | 1,049 | 91.7% | 19.5% |
| Pinacate Middle Perris | 952 | 94.7% | 14.3% |
| McKee Middle Bakersfield | 869 | 93.2% | 34.1% |
| Francisco Sepulveda Middle North Hills | 1,052 | 93.9% | 20.7% |
| Leon H. Ollivier Middle Bakersfield | 1,152 | 93.7% | 40.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alder Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #924 of 1,224 | #50 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #851 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #39 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #950 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #53 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #417 of 1,214 | #31 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #233 of 1,377 | #20 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #892 of 1,279 | #50 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,076 of 1,278 | #64 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #207 of 1,329 | #12 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #387 of 930 | #19 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
964
-73 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,436
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 964 | 42.9 | 22.5:1 | 92% (888) |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 47.4 | 20.1:1 | 93% (880) |
| 2022-23 | 957 | 47.3 | 20.2:1 | 83% (796) |
| 2020-21 | 1,037 | 46 | 22.5:1 | 88% (913) |
| 2017-18 | 1,182 | 51.1 | 23.1:1 | 89% (1,055) |
| 2015-16 | 1,177 | 50 | 23.5:1 | 90% (1,062) |
| 2010-11 | 1,215 | N/A | N/A | 83% (1,007) |
| 2000-01 | 1,549 | 61 | 25.4:1 | 78% (1,211) |
| 1990-91 | 1,436 | 65 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alder Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,182 to 964); teachers down 16% (51.1 to 42.9).
About Alder Middle
Alder Middle is a public middle-grades school in Fontana, California. The school's enrollment of 964 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
Fontana Unified operates 44 schools. Combined enrollment is 32,735 students.
At Alder Middle, Hispanic students make up 90% of the student body. Other students are 4% Black and 3% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Alder Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Federal data list 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Alder Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
allk12 grades Alder Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 25.6% for a school in California with Alder Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Alder Middle posts 24.3%.
Census estimates describe San Bernardino County this way: median household income is about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
Locust Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Alder Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 26.3% proficiency; Alder Middle posts 24.3%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 1,037 to 964 over 4 years.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Wayne Ruble MiddleMiddle · 1,394 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Nearby schools
- Locust Elementary0.4 mi · 346
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana0.4 mi · 245
- North Tamarind Elementary0.6 mi · 373
- Eric Birch High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 239
- Virginia Primrose Elementary0.8 mi · 336
- Mango Elementary0.8 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Alder MiddleHow large is Alder Middle?
Alder Middle enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alder Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alder Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alder Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alder Middle is approximately 22.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alder Middle?
Alder Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Alder Middle?
Alder Middle is overseen by Fontana Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.