Almond Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Fontana, California, Almond Elementary hosts 418 students from grades K through 6, part of Fontana Unified.

Fontana Unified comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 32,735 students; Almond Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Almond Elementary lists that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 4% White, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Almond Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.8%, the actual is 17.2%, a residual of -11.6 points.

In the surrounding community, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Almond Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is East Heritage Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Almond Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.