Alta Loma Elementary

Alta Loma Elementary is an elementary campus of intimate scale in Alta Loma, California, overseen by Alta Loma Elementary, educateing 328 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Alta Loma Elementary sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Alta Loma Elementary runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,535 students. Alta Loma Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Alta Loma Elementary records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 20% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Alta Loma Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Alta Loma Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alta Loma Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.9%.

In the broader community, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Alta Loma Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Cucamonga Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alta Loma Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 328 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 28% to 20% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.