Alta Loma High

As a substantial secondary school in Alta Loma, California, Alta Loma High teaches 2,386 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Chaffey Joint Union High. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Alta Loma High sits 185% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Chaffey Joint Union High (22,040 students total), Alta Loma High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Alta Loma High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Alta Loma High logs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Alta Loma High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 58.1%, a residual of +14.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Alta Loma High is one campus in the mix.

Carnelian Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alta Loma High at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Alta Loma High's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 2,490 (now 2,386). The White share of enrollment contracted from 31% to 23% over that span.

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