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Enrollment
831
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTA LOMA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060216000094
Alta Loma Junior High
9000 Lemon Ave., Alta Loma, CA 91701 · (909) 484-5100 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
25.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
276 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 194 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 317 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 39% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
64.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
44.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.6% | 37.0% | 21.8% | 13.6% |
| Math | 24.5% | 19.7% | 27.7% | 28.0% |
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 | 64.6% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 39.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.8% | 39.4% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 49.5% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 70.5% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Alta Loma Junior High
Alta Loma Junior High's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Loma Junior High this school | 831 | 33.2% | 54.4% |
| El Roble Intermediate Claremont | 952 | 35.9% | 59.0% |
| Dolores Huerta Middle Burbank | 931 | 30.6% | 41.6% |
| Las Colinas Middle Camarillo | 819 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| Luther Burbank Middle Burbank | 1,030 | 29.9% | 47.5% |
| Willow Glen Middle San Jose | 1,180 | 36.7% | 43.6% |
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 Alta Loma Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #285 of 1,224 | #10 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #346 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #12 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #265 of 1,227 ▼ 54 | #9 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #319 of 1,214 | #13 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #397 of 1,377 | #34 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #1,170 of 1,279 | #65 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #359 of 1,278 | #13 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,113 of 1,329 | #73 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #39 of 257 | #3 of 16 |
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
831
+190 (+30%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 831 | 33.3 | 25.0:1 | 33% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 27.3 | 23.6:1 | 32% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 27.3 | 23.2:1 | 32% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 32% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 27.5 | 24.8:1 | 38% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 24 | 27.0:1 | 31% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | N/A | N/A | 26% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 875 | 36 | 24.3:1 | 16% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 948 | 38 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Loma Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (682 to 831); teachers up 21% (27.5 to 33.3).
About Alta Loma Junior High
The public middle-grades school Alta Loma Junior High is located in Alta Loma, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 831 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
District-wide, Alta Loma Elementary has 10 schools and 5,535 students.
At Alta Loma Junior High, Hispanic students make up 52% of the student body. It is also 30% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, San Bernardino County is about 55% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Alta Loma Junior High total 33.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school counts 276 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. Among public schools in San Bernardino County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Alta Loma Junior High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Alta Loma Junior High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (54.4%) and its predicted rate (60.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
San Bernardino County has about 2,197,104 residents, and the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
Jasper Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Alta Loma Junior High holds at least 8 other public schools. Alta Loma Junior High ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.4% against a local average of 58.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 831, a 30% increase from 641 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Alta Loma Elementary
- Vineyard Junior HighMiddle · 933 students
- Floyd M. Stork ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Banyan ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Deer Canyon ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Victoria Groves ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Hermosa ElementaryElementary · 442 students
Other schools in Alta Loma
- Alta Loma HighHigh · 2,386 students
- Vineyard Junior HighMiddle · 933 students
- Carleton P. Lightfoot ElementaryElementary · 878 students
- Floyd M. Stork ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Banyan ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Caryn ElementaryElementary · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Jasper Elementary1.0 mi · 398
- Floyd M. Stork Elementary1.0 mi · 642
- Carnelian Elementary1.1 mi · 441
- Alta Loma Elementary1.3 mi · 328
- Alta Loma High1.3 mi · 2,386
- Hermosa Elementary1.6 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Alta Loma Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Alta Loma Junior High?
Alta Loma Junior High enrolls approximately 831 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alta Loma Junior High serve?
Alta Loma Junior High serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta Loma Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alta Loma Junior High is approximately 25.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta Loma Junior High?
At Alta Loma Junior High, the student body is approximately 30% White, 52% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Alta Loma Junior High public or private?
Alta Loma Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alta Loma Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.