Total enrollment
32,735
-2,656 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
44 schools in Fontana Unified
California · 32,735 students · 1 city
Fontana Unified is a public-school district inside California, running 44 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 32,735 students, broken out as 30 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Fontana Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fontana Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #324 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,735 | #23 of 587 | #196 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #22 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #310 of 587 | #8,659 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 82.9% | #115 of 587 | #1,052 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #445 of 530 | #5,217 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fontana Unified
State test results across the district's 42 scored schools run from Summit High at 51.5% proficient to West Randall Elementary at 13.2%, a gap of 38.3 points. That is the 146th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 44 district schools that reported both years went from 37,135 to 32,735 students (down 12%) and from 1,638 to 1,506 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Fontana Unified
Across 44 schools, Fontana Unified serves about 32,735 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fontana Unified is made up of 30 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 744 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 32,735 students, contracted 8% from the 35,391 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Fontana Unified discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.