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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Fontana A. B. Miller High this year?
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Enrollment
1,950
High
DISTRICT 1,597 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392010301
Fontana A. B. Miller High
6821 Oleander Ave., Fontana, CA 92336 · (909) 357-5800 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,950 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,469 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 550 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 474 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 24% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
61.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.1% | 37.3% | 22.7% | 15.8% |
| Math | 12.5% | 16.9% | 30.6% | 40.0% |
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 | 61.5% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 16.6% |
| 2020-21 | 58.2% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 60.9% | 42.1% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.2% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Fontana A. B. Miller High
Fontana A. B. Miller High's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana A. B. Miller High this school | 1,950 | 75.3% | 43.0% |
| Franklin High Stockton | 2,065 | 76.4% | 24.8% |
| San Ysidro High San Diego | 1,941 | 78.3% | 29.4% |
| Norwalk High Norwalk | 2,075 | 77.9% | 43.6% |
| Oxnard High Oxnard | 2,452 | 76.1% | 33.5% |
| Santa Fe High Santa Fe Springs | 1,865 | 77.6% | 56.0% |
Matched among California high 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 Fontana A. B. Miller High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #457 of 1,052 | #21 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #442 of 1,056 ▲ 68 | #20 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #440 of 1,056 ▲ 43 | #24 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #121 of 1,044 | #12 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,950 | #315 of 2,093 | #34 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #572 of 1,352 | #29 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #1,075 of 1,351 | #66 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #741 of 1,575 | #47 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #370 of 802 | #20 of 46 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,950
-268 (-12%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 3,342
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,950 | 96.7 | 20.2:1 | 75% (1,469) |
| 2023-24 | 1,961 | 101.7 | 19.3:1 | 81% (1,598) |
| 2022-23 | 2,125 | 109.1 | 19.5:1 | 79% (1,687) |
| 2020-21 | 2,218 | 105 | 21.1:1 | 77% (1,704) |
| 2017-18 | 2,229 | 114.4 | 19.5:1 | 85% (1,900) |
| 2015-16 | 2,355 | 114 | 20.7:1 | 87% (2,055) |
| 2010-11 | 2,760 | N/A | N/A | 74% (2,047) |
| 2000-01 | 3,342 | 141 | 23.7:1 | 50% (1,659) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fontana A. B. Miller High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,229 to 1,950); teachers down 16% (114.4 to 96.7).
About Fontana A. B. Miller High
Fontana A. B. Miller High is a high school located in Fontana, California, in San Bernardino County. School enrollment was 1,950 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 133% larger than that.
Fontana Unified has 44 schools and 32,735 students, and Fontana A. B. Miller High is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Fontana A. B. Miller High, with 88% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. In San Bernardino County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. Fontana A. B. Miller High has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Fontana A. B. Miller High is 96.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.2:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The school counts 1,469 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 75%. Across public schools in San Bernardino County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Measured against California public high schools, Fontana A. B. Miller High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fontana A. B. Miller High, the prediction is 35.4% and the result is 43.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Bernardino County show that median household income is about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Fontana A. B. Miller High is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, which together enroll about 393,648 students.
Wayne Ruble Middle is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Fontana A. B. Miller High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 33.8%, lower than Fontana A. B. Miller High's 43.0%.
NCES describes the area around Fontana A. B. Miller High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,218 in 2020-21 and 1,950 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Wayne Ruble Middle0.3 mi · 1,394
- Kathy Binks Elementary0.7 mi · 567
- Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy1.0 mi · 682
- Juniper Elementary1.1 mi · 446
- Mango Elementary1.2 mi · 523
- Entrepreneur High Fontana1.3 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Fontana A. B. Miller HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fontana A. B. Miller High?
Fontana A. B. Miller High enrolls approximately 1,950 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fontana A. B. Miller High serve?
Fontana A. B. Miller High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fontana A. B. Miller High?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Fontana A. B. Miller High.
How diverse is Fontana A. B. Miller High?
Fontana A. B. Miller High reports a student body of 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fontana A. B. Miller High public or private?
Fontana A. B. Miller High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fontana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.