Heritage Intermediate

Set in Fontana, California, Heritage Intermediate is a sizable junior high, operated by Etiwanda Elementary. It enrolls 1,175 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 78% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Etiwanda Elementary comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 13,666 students; Heritage Intermediate is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Heritage Intermediate reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Asian, 12% Black, 12% White, 9% multiracial. Compared to San Bernardino County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Heritage Intermediate records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, Heritage Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the surrounding community, San Bernardino County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Heritage Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Heritage Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Heritage Intermediate. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heritage Intermediate at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

Heritage Intermediate operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Heritage Intermediate's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,276 (now 1,175). Class-load math has pulled in: from 33.7:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

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