Maple Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Fontana, California, Maple Elementary hosts 511 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Fontana Unified.

Fontana Unified runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 32,735 students. Maple Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maple Elementary shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 5% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maple Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maple Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.0%; this one delivers 26.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Bernardino County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Maple Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Gerald A. Smith Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maple Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Maple Elementary's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 511). Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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