Summit High

Set in Fontana, California, Summit High is a big secondary school, run under Fontana Unified. It educates 2,725 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Summit High sits 225% above that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in Fontana Unified (32,735 students total), Summit High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Summit High reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Summit High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 47.6%.

Zooming out to the county, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Summit High is one.

Falcon Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Summit High comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

Summit High operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 2,408 students in 2018 compared to 2,725 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.