Ted Porter Elementary

Ted Porter Elementary, a moderately sized K-5 school in Fontana, California, part of Fontana Unified, caters to 629 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

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

Demographically, Ted Porter Elementary reports that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Black, 4% White. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Ted Porter Elementary lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ted Porter Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.0%, the actual is 30.0%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 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), Ted Porter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Eric Birch High (Continuation) 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, Ted Porter Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.7%.

Ted Porter Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 739 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.