West Heritage Elementary

West Heritage Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Fontana, California, operated by Etiwanda Elementary, instructs 611 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

Looking at the student body, West Heritage Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder comes out to 13% Asian, 11% Black, 10% White, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with San Bernardino County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Heritage Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household earnings sit near $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. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), West Heritage Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Heritage Intermediate, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Heritage Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Heritage Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

West Heritage Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. West Heritage Elementary's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 611). Class-load math has tightened: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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