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Alder Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7555 Alder Ave.
Fontana, CA 92336
Phone
(909) 357-5330
District
Fontana Unified
County
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
957
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Alder Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
39%
19%
44%
18%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
26%
47%
13%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
38%
26%
45%
16%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
20
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 249 26.0%
Grade 7 353 36.9%
Grade 8 355 37.1%
Total 957 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.1% 4.0% 23.2%
Black 4.6% 5.1% 5.1%
Hispanic 89.8% 87.7% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 2.9% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.2% 77.3% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 71.6% 66.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.6% 11.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 185,125 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,576.3 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.1% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 8.9% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,221 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 12.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.0% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.3% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.9% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,497 $322,036,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $864 $29,284,000 4.9%
Staff $1,539 $52,202,000 8.7%
General Administration $117 $3,951,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,234 $41,856,000 6.9%
Operation $1,583 $53,682,000 8.9%
Transportation $138 $4,684,000 0.8%
Other $871 $29,520,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,346 $215,179,000 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,941 $65,832,000 10.9%
Total Expenditures $17,784 $603,047,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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