📍 7555 Alder Ave., Fontana, San Bernardino County, 92336
Alder Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fontana, San Bernardino County. The school has 957 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elena Zerbel. It is part of the Fontana Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Alder Middle enrolls 957 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 850 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 4.6% |
| White | 39 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
796 of the school's 957 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alder Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alder Middle is one of 44 schools in Fontana Unified, based in Fontana, California. The district serves 32,794 students district-wide and employs 1,693 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 957 students, Alder Middle is larger than the district average of about 745 students per school.