📍 9937 Poplar Ave., Fontana, San Bernardino County, 92335
Poplar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fontana, San Bernardino County. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darlene Meyers. It is part of the Fontana Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Poplar Elementary enrolls 518 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 498 | 96% |
| White | 10 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 518 students (86%) 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.
Poplar Elementary 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.
Poplar Elementary 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 518 students, Poplar Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 745 students per school.