📍 7420 Locust Ave., Fontana, San Bernardino County, 92336
Locust Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fontana, San Bernardino County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Weber. It is part of the Fontana Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Locust Elementary enrolls 374 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 88% |
| White | 17 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 374 students (84%) 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.
Locust 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.
Locust 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 374 students, Locust Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 745 students per school.