📍 116 Romney Ave., South San Francisco, San Mateo County, 94080
Alta Loma Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in South San Francisco, San Mateo County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nina Mendez. It is part of the South San Francisco Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Alta Loma Middle enrolls 628 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Asian and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 305 | 49% |
| Asian | 215 | 34% |
| White | 45 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 23 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 628 students (34%) 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.
Alta Loma Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Alta Loma Middle is one of 17 schools in South San Francisco Unified, based in South San Francisco, California. The district serves 7,664 students district-wide and employs 396 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Alta Loma Middle is larger than the district average of about 451 students per school.