David W. Long Elementary, Fontana CA

Original Research by School Decision on David W. Long Elementary

David W. Long Elementary sits in Fontana, a large and fast-growing logistics hub in San Bernardino County with a young, family-focused population and a suburban, car-oriented layout. The school itself serves kindergarten through fifth grade and serves a mixed-income population with about one in four students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority Hispanic, with significant Asian and white enrollment and a substantial multiracial population.

On state testing from the most recent year available, the school's proficiency in English language arts sits around the midpoint across its tested grades, with fifth grade outperforming third and fourth grades. Math proficiency is consistent across the school, centered around mid-range performance. Science proficiency, tested only in fifth grade, falls somewhat below the school's reading and math results. Across the county's districts, this school's overall proficiency sits in the top quartile, suggesting it performs meaningfully above typical district peers in San Bernardino County. State testing data do not yet show trend information, so growth from year to year is not yet visible. The school has only one year of reported assessment results.

The school is a regular public elementary with no charter status or magnet designation. Enrollment is modest for an urban district school, with roughly a mid-sized population distributed fairly evenly across the six grades. Data on special populations, such as English learners or students receiving special education services, were not available, so a parent may want to look into those figures directly with the school or district.

The housing market in the 92236 zip code reflects Fontana's growth trajectory. Home values are moderate relative to California overall, and the area shows modest appreciation year-over-year. Rents consume a substantial share of household income, though less than the mortgage burden. The median household income region-wide supports this middle-class profile. Fontana's major employers include logistics, manufacturing, healthcare systems like Kaiser Permanente, and the school district itself.

The broader Fontana context is one of ongoing growth and redevelopment. The city is adding residential capacity, particularly in northern Fontana near the freeway corridors, and downtown is undergoing mixed-use redevelopment under state-backed grants to encourage walkable, denser housing. Most of the city remains car-dependent, though the historic downtown core along Sierra Avenue and the Metrolink station offer denser, more accessible nodes. Schools in Fontana, including this one, sit on dispersed suburban campuses rather than in the downtown center. If walkability or transit access near the school itself matters for your family, the school's suburban campus location is a factor worth understanding in person.

No data on staffing, discipline, attendance, or course offerings beyond standard elementary programming were available. Parent-relevant changes in the Etiwanda Elementary district were not located within the search scope, so you may want to check the district website or contact the school directly for current initiatives or shifts.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 71% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 66% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 60% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 68% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 68% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 69% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 51% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

This schoolEtiwanda Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income62%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income71%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income62%Higher-income76%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income65%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income69%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income72%25 pp gap