Cabrillo Elementary

Located at 1562 West 11th St., in Upland, California, Cabrillo Elementary is an average-sized primary school that serves 522 students (grades K through 6), part of Upland Unified.

Across the 14 schools in Upland Unified (9,461 students total), Cabrillo Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cabrillo Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 8% Asian, 6% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cabrillo Elementary lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cabrillo Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.8%; this one delivers 36.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) reports that median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Cabrillo Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hillside High, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cabrillo Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.7%.

Cabrillo Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cabrillo Elementary has ticked down 22%, going from 673 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.