Total enrollment
9,461
-747 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Upland Unified
California · 9,461 students · 1 city
Upland Unified's public-school footprint covers 15 schools with combined enrollment of about 9,461 students, averaging 631 per school.
4-year change in Upland Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Upland Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #174 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,461 | #158 of 587 | #975 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #169 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #411 of 587 | #8,786 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 68.5% | #267 of 587 | #2,060 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #265 of 530 | #2,334 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Upland Unified
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Pepper Tree Elementary at 69.6% proficient to Upland Junior High at 24.1%, a gap of 45.6 points. That is the 99th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 10,894 to 9,461 students (down 13%) and from 467 to 420 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upland High | Upland | High | 09-12 | 2,797 |
| Pioneer Junior High | Upland | Middle | 07-08 | 771 |
| Pepper Tree Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 719 |
| Baldy View Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 624 |
| Upland Junior High | Upland | Middle | 07-08 | 599 |
| Valencia Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 571 |
| Cabrillo Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 522 |
| Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation | Upland | Elementary | KG-08 | 514 |
| Magnolia Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 506 |
| Citrus Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 494 |
| Sycamore Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 412 |
| Sierra Vista Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 409 |
| Upland Elementary | Upland | Elementary | KG-06 | 404 |
| Hillside High | Upland | High | 10-12 | 119 |
| Upland Virtual | Upland | Combined | M-M | · |
About Upland Unified
Upland Unified is a small California school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 9,461.
In terms of grade levels, Upland Unified consists of 10 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 10,208 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,461 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Upland Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.