Sycamore Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Upland, California, Sycamore Elementary teaches 412 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Upland Unified.

Sycamore Elementary is one of 14 schools operated by Upland Unified, a district that hosts 9,461 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sycamore Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 14% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sycamore Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Across the wider county, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Sycamore Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Baldy View Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sycamore Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sycamore Elementary has fell 13%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 56% to 70%.

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