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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Upland High this year?
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Enrollment
2,797
High
DISTRICT 1,458 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLAND UNIFIED·NCES 060001609086
Upland High
565 West 11th St., Upland, CA 91786 · (909) 949-7880 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,797 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,944 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 727 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 679 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 668 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 723 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Upland Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.1pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.5% | 29.6% | 18.7% | 15.2% |
| Math | 13.3% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 38.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 25.1% |
| 2018-19 | 55.8% | 32.5% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 30.8% |
| 2016-17 | 66.0% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Upland High
Upland High's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland High this school | 2,797 | 69.5% | 50.2% |
| Independence High Bakersfield | 2,324 | 74.7% | 40.8% |
| El Camino High Oceanside | 2,463 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
| Polytechnic High Riverside | 2,484 | 70.4% | 48.5% |
| Citrus Valley High Redlands | 2,110 | 65.5% | 57.3% |
| Temescal Canyon High Lake Elsinore | 2,373 | 67.8% | 44.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Upland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #315 of 1,052 | #11 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #321 of 1,056 ▲ 17 | #12 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #332 of 1,056 ▼ 17 | #16 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #210 of 1,044 | #19 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,797 | #45 of 2,093 | #5 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #917 of 1,352 | #47 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #587 of 1,351 | #24 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #881 of 1,575 | #62 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #343 of 802 | #16 of 46 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,797
-401 (-13%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 3,033
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,797 | 125.1 | 22.4:1 | 70% (1,944) |
| 2023-24 | 2,905 | 121.7 | 23.9:1 | 69% (2,009) |
| 2022-23 | 3,070 | 128.7 | 23.9:1 | 69% (2,108) |
| 2020-21 | 3,198 | 136 | 23.5:1 | 54% (1,720) |
| 2017-18 | 3,227 | 138.7 | 23.3:1 | 55% (1,780) |
| 2015-16 | 3,391 | 143 | 23.7:1 | 50% (1,705) |
| 2010-11 | 3,658 | N/A | N/A | 47% (1,708) |
| 2000-01 | 3,541 | 146 | 24.3:1 | 12% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 3,033 | 126 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upland High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (3,227 to 2,797); teachers down 10% (138.7 to 125.1).
About Upland High
Federal records list Upland High as a high school in Upland, California. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,797 students on the rolls. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 234% bigger than average.
Upland High is part of a district of 14 schools: Upland Unified, with 9,461 students.
More than half of the students at Upland High are Hispanic (65%). The remaining students are 17% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show San Bernardino County is about 55% Hispanic. The diversity index for Upland High is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 125.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.4:1. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 4.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Upland High earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of California public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Upland High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.2%; the prediction is 38.8%.
For the population of San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Upland High's nearest public school is Baldy View Elementary (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Upland High ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 3,198 (2020-21) to 2,797 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.5:1 to 22.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Upland High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upland Unified
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Upland Junior HighMiddle · 599 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Upland
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Upland Junior HighMiddle · 599 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Baldy View Elementary0.4 mi · 624
- Sycamore Elementary0.7 mi · 412
- Upland Junior High0.8 mi · 599
- Upland Elementary0.8 mi · 404
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.0 mi · 409
- Magnolia Elementary1.0 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Upland HighWhat is the total enrollment at Upland High?
Upland High enrolls approximately 2,797 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Upland High serve?
Upland High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upland High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upland High is approximately 22.4:1 (125 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Upland High?
Upland High reports a student body of 17% White, 65% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Upland High?
Upland High is overseen by Upland Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.