Upland Junior High

Upland Junior High operates as an average-sized middle school in Upland, California, run under Upland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 599 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Upland Unified comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,461 students; Upland Junior High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Upland Junior High records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 8% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Upland Junior High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Upland Junior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Upland Junior High is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

The closest other public school is Upland Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Upland Junior High. On composite proficiency, Upland Junior High comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Upland Junior High's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 775 (now 599). Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.