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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPLAND UNIFIED·NCES 060001609096
Upland Junior High
444 East 11th St., Upland, CA 91785 · (909) 949-7810 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
547 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 290 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 52% |
Student demographics
37%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
Students here typically continue to
Upland Junior High→Upland High
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
35.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 36.1% |
| Math | 5.3% | 11.0% | 24.9% | 58.7% |
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 | 35.2% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 15.5% |
| 2022-23 | 41.8% | 17.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 13.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 16.4% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 20.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 19.3% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Junior High
Upland Junior High's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland Junior High this school | 599 | 91.3% | 24.1% |
| Auburndale Intermediate Corona | 640 | 89.2% | 24.3% |
| Washington Middle Bakersfield | 639 | 91.1% | 11.2% |
| Tenaya Middle Merced | 607 | 91.6% | 20.7% |
| Cooper Middle Fresno | 538 | 86.1% | 30.6% |
| Serrano Middle Highland | 716 | 92.9% | 26.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #938 of 1,224 | #51 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #982 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #52 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #846 of 1,227 ▲ 98 | #47 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #309 of 1,214 | #21 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #761 of 1,377 | #59 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #298 of 1,279 | #13 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #856 of 1,278 | #39 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #240 of 1,329 | #16 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #263 of 930 | #7 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
599
-116 (-16%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 599 | 31.8 | 18.9:1 | 91% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 92% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 29.1 | 23.0:1 | 88% (590) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 77% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 35.5 | 21.8:1 | 81% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 38 | 21.0:1 | 75% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | N/A | N/A | 80% (780) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 41 | 23.8:1 | 47% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 33 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upland Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (775 to 599); teachers down 10% (35.5 to 31.8).
About Upland Junior High
Among the schools in Upland, California, is Upland Junior High, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 599 students in grades 7 through 8.
Upland Unified enrolls 9,461 students, and its 14 schools include Upland Junior High.
Roughly 78% of students at Upland Junior High are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 8% White, 8% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of San Bernardino County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Upland Junior High's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Upland Junior High's 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.9:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 18.9:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 17 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Upland Junior High, the prediction is 26.0% and the result is 24.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Bernardino County show that the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Upland Junior High, San Bernardino County has 582 other public schools.
Upland Elementary is the public school closest to Upland Junior High, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Upland Junior High ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 24.1% versus a 49.8% average.
Upland Junior High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment declined 16% from its 2020-21 level of 715. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.7:1 in 2020-21 to 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Upland HighHigh · 2,797 students
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Upland
- Upland HighHigh · 2,797 students
- Pioneer Junior HighMiddle · 771 students
- Pepper Tree ElementaryElementary · 719 students
- Baldy View ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Valencia ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Upland Elementary0.1 mi · 404
- Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation0.7 mi · 514
- Upland High0.8 mi · 2,797
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 409
- Baldy View Elementary1.2 mi · 624
- Edison Elementary1.2 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Upland Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Upland Junior High?
Upland Junior High enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Upland Junior High serve?
Upland Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upland Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upland Junior High is approximately 18.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upland Junior High?
At Upland Junior High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 78% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Upland Junior High public or private?
Upland Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Upland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.