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How has Yucaipa High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,755
High
DISTRICT 985 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUCAIPA-CALIMESA JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 064356007048
Yucaipa High
33000 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa, CA 92399 · (909) 797-0106 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,755 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
24.2:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,619 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 728 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 704 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 682 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 641 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.1% | 36.0% | 21.7% | 16.1% |
| Math | 9.2% | 22.6% | 28.6% | 39.7% |
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 | 62.1% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.4% | 24.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 23.3% |
| 2020-21 | 55.4% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 63.4% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 37.6% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Yucaipa High
Yucaipa High's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucaipa High this school | 2,755 | 58.8% | 45.9% |
| Granite Hills High El Cajon | 2,331 | 57.6% | 33.3% |
| Lodi High Lodi | 1,952 | 60.9% | 36.2% |
| Ventura High Ventura | 1,939 | 60.4% | 40.9% |
| Vintage High Napa | 1,622 | 57.8% | 38.2% |
| Palm Desert High Palm Desert | 2,079 | 60.2% | 54.5% |
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 Yucaipa High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #391 of 1,052 | #15 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #400 of 1,056 ▼ 51 | #16 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #419 of 1,056 ▲ 48 | #22 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #213 of 1,044 | #20 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,755 | #50 of 2,093 | #7 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,134 of 1,352 | #62 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #509 of 1,351 | #20 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #1,053 of 1,575 | #76 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #744 of 802 | #41 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,755
-57 (-2%) vs 2017
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,859
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 24.3:1
% White
44%
was 55%
% Hispanic
49%
was 39%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
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 | 2,755 | 113.8 | 24.2:1 | 59% (1,619) |
| 2023-24 | 2,786 | 119.8 | 23.3:1 | 59% (1,656) |
| 2022-23 | 2,830 | 120.1 | 23.6:1 | 56% (1,579) |
| 2017-18 | 2,812 | 115.7 | 24.3:1 | 47% (1,323) |
| 2010-11 | 2,961 | N/A | N/A | 38% (1,136) |
| 2000-01 | 2,067 | 79 | 26.2:1 | 23% (474) |
| 1990-91 | 1,859 | 68 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yucaipa High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,812 to 2,755); teachers down 2% (115.7 to 113.8).
About Yucaipa High
Yucaipa High is a large high school in California, with an address in Yucaipa. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,755 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 229% bigger than average.
Yucaipa High reports to Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified, which has 13 schools and 8,519 students.
Hispanic students account for 49% of enrollment at Yucaipa High, more than any other group. The remaining shares are 44% White and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Yucaipa High is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Yucaipa High comes to 113.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24.2:1. The school's 24.2:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. On the income side, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 15 points higher.
Yucaipa High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of California public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Yucaipa High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.9%; the prediction is 45.1%.
The school's county is San Bernardino County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Yucaipa High shares San Bernardino County with 582 other public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Yucaipa High from the closest public school, Dunlap Elementary. The five-mile area around Yucaipa High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.2% on proficiency, and Yucaipa High is above that at 45.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2017-18, when it had 2,812 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,755. The share of White students fell 11 points, from 55% to 44%.
This page is set up for the Yucaipa High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Mesa View MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Yucaipa
- Inland Leaders CharterElementary · 997 students
- Park View MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Elementary · 717 students
- Wildwood ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Chapman Heights ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Dunlap Elementary0.7 mi · 382
- Chapman Heights Elementary1.0 mi · 597
- Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 518
- Oak View High School & Education Center1.6 mi · 90
- Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)2.0 mi · 717
- Park View Middle2.7 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Yucaipa HighHow large is Yucaipa High?
Yucaipa High enrolls approximately 2,755 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Yucaipa High serve?
Yucaipa High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Yucaipa High?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Yucaipa High.
How diverse is Yucaipa High?
Yucaipa High reports a student body of 44% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Yucaipa High?
Yucaipa High is overseen by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.