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Hillside High

Public Grades 10-12

1988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 8% of California high schools

Summary

Hillside High is a small public high school serving about 119 students in grades 10-12 within the Upland Unified district, and it faces significant academic challenges while maintaining a strong graduation rate.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with fewer than 8% of students proficient in English and 5% in math, which is far below the district and state averages. A major contributing factor is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 71.8%, meaning a large majority of students miss a significant amount of school. Interestingly, despite these academic scores, Hillside High graduates over 94% of its students, suggesting a focus on credit recovery and alternative pathways to a diploma. The school spends significantly more per student and has a much lower student-to-teacher ratio than nearby comprehensive high schools like Upland High or Chaffey High, yet these resources have not translated to improved standardized test results.

When compared to other similar continuation schools in the area, such as San Antonio High (Continuation), Hillside has lower academic proficiency and higher absenteeism. Its statewide ranking has also declined over the past decade. This indicates the school's struggles extend beyond its role as an alternative placement. For parents, this summary highlights a school that effectively helps students graduate but has not been successful in preparing them for state academic assessments, with attendance being a critical area of concern.

119

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,615

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1558 West Ninth St.
Upland, CA 91786-5636

(909) 949-8400

District: Upland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.8%

White:

11.8%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (72% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,988^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Upland Unified

579^th of 1,543Upland Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1988 of 2162	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1984 of 2159	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1928 of 2170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2013 of 2123	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1635 of 2133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1406 of 2017	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1502 of 2021	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1501 of 2039	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	1681 of 1994	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1460 of 2426	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.8	1550 of 2354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1682 of 2367	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	1501 of 2281	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.9	1347 of 2238	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1352 of 2117	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	964 of 2063	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	22.4	1318 of 1968	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	18.3	1455 of 1901	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	1064 of 1653	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	10.8	512 of 522	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	505 of 592	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	240 of 582	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	764 of 1161	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	736 of 1117	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	1001 of 1064	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	916 of 1044	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	410 of 938	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1875 of 1906	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1768 of 1915	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1789 of 1915	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1818 of 1858	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1443 of 1833	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1275 of 1760	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1692 of 1900	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1722 of 1902	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1664 of 1917	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1784 of 1861	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1459 of 1814	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1309 of 1742	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1815 of 2013	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1823 of 2026	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1806 of 2030	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1847 of 1943	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1507 of 1937	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1293 of 1862	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1718 of 1942	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1823 of 1948	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1709 of 1963	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1792 of 1916	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1514 of 1880	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1298 of 1834	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	636 of 1252	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1128 of 1155	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	950 of 1222	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	873 of 1173	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2022)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside High	Public	10-12	1558 West Ninth St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-8400	119	11	10.6	90.8%	14 (11.8%)	11 (9.2%)	89 (74.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	10.6	1988^th of 2162 public high schools	8.0%		11.3	1984^th of 2159 public high schools	8.1%	4	2.6		2.5	7.8	7.8	5.2	5.2	$42,615	$41,906	$709
Upland High	Public	9-12	565 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7880	2,797	125	22.3	69.5%	478 (17.1%)	205 (7.3%)	1,812 (64.8%)	205 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	79 (2.8%)	76.1	476^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.7	511^th of 2159 public high schools	76.3%	35	42.5	14.8	41.3	66.1	66.1	36.6	36.6	$21,338	$16,348	$4,990
Chaffey High	Public	9-12	1245 North Euclid Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-5560	3,127	134	23.3	81.5%	88 (2.8%)	99 (3.2%)	2,777 (88.8%)	80 (2.6%)	18 (0.6%)	8 (0.3%)	55 (1.8%)	55.9	910^th of 2162 public high schools	57.9%		54.3	900^th of 2159 public high schools	58.3%	10		21.9	21.9	58.8	58.8	20.5	20.5	$26,501	$25,450	$1,051
Montclair High	Public	9-12	4725 Benito St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 621-6781	2,515	107	23.5	83.3%	97 (3.9%)	47 (1.9%)	2,212 (88.0%)	105 (4.2%)	17 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	31 (1.2%)	71.1	577^th of 2162 public high schools	73.3%		66.6	625^th of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	48		27.4	27.4	69.4	69.4	29.9	29.9	$26,704	$25,666	$1,038
San Antonio High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	125 West San Jose Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0316	69	6	12.4	56.5%	15 (21.7%)	6 (8.7%)	46 (66.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	15.5	1790^th of 2162 public high schools	17.2%		19.4	1712^th of 2159 public high schools	20.7%	78	11.1		10.7	24.0	24.0	0.0	0.0	$34,873	$33,810	$1,063
Claremont High	Public	9-12	1601 North Indian Hill Blvd.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-9053	2,065	92	22.5	34.5%	592 (28.7%)	76 (3.7%)	896 (43.4%)	320 (15.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	164 (7.9%)	92.3	160^th of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		87.7	266^th of 2159 public high schools	87.7%	106	58.8	38.5	58.3	76.1	76.1	55.3	55.3	$20,118	$19,012	$1,106
Village Academy High School at Indian Hill	Public	9-12	1444 East Holt Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	270	18	15.4	88.9%	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (90.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	64.3	701^st of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		80.3	407^th of 2159 public high schools	81.1%	294	21.1		20.0	76.8	76.8	33.3	33.3	$85,461	$84,340	$1,121
Pomona High	Public	9-12	475 Bangor St.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4498	993	56	17.8	93.7%	13 (1.3%)	40 (4.0%)	910 (91.6%)	19 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	33.2	1419^th of 2162 public high schools	34.4%		28.7	1524^th of 2159 public high schools	29.4%	105		7.3	7.3	43.4	43.4	14.4	14.4	$34,238	$32,802	$1,436
Valley View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1801 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-0966	370	25	14.8	84.9%	33 (8.9%)	28 (7.6%)	289 (78.1%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	13.5	1856^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%		13.6	1867^th of 2159 public high schools	13.5%	11		6.1	6.1	11.1	11.1	3.4	3.4	$46,265	$45,128	$1,137
Chaffey District Online High	Public, Virtual	9-12	1802 East 7th St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 985-0966	93	5	18.3	62.4%	22 (23.7%)	4 (4.3%)	55 (59.1%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	86	286^th of 2162 public high schools	86.8%		97.1	67^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	219		50.0	50.0	58.3	58.3	65.2	65.2	$30,020	$29,930	$90

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside High

What is the racial makeup of Hillside High?

Students at Hillside High are 75% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hillside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 119 students attended Hillside High.

What district is Hillside High in?

Upland Unified

Is Hillside High a good school?

Hillside High ranks in the bottom 8.0% of California high schools.

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