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Upland Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Upland Junior High is a public middle school serving 599 students in grades 7-8 within the Upland Unified school district, located in a high-need community where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science substantially below both district and state averages; for example, only 16.4% of students were proficient in Math in the 2024-2025 school year. A particularly striking finding is the large performance gap with its sister school, Pioneer Junior High, located less than two miles away in the same district, where proficiency rates are 28 to 40 percentage points higher across core subjects. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism at 24.5% is a notable concern and is more than double the rate at Pioneer.

Despite these overall struggles, the school shows relative strength in serving its special education students, who have consistently earned above-average statewide rankings. The data also indicates that Upland Junior High's academic challenges are not solely due to the high level of student need, as several other nearby schools with similar poverty rates, like Serrano Middle and De Anza Middle, achieve significantly better academic results. This suggests there are opportunities for improvement through targeted strategies and resource allocation.

599

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,330

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

444 East 11th St.
Upland, CA 91785-1239

(909) 949-7810

District: Upland Unified

Students who attend Upland Junior High usually attend:

High:

Upland High

Feeder schools for Upland Junior High:

Elementary:	Baldy View Elementary
	Cabrillo Elementary
	Citrus Elementary
	Upland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

White:

8.2%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg45%

California avg41%

2,091^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	23.2	2091 of 2761	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	2124 of 2783	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1661 of 2781	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2160 of 2740	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	2105 of 2715	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1919 of 2480	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1955 of 2508	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1563 of 2497	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	1594 of 2477	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1409 of 2379	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1550 of 2259	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1653 of 2236	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	1372 of 2179	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.3	1345 of 2063	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1356 of 2005	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.0	1114 of 1999	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.7	779 of 1804	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.2	738 of 1777	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.9	685 of 1769	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	374 of 609	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	380 of 627	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	357 of 613	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	566 of 637	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	549 of 643	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	400 of 600	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	533 of 743	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	606 of 733	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	511 of 745	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	539 of 700	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	828 of 1531	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1116 of 1491	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1007 of 1369	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	1384 of 1478	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	670 of 1521	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	1173 of 1540	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	936 of 1442	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	781 of 1364	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1898 of 2533	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1972 of 2551	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1580 of 2531	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1866 of 2509	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1989 of 2380	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1902 of 2262	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1736 of 2395	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1745 of 2388	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1235 of 2374	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1758 of 2359	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1638 of 2213	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1617 of 2072	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	391 of 477	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	349 of 394	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	166 of 320	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	112 of 336	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1847 of 2542	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1748 of 2579	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1219 of 2531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	1784 of 2458	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1769 of 2369	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1689 of 2230	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2005 of 2534	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2014 of 2552	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1482 of 2538	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2073 of 2527	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1864 of 2407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1696 of 2273	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	175 of 192	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	722 of 1566	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	575 of 1552	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	692 of 1531	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1297 of 1520	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1138 of 1537	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	738 of 1543	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.1	1257 of 1555	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1460 of 1602	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1214 of 1496	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2024)28th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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by a student
Friday, January 17, 2020

I go to the school and it is a excellent school to go to. The students are really good and they love being helpful. I don't know why you are rating our school so low. Thier is lot of kids coming to our school of pioneer. Go check that school out.😔😒 Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upland Junior High	Public	7-8	444 East 11th St.	Upland	91785	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7810	599	32	18.8	91.3%	49 (8.2%)	49 (8.2%)	468 (78.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	23.2	2091^st of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		23.1	2124^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	33	10.1	10.1		40.8	30.0	35.2		21.7	11.4	16.4	$20,330	$2,258	$18,072
Vina Danks Middle	Public	7-8	1020 North Vine Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-2691	544	33	16.2	90.3%	12 (2.2%)	15 (2.8%)	496 (91.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26.6	1937^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		23.4	2112^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.1%	175	10.6	10.6		39.0	34.0	36.3		26.6	15.4	20.8	$26,991	$5,213	$21,778
Pioneer Junior High	Public	7-8	245 West 18th St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7770	771	35	21.8	50.5%	252 (32.7%)	24 (3.1%)	356 (46.2%)	101 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	82.3	435^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		82.8	421^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.9%	14	50.3	50.3		61.2	66.3	63.6		50.8	52.9	51.8	$18,399	$1,670	$16,729
Ray Wiltsey Middle	Public	6-8	1450 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-5838	727	42	17.4	95.2%	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.7%)	648 (89.1%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	32.7	1726^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.5%		31.3	1758^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	32	23.2	23.2	35.6	37.0	41.2	38.1	24.9	25.5	17.4	22.4	$23,605	$3,935	$19,670
Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Hellman Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-1788	662	34	19.4	71.5%	97 (14.7%)	55 (8.3%)	461 (69.6%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	49	1203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		48.2	1209^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.6%	6	25.1	25.1	48.2	59.1	46.3	51.3	31.3	33.6	20.4	28.7	$17,285	$2,804	$14,481
Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	580	31	18.9	85.9%	24 (4.1%)	23 (4.0%)	514 (88.6%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	36.7	1595^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		41.6	1411^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.3%	184	15.8	15.8		46.1	40.2	43.3		28.7	22.6	25.8	$25,155	$3,576	$21,579
Alta Loma Junior High	Public	6-8	9000 Lemon Ave.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5100	831	33	24.9	33.2%	247 (29.7%)	39 (4.7%)	435 (52.3%)	69 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	74.2	600^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.3%		77.9	529^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	71	36.7	36.7	56.7	66.8	67.4	64.6	41.8	47.4	42.8	44.3	$14,106	$986	$13,120
Rancho Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	10022 Feron Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-0969	770	43	17.7	82.2%	38 (4.9%)	139 (18.1%)	522 (67.8%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.0%)	29.4	1848^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		25.9	2003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	28.0%	155	19.9	19.9	35.6	37.2	42.1	38.2	18.7	20.2	17.9	19.0	$23,912	$1,679	$22,233
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	4725 San Jose St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-0029	657	36	18.4	91.5%	15 (2.3%)	22 (3.3%)	588 (89.5%)	23 (3.5%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65.3	779^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.8%		63.3	812^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	33	27.7	27.7		53.8	56.7	55.2		38.8	54.9	46.8	$25,701	$3,635	$22,066
De Anza Middle	Public	7-8	1450 South Sultana Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-8577	510	32	15.8	90.2%	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.7%)	467 (91.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	48.8	1214^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.0%		43.9	1343^rd of 2783 public middle schools	51.7%	129	19.9	19.9		47.0	41.0	44.0		31.2	48.1	39.8	$26,734	$4,335	$22,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Upland Junior High

What high school do graduates of Upland Junior High attend?

Students who attend Upland Junior High usually go on to attend Upland High

Is Upland Junior High a good school?

Upland Junior High ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Upland Junior High?

Students at Upland Junior High are 78% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Upland Junior High in?

Upland Unified

How many students attend Upland Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Upland Junior High.

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