Summary:
ZIP code 91785 has one middle school, Upland Junior High, serving grades 7–8 in Upland Unified; it enrolls 599 students. In 2025–2026, the school trailed state and district proficiency results in all three reported subjects, with its largest state gap in mathematics: 17% proficient, 21 points below the state.
There is no local top or bottom school to compare because the list contains only one school. Against the state, Upland Junior High was closest in ELA, at 35% proficient versus 49% statewide (a 15-point gap); it scored 19% in science versus 36% statewide (17 points lower). Its math result was 17% versus 38% statewide. It also fell below district results by 19 points in ELA, 24 in math, and 19 in science. Grade-level results highlight eighth-grade math: 14% proficient, 23 points below the state, compared with 20% in seventh grade, 17 points below the state. ELA results were nearly even across grades, at about 35% in both.
Science was the clearest improvement over time: proficiency rose from 10% in 2024–2025 to 19% in 2025–2026, while math edged up from 16% to 17% and ELA dipped slightly from 35.2% to 34.7%. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 24th percentile with one star in each of the three reported years, although its rank number improved by 65 places, from 2,124 to 2,059. The reported student–teacher ratio is 18.8:1, and 91% were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; that is an eligibility measure, not the share receiving meals. The reported chronic-absenteeism figure is also unusually high: 89%, compared with 21% for the district and 18% statewide, so families may wish to verify it. With only one school listed, comparisons among local schools are not available.
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