Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Upland High School
Public · Upland · San Bernardino County · 2,782 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
19%
Higher than 50% of California high schools
On the peer median (18.4%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.7%
2025 · 18.7%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-8.7 pp
vs. San Bernardino County baseline (+0%)
~2631
5-yr projected enrollment (151 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Upland High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 19% vs. a peer median of 18%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Upland High School is admitting at roughly +5 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.91) alone would predict (25% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 9% (749→684 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~2631 by 2029 — about 151 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffey High School | Public | 10.0% | -4% |
| Montclair High School | Public | 12.5% | -1% |
| Alta Loma High School | Public | 10.7% | +8% |
| Los Osos High School | Public | 27.4% | -18% |
| Rancho Cucamonga High School | Public | 22.0% | +1% |
| Ruben S Ayala High School | Public | 44.8% | -6% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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