Upland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.7% |
| Below Standard | 48.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Upland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Upland Unified district average of 23.8%. Compared to the 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.4 points higher (vs 19.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 41.3% | 17.4% | 58.7% |
| 4th | 56 | 28.6% | 21.4% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 40 | 7.5% | 45.0% | 52.5% |
| 6th | 50 | 24.0% | 46.0% | 70.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 25.5% | 23.4% | 48.9% |
| 4th | 57 | 28.1% | 24.6% | 52.6% |
| 5th | 41 | 12.2% | 14.6% | 26.8% |
| 6th | 51 | 35.3% | 13.7% | 49.0% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.6