Cabrillo Elementary, Upland CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cabrillo Elementary

Cabrillo Elementary is a traditional public school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Upland, a residential city in San Bernardino County with a historic housing stock and a long-rooted civic identity. The school enrolls a diverse student body of modest size, with a large majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. Roughly seven in ten students identify as Hispanic, with meaningful representation of Black, Asian, and white students.

The school's academic profile reflects below-midpoint performance across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates run in the range of low to upper forties across grades three through six, with fourth grade performing strongest. Math proficiency is the school's softer area, with rates in the thirties for grades three and four, dipping further in fifth grade, and recovering slightly by sixth. Science testing at fifth grade shows proficiency in the low teens. Against the broader county district comparison set, Cabrillo's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among county schools, a positioning that reflects mixed absolute attainment but slightly stronger comparative standing in a county with wide variation.

The data provided does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, attendance, staffing, course access, or special programs offered at the school, so a fuller picture of school environment and student support would require a conversation with the school directly. Enrollment data for students receiving special education services or English learner services is also not available in the reported figures.

Upland itself is pursuing measured downtown revitalization and new residential construction. The city is car-dependent overall, though its historic downtown core is walkable and anchored by shops, restaurants, and civic institutions. Major employers include the hospital system, the school district, and retail, following the city's transition away from its former citrus economy. Housing values and rental costs are moderate for Southern California, and the region's unemployment remains low. A Metrolink station connects the city to Los Angeles and San Bernardino, and the Pacific Electric Trail provides a paved recreational corridor through neighborhoods.

The Upland Unified School District has restructured its elementary schools around themed identities designed to give families school choice based on pedagogy rather than attendance area alone. Cabrillo itself does not carry a publicly reported signature theme in the district's listing, though other district elementary schools have taken on identities centered on dual-language immersion, STEM, arts, leadership, or computer science. The district also provides universal free meals and is launching new secondary options in fall, including an early-college charter high school with embedded college credit. Because the district operates on a choice model, families should check current enrollment and space status directly, as placement at a home school is not always guaranteed when capacities are tight.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 50% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 46% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 40% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 45% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 53% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 52% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 56% · ▼ 11 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 62% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 40% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolUpland Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income64%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income55%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income33%10 pp gap