Upland Unified School District is a

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located in

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181, ...

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that serves the community of Upland,

. It has a total population of approximately 63,800 and covers a total area of 24 square miles.

History

Just prior to the City of Upland's growth spurt in the 1960s,

Upland High School Upland High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Upland, California. The school was established in 1955 as part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, and since 1988 it has been a member of the Upland Unified ...

was established in 1955. By the 1980s this population growth had the side-effect of overcrowding, which in turn caused students to transfer to other high schools in the

Chaffey Joint Union High School District Chaffey Joint Union High School District is a 9-12 school district located in San Bernardino County, California, United States that serves the communities of Ontario, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, and portions of Fontana, Upland, Chino, and ...

. The affected families then began a movement towards unifying the existing elementary and middle schools into a separate district. Superintendent George Renworth promoted this movement and the Upland Unified School District was established in 1986. Upland High School has been a part of the district since it left the Chaffey Joint Union High School District in 1988.

Schools

The Upland Unified School District is a K-12 district. It has ten

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, two

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, and two

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. One of the high schools is a continuation school. The district enrolled approximately 11,200 students in the 2007–2008 school year. All of the schools are located in Upland, California.

Elementary schools

* Baldy View Elementary School * Cabrillo Elementary School * Citrus Elementary School * Foothill Knolls Stem Academy of Innovation * Magnolia Elementary School * Pepper Tree Elementary School * Sierra Vista Elementary School * Sycamore Elementary School * Upland Elementary School * Valencia Elementary School

Junior high schools

Pioneer Junior High School Pioneer Junior High School is a junior high school in Upland, California. It serves seventh and eighth graders in the northern part of Upland. Distinguished School Pioneer is a California Distinguished School, winning the award in the spring of ...

* Upland Junior High School * Foothill Knolls Stem Academy of Innovation

High schools

Continuation high schools

* Hillside High School

References

External links

* {{san bernardino county school districts School districts in San Bernardino County, California School districts established in 1986 1986 establishments in California