Summary:
Hillside High is a public high school located in Upland, California, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 166 students. The school is part of the Upland Unified School District, which is ranked 603 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hillside High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.09% of Hillside High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 62.45% for the Upland Unified School District and 55.73% for California. The school's graduation rate has ranged from 74.8% to 92.8% over the past five years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 6.0% to 24.4% during the same period. Hillside High has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 51.8% to 79.3% over the past five years, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Compared to nearby schools, Upland High, a larger high school in the same district, consistently outperforms Hillside High on academic measures, while Claremont High, a high-performing school in a neighboring district, significantly outperforms Hillside High across all academic and student engagement metrics. Hillside High's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.
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Detail:
Public 10-12
District:
Upland Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2097th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,218
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 129
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
76.0%
White:
11.6%
African American:
7.8%
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Two or more races:
3.1%
Asian:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.6%
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