San Antonio Heights’s public schools outscore 72% of California districts
In San Antonio Heights, 57% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving San Antonio Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
San Antonio Heights’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 371 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of San Antonio Heights’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 32% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Chaffey Joint Union High spends $18,582 per student and Upland Unified $19,336, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind San Antonio Heights’s grade
B+: better than 72% of California school districts, #239 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve San Antonio Heights, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in San Antonio Heights · depends on your address
Pioneer Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 771 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Upland
Upland Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 599 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Upland
Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation
Grades K–8 · 514 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Upland
8th grade in San Antonio Heights · depends on your address
Pioneer Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 771 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Upland
Upland Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 599 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Upland
Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation
Grades K–8 · 514 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Upland
San Antonio Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Upland Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, shared with Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. Its school is in Upland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve San Antonio Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
San Antonio Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share San Antonio Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Heights | B+ | Upland Unified K–12 · Chaffey Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Upland | B+ | Upland Unified K–12 · Chaffey Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | A | Etiwanda Elementary K–8 · Alta Loma Elementary K–8 · Chaffey Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Claremont | A− | Claremont Unified |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Chaffey Joint Union High with San Antonio Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in San Antonio Heights
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about San Antonio Heights’s schools
Are San Antonio Heights’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools San Antonio Heights children attend outscore 72% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #239 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is San Antonio Heights in?
Two districts: Upland Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Chaffey Joint Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland.
Where do San Antonio Heights kids go to high school?
One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Etiwanda High, Rancho Cucamonga High, Chaffey High, Upland High, Los Osos High, Montclair High, Alta Loma High, Colony High and Ontario High.
What is San Antonio Heights’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Chaffey Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does San Antonio Heights spend per student?
$18,582 in Chaffey Joint Union High School District and $19,336 in Upland Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What San Antonio Heights families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.