Photo: Jessie Terwilliger from Beaumont, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0Yucaipa’s public schools outscore 55% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Yucaipa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 25% of Yucaipa’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). 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 96% 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.
Yucaipa’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,058 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Park View Middle, then Yucaipa High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Inland Leaders Charter, Competitive Edge Charter Academy and Kindercare Learning Center (private) are in town. Green Valley Independent Study, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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 Yucaipa’s grade
B: better than 55% of California school districts, #425 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yucaipa, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Yucaipa
Park View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 24:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Yucaipa
Park View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 24:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Yucaipa
Park View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 870 students · 24:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Yucaipa
Yucaipa High
Grades 9–12 · 2,755 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Yucaipa
Yucaipa High
Grades 9–12 · 2,755 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Yucaipa
Yucaipa High
Grades 9–12 · 2,755 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Yucaipa
Yucaipa High
Grades 9–12 · 2,755 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Yucaipa’s public schools are run by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, which also serves Calimesa. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Yucaipa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Yucaipa’s borders.
Every school in Yucaipa
14 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Yucaipa Early Childhood Education Center).
Questions about Yucaipa’s schools
Are Yucaipa’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Yucaipa children attend outscore 55% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #425 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Yucaipa in?
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 8,519 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Yucaipa kids go to high school?
Yucaipa High, with 2,755 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Yucaipa’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Yucaipa spend per student?
$17,058 in Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Yucaipa?
Yes: Kindercare Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK, 21 students). Yucaipa also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Yucaipa families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Yucaipa → They have their own page.
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.