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Sierra High

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Sierra High ranks 566 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra High is a public high school serving 367 students in grades 9-12 in the rural community of Tollhouse, part of the Sierra Unified district.

The school has significant strengths, including an exceptional 96.4% graduation rate with zero reported dropouts last year, far exceeding state averages. It also excels in English Language Arts, with over 76% of students proficient, outperforming both its district and the state. However, a notable challenge is a gap in mathematics performance, where proficiency, while above average, is significantly lower than in ELA. Interestingly, the school achieves these strong outcomes despite a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average, suggesting effective support systems to keep students on track even when attendance is a struggle.

Compared to nearby schools, Sierra High's story is unique. While high-performing schools in the Clovis Unified district like Clovis North High and Buchanan High have higher test scores, Sierra High's graduation success is remarkable. The contrast is even starker with nearby alternative schools like Sierra Alternative High, which has much higher dropout and absenteeism rates, highlighting Sierra High's effectiveness as a comprehensive program. Overall, it demonstrates how a rural school can deliver standout results in key areas like graduation and ELA.

367

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,522

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33326 Lodge Rd.
Tollhouse, CA 93667-9644

(559) 855-8311

District: Sierra Unified

Feeder schools for Sierra High:

Elementary:	Foothill Elementary
Middle:	Sierra Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

Hispanic:

19.1%

American Indian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 53rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg32%

California avg41%

566^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Sierra Unified

918^th of 1,543Sierra Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	566 of 2162	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	508 of 2159	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	1011 of 2170	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	649 of 2123	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	500 of 1290	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	727 of 2133	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	598 of 2017	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.4	514 of 2021	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	374 of 2039	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	287 of 1994	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	208 of 2426	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.3	139 of 2354	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	74.9	212 of 2367	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	71.4	257 of 2281	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	270 of 2238	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	284 of 2117	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	259 of 2063	87.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	264 of 1968	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	59.1	425 of 1901	77.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.8	149 of 1653	91.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	40.0	532 of 1052	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	655 of 1906	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	720 of 1915	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	808 of 1915	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	504 of 1858	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	384 of 1054	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	714 of 1833	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	694 of 1760	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	910 of 1900	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.4	107 of 1902	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	49.3	936 of 1917	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	555 of 1861	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	1217 of 1814	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1012 of 1742	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	626 of 2013	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.7	248 of 2026	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	1232 of 2030	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	568 of 1943	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	295 of 1126	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	1302 of 1937	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	850 of 1862	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	459 of 1942	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	290 of 1948	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	1053 of 1963	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	700 of 1916	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	631 of 1122	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	690 of 1880	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	484 of 1834	73.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	519 of 1155	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	477 of 1173	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	754 of 1193	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	585 of 1204	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	613 of 1222	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	580 of 1173	50.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2018)76th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2018)49th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science26%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Sierra High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra High	Public	9-12	33326 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-8311	367	22	16.9	35.1%	217 (59.1%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (19.1%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	71.6	566^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%		73.9	508^th of 2159 public high schools	76.5%	58		26.2		26.1	76.5	76.5		39.7	39.7	$22,522	$1,681	$20,841
Sierra Alternative High	Public	9-12	33280 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-3020	10	2	5.0	40.0%	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.3	842^nd of 2162 public high schools	61.1%					(n/a)					36.4	36.4		45.5	45.5	$31,889	$1,225	$30,664
Mountain Oaks High	Public	9-12	33030 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-4440	13	3	4.4	84.6%	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)										$37,771	$4,371	$33,400
Minarets High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	265	16	16.3	50.9%	150 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (24.5%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	54.7	936^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%		61.8	722^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.6%	214		27.3		26.7	67.4	67.4		14.0	14.0	$21,389	$2,222	$19,167
Minarets Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	45077 Road 220	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	165	7	23.7	53.3%	87 (52.7%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (30.3%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	60.4	811^th of 2162 public high schools	62.5%		78	435^th of 2159 public high schools	79.9%	376		16.0		11.8	68.8	68.8		26.5	26.5	$22,059	$406	$21,653
Cedar Continuation High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	10	1	10.2	70.0%	5 (50.0%)	1 (10.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$15,291	$1,453	$13,838
Clovis North High	Public	9-12	2770 East International Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-5000	2,360	107	22.0	28.0%	918 (38.9%)	75 (3.2%)	710 (30.1%)	489 (20.7%)	10 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	149 (6.3%)	97.8	37^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%		98.7	26^th of 2159 public high schools	98.8%	11			69.4	69.4	91.3	91.3		67.3	67.3	$13,909	$684	$13,225
Clovis Community Day Secondary	Public	7-12	1715 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1995	56	14	3.8	87.5%	5 (8.9%)	8 (14.3%)	41 (73.2%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0		4.4	7.7		3.6	$60,439	$3,641	$56,798
Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1550 Herndon Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1800	215	25	8.5	79.1%	40 (18.6%)	13 (6.0%)	128 (59.5%)	16 (7.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	15.5	1793^rd of 2162 public high schools	17.1%		27.8	1543^rd of 2159 public high schools	28.5%	250			8.6	9.7	26.0	26.0		1.0	1.0	$35,083	$1,850	$33,233
Buchanan High	Public	9-12	1560 North Minnewawa Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3000	2,551	118	21.6	35.2%	1,037 (40.7%)	67 (2.6%)	928 (36.4%)	347 (13.6%)	12 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	153 (6.0%)	93.1	142^nd of 2162 public high schools	93.4%		94.2	128^th of 2159 public high schools	94.1%	14		53.6	52.8	53.2	82.3	82.3		57.0	57.0	$13,847	$875	$12,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra High

What schools feed into Sierra High?

Sierra High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Foothill Elementary
Middle : Sierra Junior High

Is Sierra High a good school?

Sierra High ranks 566^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sierra High in?

Sierra Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sierra High?

Students at Sierra High are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Sierra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Sierra High.

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