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Sierra Charter

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Sierra Charter ranks 2031 st of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 26% of California alternative schools

Summary

Sierra Charter is a K-12 alternative school serving 354 students in Fresno, California, operating within the Sierra Charter District, and it stands out for its exceptional student attendance and strong graduation rates despite academic proficiency challenges.

The school's most remarkable strength is its near-perfect attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.5%, which is the lowest among comparable schools and far better than the state average. Furthermore, its 92.5% graduation rate is strong, outperforming the state and many nearby alternatives like Farber School of Independent Studies and Online and Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter. However, academic test scores, especially in mathematics where only 9.24% of students are proficient, are areas for improvement and trail behind schools like Endeavor Charter and Yosemite Valley Charter.

This creates an interesting profile: Sierra Charter successfully keeps students engaged and on track to graduate, but translating that consistency into higher standardized test scores remains a focus. The school achieves these strong attendance and graduation outcomes with moderate per-student spending, suggesting effective use of resources for student support, and it serves a population with significant economic need. For parents, this indicates a school environment that prioritizes student connection and persistence, providing a solid foundation upon which academic growth can be built.

354

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,629

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1931 North Fine Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727-1510

(559) 490-4290

District: Sierra Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.9%

White:

18.1%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,031^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,084^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.6	5085 of 5859	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4988 of 5883	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4696 of 5789	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	2031 of 2761	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1919 of 2783	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1722 of 2781	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1676 of 2740	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2004 of 2715	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1996 of 2533	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1773 of 2551	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1670 of 2531	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1588 of 2509	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1869 of 2380	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1513 of 2395	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1665 of 2388	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1222 of 2374	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1328 of 2359	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1482 of 2213	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1653 of 2542	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1895 of 2579	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1475 of 2531	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1369 of 2458	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1700 of 2369	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1592 of 2534	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1711 of 2552	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1458 of 2538	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1391 of 2527	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1765 of 2407	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1306 of 1520	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1016 of 1537	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1084 of 2162	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1007 of 2159	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1024 of 2170	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	1044 of 2123	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1116 of 2133	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	982 of 1906	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1064 of 1915	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1176 of 1915	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	945 of 1858	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1027 of 1833	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	846 of 1900	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	832 of 1902	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	828 of 1917	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	867 of 1861	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	802 of 1814	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1012 of 2013	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1278 of 2026	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	961 of 2030	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	679 of 1943	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	942 of 1937	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	969 of 1942	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	870 of 1948	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	721 of 1963	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	951 of 1916	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1010 of 1880	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	763 of 1155	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	728 of 1173	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	913 of 1222	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	354	25	14.1	73.2%	64 (18.1%)	9 (2.5%)	258 (72.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)		20.0	25.0			23.4				7.7	40.0	41.7	57.1	41.6				0.0	8.9	8.3	12.2	9.2							$17,629	$1,984	$15,645
Yosemite Valley Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3610 East Ashlan Ave	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Yosemite Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 258-0800	3,065	104	29.4	47.4%	1,397 (45.6%)	80 (2.6%)	1,178 (38.4%)	92 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	291 (9.5%)								(n/a)	39.3	45.0	51.3	37.5		42.5	38.3	47.9	48.8	52.2	50.5	59.7	73.2	50.8	32.3	34.5	26.4	31.7	34.1	36.7	34.0	32.6	40.1	66.0	66.0	63.8	68.0	64.1	$14,732	$818	$13,914
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.6	18.1		13.9	16.1	17.9	34.4	38.2	42.2	35.7	36.1	26.9	28.5	32.5	37.5	44.1	36.4	41.1	39.5	31.0	8.9	29.3	79.9	85.7	90.3	84.2	86.0	86.4	$23,748	$1,782	$21,966
Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	597	73	8.2	82.7%	55 (9.2%)	17 (2.8%)	464 (77.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)		7.7		0.0		2.4	0.0	8.3		18.2		23.1	33.3	15.0	0.0	0.0		9.1		0.0	0.0	1.3							$74,519	$7,896	$66,623
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													22.9	22.9							2.9	2.9							$122,581	$640	$121,941
Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4		20.0	0.0	6.5	10.0	6.3	4.6	20.8	4.8	16.7	15.9	12.9	15.0	6.3	0.0	12.5	4.8	20.8	2.4	7.2							$17,578	$1,317	$16,261
Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8	44.4%	156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)								(n/a)	61.1	34.4		15.4		35.6	42.9	42.1	77.8	40.6	58.8	43.8	73.0	54.4	28.6	31.6	38.9	28.1	36.4	25.0	24.3	29.7							$12,928	$202	$12,726
Clovis Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1655 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 327-4400	797	20	40.1	59.5%	251 (31.5%)	24 (3.0%)	408 (51.2%)	61 (7.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)								(n/a)	38.5	34.3		35.8	31.6	35.3	64.3	45.0	57.7	60.7	40.6	39.0	57.4	50.4	42.9	50.0	46.2	51.7	41.2	34.3	40.9	41.0							$17,528	$354	$17,174
Enterprise Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	1550 Herndon Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1900	50	5	9.8	54.0%	16 (32.0%)	1 (2.0%)	22 (44.0%)	6 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)								(n/a)		22.2				32.3					54.6	35.3	61.5	47.2					45.5	31.3	15.4	30.2							$10,077	$354	$9,723
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	18.8	11.1			13.8	13.9	9.5	19.1	56.3	4.8	14.3	22.2	25.6	21.1	19.1	18.2	56.3	18.2	18.2	18.5	12.8	20.7							$21,306	$541	$20,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Charter

How many students attend Sierra Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Sierra Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Charter?

Students at Sierra Charter are 73% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Sierra Charter in?

Sierra Charter District

Is Sierra Charter a good school?

Sierra Charter ranks 2031^st of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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