La Sierra High

Public 9-12

 4145 La Sierra Ave.
       Riverside, CA  92505-2938


(909) 358-1725

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1016th of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,460 Help


Feeder schools for La Sierra High:

Elementary:    Collett Elementary
    Foothill Elementary
    Myra Linn Elementary
    S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  1,501

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.6%
White:
7.8%
Asian:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.8% Help


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Compare Details La Sierra High ranks better than 56.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.91. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of La Sierra High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.6%), White (7.8%), Asian (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Sierra High is 19.2, which is the 3rd best among 5 high schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Sierra High is $9,460, which is the 3rd highest among 5 high schools in the Alvord Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

La Sierra High:

SchoolDigger ranks La Sierra High 1016th of 2346 California public high schools. (See La Sierra High in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1093rd of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Sierra High

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Rank History for all students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.03 605th 1653 63.4%
2005 39.72 807th 1901 57.5%
2006 39.89 840th 1968 57.3%
2007 37.95 927th 2063 55.1%
2008 38.29 958th 2117 54.7%
2009 44.40 901st 2238 59.7%
2010 50.02 759th 2281 66.7%
2011 56.75 622nd 2367 73.7%
2012 54.62 676th 2354 71.3%
2013 49.88 796th 2426 67.2%
2015 48.44 1009th 1994 49.4%
2016 52.17 962nd 2039 52.8%
2017 53.14 956th 2021 52.7%
2018 38.60 1241st 2017 38.5%
2019 44.88 1107th 2133 48.1%
2022 38.47 1223rd 2123 42.4%
2023 43.91 1010th 2335 56.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.35 315th 366 13.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.99 411th 938 56.2%
2019 61.27 181st 941 80.8%
2022 37.10 615th 1044 41.1%
2023 25.35 1015th 1315 22.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.44 1174th 1539 23.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.44 1148th 1862 38.3%
2019 43.81 1082nd 1937 44.1%
2022 41.01 1099th 1943 43.4%
2023 53.02 806th 2237 64.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 84.98 44th 417 89.4%
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Rank History for Female students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.87 1205th 1760 31.5%
2019 50.56 835th 1833 54.4%
2022 36.83 1127th 1858 39.3%
2023 39.11 1101st 2106 47.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.46 834th 1052 20.7%
2019 27.39 830th 1117 25.7%
2022 46.41 462nd 1161 60.2%
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Rank History for Male students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.42 1139th 1834 37.9%
2019 43.25 1018th 1880 45.9%
2022 35.48 1155th 1916 39.7%
2023 44.54 927th 2195 57.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.61 521st 581 10.3%
2019 66.36 220th 582 62.2%
2022 16.75 498th 581 14.3%
2023 54.41 368th 727 49.4%
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Rank History for African American students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.30 407th 582 30.1%
2019 67.04 142nd 592 76.0%
2022 59.45 160th 522 69.3%
2023 67.18 182nd 713 74.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.89 1037th 1742 40.5%
2019 50.28 867th 1814 52.2%
2022 42.99 1011th 1861 45.7%
2023 46.62 940th 2132 55.9%
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Rank History for White students at La Sierra High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.97 814th 1173 30.6%
2019 24.73 941st 1222 23.0%
2022 27.94 875th 1204 27.3%
2023 37.73 795th 1424 44.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for La Sierra High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 939 66 60 331 1 n/a n/a 0 1397
1989 890 63 79 338 4 n/a n/a 0 1374
1990 936 78 118 459 2 n/a n/a 0 1593
1991 915 90 156 502 4 n/a n/a 0 1667
1992 936 111 177 584 4 n/a n/a 0 1812
1993 941 150 183 661 9 n/a n/a 0 1944
1994 947 164 205 639 7 n/a n/a 0 1962
1995 1002 163 199 730 5 n/a n/a 0 2099
1996 1002 163 199 730 5 n/a n/a 0 2099
1997 1002 158 215 746 4 n/a n/a 0 2125
1998 1004 176 195 785 3 n/a n/a 0 2163
1999 958 157 189 809 5 n/a n/a 0 2118
2000 976 170 214 836 5 n/a n/a 2 2203
2001 975 174 204 915 7 n/a n/a 2 2277
2002 964 211 220 1235 9 n/a n/a 0 2639
2003 964 211 220 1235 9 n/a n/a 0 2639
2004 952 236 228 1373 15 n/a n/a 12 2816
2005 939 251 256 1489 16 n/a n/a 23 2974
2006 908 232 275 1643 24 n/a n/a 11 3093
2007 836 225 276 1795 20 n/a n/a 40 3192
2008 762 210 285 1874 21 n/a n/a 0 3152
2009 704 206 277 1912 22 22 72 0 3215
2010 613 189 254 2033 8 22 56 0 3175
2011 584 180 253 2202 8 24 67 0 3318
2012 574 188 262 2195 10 17 54 0 3300
2013 423 153 225 2052 5 17 48 0 2923
2014 335 122 189 1802 6 9 41 0 2504
2015 252 105 160 1571 5 10 34 0 2137
2016 163 83 123 1477 8 3 36 0 1893
2017 155 71 100 1396 4 5 36 0 1767
2018 155 86 106 1436 2 11 46 0 1842
2019 153 81 107 1334 5 11 32 0 1723
2020 147 58 99 1263 3 8 27 0 1605
2021 143 50 99 1287 3 5 26 2 1615
2022 124 59 93 1238 2 5 21 4 1546
2023 117 58 87 1210 3 4 19 3 1501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Sierra High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1397 64.4 21.6 n/a
1989 1374 62.0 22.1 n/a
1990 1593 68.8 23.1 n/a
1991 1667 72.0 23.1 n/a
1992 1812 73.2 24.7 2.6
1993 1944 82.3 23.6 3.5
1994 1962 81.0 24.2 2.6
1995 2099 81.0 25.9 20.6
1996 2099 81.0 25.9 20.6
1997 2125 84.3 25.2 18.5
1998 2163 84.0 25.8 15.8
1999 2118 84.4 25.1 17.1
2000 2203 88.2 25.0 23.7
2001 2277 84.8 26.9 24.5
2002 2639 99.4 26.5 26.8
2003 2639 99.4 26.5 26.8
2004 2816 107.8 26.1 26.9
2005 2974 116.2 25.6 28
2006 3093 118.8 26.0 27.2
2007 3192 120.7 26.4 32.7
2008 3152 138.0 22.8 37.3
2009 3215 120.6 23.5 46
2010 3175 133.0 23.8 55.1
2011 3318 n/a n/a 0
2012 3300 123.3 26.7 n/a
2013 2923 112.3 26.0 69.3
2014 2504 102.3 24.4 71.4
2015 2137 91.0 23.4 76
2016 1893 85.0 22.2 73.3
2017 1767 81.8 21.6 73.5
2018 1842 80.0 22.9 75.9
2019 1723 78.8 21.8 73.7
2020 1605 n/a n/a 74
2021 1615 80.2 20.1 72
2022 1546 75.4 20.4 85.3
2023 1501 77.8 19.2 85.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Sierra High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1397 64.4 21.6 n/a
1989 1374 62.0 22.1 n/a
1990 1593 68.8 23.1 n/a
1991 1667 72.0 23.1 n/a
1992 1812 73.2 24.7 2.6
1993 1944 82.3 23.6 3.5
1994 1962 81.0 24.2 2.6
1995 2099 81.0 25.9 20.6
1996 2099 81.0 25.9 20.6
1997 2125 84.3 25.2 18.5
1998 2163 84.0 25.8 15.8
1999 2118 84.4 25.1 17.1
2000 2203 88.2 25.0 23.7
2001 2277 84.8 26.9 24.5
2002 2639 99.4 26.5 26.8
2003 2639 99.4 26.5 26.8
2004 2816 107.8 26.1 26.9
2005 2974 116.2 25.6 28
2006 3093 118.8 26.0 27.2
2007 3192 120.7 26.4 32.7
2008 3152 138.0 22.8 37.3
2009 3215 120.6 23.5 46
2010 3175 133.0 23.8 55.1
2011 3318 n/a n/a 0
2012 3300 123.3 26.7 n/a
2013 2923 112.3 26.0 69.3
2014 2504 102.3 24.4 71.4
2015 2137 91.0 23.4 76
2016 1893 85.0 22.2 73.3
2017 1767 81.8 21.6 73.5
2018 1842 80.0 22.9 75.9
2019 1723 78.8 21.8 73.7
2020 1605 n/a n/a 74
2021 1615 80.2 20.1 72
2022 1546 75.4 20.4 85.3
2023 1501 77.8 19.2 85.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for La Sierra High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,460

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Sierra High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1107th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1010th of 2335 High schools
 8.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Sierra High)47.644.2
 3.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Alvord Unified)49.845.7
 4.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (La Sierra High)23.918
 5.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Alvord Unified)22.314.3
 8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (La Sierra High)22.126.5
 4.3%
   11th Grade Science (Alvord Unified)14.120
 5.9%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (La Sierra High)11.813.3
 1.6%
   12th Grade Science (Alvord Unified)8.310
 1.7%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17231501
 12.9%
African American8158
 28.4%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian10787
 18.7%
Hispanic13341210
 9.3%
Pacific Islander114
 63.6%
White153117
 23.5%
Two or More Races3219
 40.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.7%85.8%
 12.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about La Sierra High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,501 students attended La Sierra High.

La Sierra High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Collett Elementary
Elementary : Foothill Elementary
Elementary : Myra Linn Elementary
Elementary : S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary

La Sierra High ranks 1016th of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at La Sierra High are 81% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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