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Sierra High

Public Grades 9-12

1953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 10% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra High is a very small public high school serving 64 students in grades 9-12 within the Fillmore Unified school district in Fillmore, CA.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below those of nearby schools, including its much larger sister school, Fillmore Senior High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over half of students missing a significant amount of school, a rate more than triple the district and state averages. Despite these struggles, Sierra High maintains a strong 95.7% graduation rate, creating a notable contrast with its low test scores.

Compared to other area schools like Royal High or Moorpark High, Sierra High is much smaller and serves a student population with very high economic need. It operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some higher-performing schools, yet academic outcomes have remained low. The school most closely resembles Renaissance High in Santa Paula, which serves a similar student profile and faces comparable academic hurdles.

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,454

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Shiells Dr.
Fillmore, CA 93015-1353

(805) 524-8202

District: Fillmore Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

4.7%

American Indian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,953^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Fillmore Unified

1252^nd of 1,543Fillmore 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	11.2	1953 of 2162	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1942 of 2159	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1820 of 2170	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1798 of 2123	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1688 of 2133	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1646 of 2017	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1609 of 2021	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1573 of 2039	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1532 of 1994	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	2028 of 2426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	1664 of 2354	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	1480 of 2367	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	12.7	1920 of 2281	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	1837 of 2238	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	1760 of 2117	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	1671 of 2063	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	1628 of 1968	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	1204 of 1901	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.7	1328 of 1653	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1741 of 1906	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1764 of 1915	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1579 of 1915	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1647 of 1858	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1517 of 1760	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1689 of 1900	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1689 of 1902	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1590 of 1917	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1561 of 1861	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1423 of 1814	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1431 of 1742	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1767 of 2013	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1778 of 2026	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1653 of 2030	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1684 of 1943	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1578 of 1937	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1521 of 1862	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1748 of 1942	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1740 of 1948	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1720 of 1963	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1628 of 1916	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1408 of 1880	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1517 of 1834	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

Science3%-30 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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	615 Shiells Dr.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-8202	64	5	12.8	84.4%	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1953^rd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%		12.1	1942^nd of 2159 public high schools	10.1%	11	2.8		2.8	10.8	10.8	5.4	5.4	$20,454	$951	$19,503
Fillmore Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Central Ave.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6100	1,007	47	21.5	70.9%	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (94.0%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	42.5	1198^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		41.4	1209^th of 2159 public high schools	44.0%	11	23.1		22.7	52.8	52.8	13.2	13.2	$21,636	$1,352	$20,284
The High School at Moorpark College	Public	9-12	7075 Campus Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-1444	121	4	30.7	13.2%	54 (44.6%)	1 (0.8%)	30 (24.8%)	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.3%)	99.2	9^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		97.3	59^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	50	76.2		72.7	100.0	100.0	81.0	81.0	$14,106	$1,267	$12,839
IvyTech Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	6591 Collins Dr. Ste. E4	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	IvyTech Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 222-5188	72	7	9.6	30.6%	33 (45.8%)	1 (1.4%)	31 (43.1%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)								(n/a)			15.8		35.0		10.0	$33,527	$00	$33,527
Moorpark High	Public	9-12	4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6305	1,691	70	24.0	36.5%	554 (32.8%)	15 (0.9%)	918 (54.3%)	105 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.6%)	74.5	500^th of 2162 public high schools	76.9%		69.3	573^rd of 2159 public high schools	73.5%	73	41.0	0.0	40.0	63.4	63.4	37.5	37.5	$15,687	$1,118	$14,569
Santa Paula High	Public	9-12	404 North Sixth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4400	1,494	70	21.4	83.5%	41 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,437 (96.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.4	1180^th of 2162 public high schools	45.4%		41.7	1198^th of 2159 public high schools	44.5%	18	20.9		20.6	51.8	51.8	17.7	17.7	$22,500	$3,994	$18,506
Renaissance High	Public	9-12	333 North Palm Ave.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4407	113	5	22.2	96.5%	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2059^th of 2162 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	2121^st of 2159 public high schools	1.8%	62	5.4		5.3	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	$24,616	$4,107	$20,509
Insight School of California	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	458	12	37.7	78.4%	94 (20.5%)	73 (15.9%)	251 (54.8%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.1%)	40.1	1256^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		23	1629^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	373	23.0	20.5	22.4	32.0	32.0	24.2	24.2	$10,792	$912	$9,880
Rancho Campana High	Public	9-12	4235 Mar Vista Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2500	826	35	23.4	38.1%	267 (32.3%)	7 (0.8%)	351 (42.5%)	108 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (11.1%)	96.7	64^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		97.2	62^nd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%	2	64.8		63.8	86.6	86.6	65.6	65.6
Royal High	Public	9-12	1402 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 306-4875	1,835	83	21.9	43.1%	707 (38.5%)	36 (2.0%)	923 (50.3%)	102 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.3%)	67	656^th of 2162 public high schools	69.7%		64.4	666^th of 2159 public high schools	69.2%	10	40.1	41.2	40.2	58.4	58.4	27.2	27.2	$15,955	$1,079	$14,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra High

How many students attend Sierra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Sierra High.

Is Sierra High a good school?

Sierra High ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra High?

Students at Sierra High are 94% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is Sierra High in?

Fillmore Unified

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