Summary:
Sierra High is a public high school located in Tollhouse, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 399. The school is part of the Sierra Unified School District, which is ranked 886 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sierra High has a significantly higher percentage of White (61.65%) and Native American (10.78%) students compared to the surrounding schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations. Academically, Sierra High's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally higher than the district and state averages, with 45.24% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 38.61% for the Sierra Unified district and 55.41% for the state of California. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 89.6% to 94.7% over the past five years, which are above the state average. However, Sierra High has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.3% to 34.6% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average.
Compared to the nearby Clovis Unified schools, such as Buchanan High and Clovis East High, Sierra High's student population is less diverse, with lower percentages of Hispanic and Asian students. Academically, Sierra High lags behind the top-performing Clovis Unified schools, with Buchanan High having 87.24% of its 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 45.24% at Sierra High. Additionally, the nearby Clovis Unified schools have even higher graduation rates, ranging from 95.2% to 97.8%, compared to Sierra High's 89.6% to 94.7%. Sierra High's chronic absenteeism rates are also significantly higher than the Clovis Unified schools, which have much lower rates, ranging from 11.6% to 16.1%.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Sierra Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1027th of 2,346 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,506
Feeder schools for Sierra High:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.3
Number of students: 399
Racial breakdown:
White:
61.7%
Hispanic:
18.8%
American Indian:
10.8%
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Two or more races:
6.3%
African American:
1.0%
Asian:
1.0%
Not Specified:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.3%
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