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La Sierra High

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 18% of California high schools

Summary

La Sierra High is a 191-student school serving grades 7–12 in Visalia, in the Tulare County Office of Education district. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 95%, above the state’s 88% and the district’s 59%, and chronic absenteeism was 12%, below the state’s 18% and the district’s 19%. Those encouraging outcomes contrast with its test results: proficiency was below both the state and district in ELA, math, and science. Math is the sharpest concern, with only 6% proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 24% in the district.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state and nearby schools, though it still trails the district: 23% of students were proficient, versus 36% statewide and 42% in the district. Its science result was fifth among nine nearby schools with reported scores; in ELA and math, it was second-lowest. Nearby-school averages were 54% in ELA, 21% in math, and 33% in science, compared with La Sierra’s 21%, 6%, and 23%. ELA is narrowly its closest subject to the district, at 21% versus 40%; science has the smallest gap with the state, 13 points, while math’s state gap is 32 points.

Science has improved steadily, rising 17 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA and math fluctuated and fell in the latest year. The SchoolDigger ranking also shifted: La Sierra went from the 41st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026, ranking 1,754th of 2,137 schools. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 16.8, below the nearby-school average of 18.9. In that same school year, 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 68%. One notable single-year result: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for English Language Learner Students at the 50th percentile in 2022–2023, versus the school’s overall 11th percentile—a relative strength for that group that year.

191

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$55,986

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1735 East Houston Ave.
Visalia, CA 93292-2349

(559) 733-6963

District: Tulare County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

5.2%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

California avg42%

Middle school

2,291^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,752^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Tulare County Office of Education

1063^rd of 1,530Tulare County Office of Education 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	2291 of 2740	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	2199 of 2761	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2644 of 2783	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2685 of 2781	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2710 of 2740	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	851 of 894	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	2618 of 2715	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	2453 of 2480	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	2493 of 2508	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	2410 of 2497	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	2276 of 2477	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	2111 of 2379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	1353 of 2259	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	11.5	2068 of 2236	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1963 of 2179	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1890 of 2063	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1938 of 2005	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1920 of 1999	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	2415 of 2516	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	2387 of 2533	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	2512 of 2551	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2383 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	2502 of 2509	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2335 of 2380	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	2247 of 2262	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1809 of 2357	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	1834 of 2395	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2203 of 2388	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2191 of 2374	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2334 of 2359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2128 of 2213	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2070 of 2072	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	2163 of 2529	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	2344 of 2542	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	2443 of 2579	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2400 of 2531	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2416 of 2458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	643 of 721	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2315 of 2369	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2204 of 2230	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1851 of 2514	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1842 of 2534	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2309 of 2552	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2477 of 2538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2480 of 2527	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2351 of 2407	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	2257 of 2273	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1752 of 2135	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	1285 of 2162	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1668 of 2159	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1930 of 2170	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1745 of 2123	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1115 of 1290	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1915 of 2133	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1722 of 2017	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1748 of 2021	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1627 of 2039	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1628 of 1994	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1247 of 2426	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.5	1458 of 2354	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	1146 of 2367	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.7	1208 of 2281	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.8	1680 of 2238	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1704 of 2117	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1564 of 2063	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	1464 of 1968	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	1418 of 1901	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	1446 of 1653	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.7	537 of 1064	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1594 of 1864	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1234 of 1915	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1740 of 1915	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1764 of 1858	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	997 of 1054	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1676 of 1833	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1599 of 1760	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	1543 of 1880	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	1073 of 1900	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1456 of 1902	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1565 of 1917	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1546 of 1861	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1658 of 1814	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1468 of 1742	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1639 of 1997	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1606 of 2026	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1914 of 2030	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1559 of 1943	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	996 of 1126	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1719 of 1937	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1593 of 1862	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1620 of 1930	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1844 of 1948	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1739 of 1963	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1667 of 1916	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	989 of 1122	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1652 of 1880	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1536 of 1834	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)50th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

If you want your child to have a good education, La Sierra is not the place to go. When our son was there, he was bullied and ridiculed. The worksheets he brought home were for elementary students. It is not a surprise that their state test scores are so low.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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 7th Grade	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
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	15.4	1752^nd of 2135 public high schools	17.9%		39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%	467	35.7		9.4		23.0	12.0	22.2	27.3	21.2	12.0	3.6	3.1	5.9	$55,986	$40,324	$15,662
Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	36.3	1350^th of 2135 public high schools	36.8%		42.5	1199^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%	151			23.3		23.1			47.2	47.2			13.1	13.1	$16,993	$15,386	$1,607
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	79	430^th of 2135 public high schools	79.9%		82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%	67			54.8	0.0	53.6			70.6	70.6			35.1	35.1	$17,078	$15,496	$1,582
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	54.7	926^th of 2135 public high schools	56.6%		46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%	179			38.8		38.1			55.8	55.8			19.3	19.3	$18,669	$17,032	$1,637
Creekside Community Day	Public	7-12	901 N Mooney Blvd	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7491	34	4	8.6	94.1%	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$99,254	$77,082	$22,172
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1040 North Woodland St	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7649	280	19	14.6	81.1%	32 (11.4%)	6 (2.1%)	227 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	7.6	2077^th of 2135 public high schools	2.7%		11.7	1932^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.6%	145			1.2	0.0	0.9			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$32,351	$29,920	$2,431
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	424 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	32	1447^th of 2135 public high schools	32.2%		31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%	15			15.7	26.7	16.5			50.3	50.3			8.0	8.0	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Mariposa Bldg.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	97.9	26^th of 2135 public high schools	98.8%		98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%	6			85.4		82.7			91.5	91.5			67.2	67.2	$41,725	$26,126	$15,599
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	54.8	924^th of 2135 public high schools	56.7%		62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%	166			42.9		42.9			57.1	57.1			14.3	14.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
Farmersville High	Public	9-12	631 East Walnut Ave.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 594-4567	711	33	21.4	86.6%	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	683 (96.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.5	1532^nd of 2135 public high schools	28.2%		37.4	1324^th of 2162 public high schools	38.8%	208			10.1		10.0			45.4	45.4			10.6	10.6	$25,546	$24,274	$1,272

Frequently Asked Questions about La Sierra High

What district is La Sierra High in?

Tulare County Office of Education

How many students attend La Sierra High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended La Sierra High.

What is the racial makeup of La Sierra High?

Students at La Sierra High are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is La Sierra High a good school?

La Sierra High ranks in the bottom 17.9% of California high schools.

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