Sierra High School in Tollhouse, CA
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Telephone
- (559) 855-8311
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- Website
- http://www.sierra.k12.ca.us
- City-data.com school rating
- 71
- Students
- 458
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 22.1
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 118
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 41
- School district
- Sierra Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I targeted assistance school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Bud Rank Elementary (15.9 miles): | 90 |
Sierra High School: | 71 |
Big Creek Elementary (16.3 miles): | 57 |
Pine Ridge Elementary (4.9 miles): | 54 |
Foothill Elementary (3.7 miles): | 48 |
Spring Valley Elementary (14.7 miles): | 46 |
Sierra Junior High (0.0 miles): | 44 |
Chawanakee Academy Charter (14.7 miles): | 28 |
North Fork Elementary (13.4 miles): | 25 |
California: | 46 |
Tollhouse: | 58 |
Sierra High School: | 71 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 474
Enrollment in 2014: 526
Enrollment in 2013: 521
Enrollment in 2012: 587
Enrollment in 2011: 608
Enrollment in 2010: 611
Enrollment in 2009: 656
Enrollment in 2008: 710
Enrollment in 2007: 762
Enrollment in 2006: 847
Enrollment in 2005: 879
Enrollment in 2004: 908
Enrollment in 2003: 979
Enrollment in 2002: 997
Enrollment in 2001: 1,051
Enrollment in 2000: 1,091
Enrollment in 1999: 1,078
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 107 | 129 | 112 | 110 | 458 |
Female students | 60 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 217 |
Male students | 47 | 72 | 56 | 66 | 241 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 20 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 64 |
Asian students | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Hispanic students | 18 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 54 |
Black students | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
White students | 68 | 95 | 86 | 75 | 324 |
Two or More Races students | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 129
11th grade enrollment: 112
12th grade enrollment: 110
Sierra High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Sierra High School: | 47.4% |
State: | 49.4% |
Sierra High School: | 52.6% |
California: | 49.6% |
Sierra High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Sierra High School: | 14.0% |
State: | 1.0% |
Sierra High School: | 1.7% |
State: | 9.4% |
Sierra High School: | 11.8% |
State: | 46.0% |
Sierra High School: | 1.1% |
State: | 6.1% |
Sierra High School: | 70.7% |
State: | 28.3% |
School: | 0.7% |
California: | 4.5% |
Sierra High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Here: | 34.7% |
California: | 61.2% |
Here: | 25.8% |
California: | 52.8% |
Sierra High School: | 9.0% |
State: | 8.6% |
Sierra High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 2
Number of FTE school counselors: 0.7
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 3.7
Number of FTE security guards: 0.5
Number of FTE nurses: 0.7
Student/Teacher Ratio
Sierra High School: | 20.8 |
State: | 22.8 |
Sierra High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 20.7 (Salary Expenditures: $1,540,520)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2.6 (Salary Expenditures: $49,396)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 5.8 (Salary Expenditures: $255,927)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $104,500)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,612,636
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2 (Salary Expenditures: $49,396)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 9 (Salary Expenditures: $203,084)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $104,499)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic4
- American Indian2
- White2
- IDEA2
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 11 (male: 4, female: 7)
- White: 29 (male: 16, female: 13)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 9 (male: 2, female: 7)
- Hispanic: 2 (all female)
- White: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic19
- American Indian16
- Asian5
- White175
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Asian: 5 (all male)
- White: 175 (male: 89, female: 86)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here: | 473.8 |
State: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All69%
- Males60%
- Females81%
- White57%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 112
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 69% |
State: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 10.7%
Standard Nearly Met: 20.5%
Standard Met: 38.4%
Standard Exceeded: 30.4%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2619.0, Students tested: 112, Standard Not Met: 10.7%, Nearly Met: 20.5%, Met: 38.4%, Exceeded: 30.4%)
Sierra High School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All35%
- Males35%
- Females34%
- White24%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 112
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 35% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 34.8%
Standard Nearly Met: 30.4%
Standard Met: 25.0%
Standard Exceeded: 9.8%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2587.6, Students tested: 112, Standard Not Met: 34.8%, Nearly Met: 30.4%, Met: 25.0%, Exceeded: 9.8%)
Sierra High School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 112
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 67% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 2.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 7.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 24.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 33.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 34.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 377.3, Students tested: 115, Far Below Basic: 2.0%, Below Basic: 7.0%, Basic: 24.0%, Proficient: 33.0%, Advanced: 34.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Sierra High School - California High School Exit Exam results
- All382
- Hispanic394
- White350
Math Mean Scale Score
Math Mean Scale Score: | 382 |
State: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 76% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 105
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 73% State: 69% Number Sense: 68% California: 65% Algebra & Functions: 73% California: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 70% California: 64% Algebra 1: 62% California: 58%
- All379
- Hispanic401
- White390
ELA Mean Scale Score
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 379 |
California: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 71% |
California: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 101
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 80% California: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 74% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 80% State: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 67% State: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 70% State: 69%
The Physical Fitness Test:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 56.1%, Needs Improvement: 29.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 14.6%)
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 56.1%, Needs Improvement: 29.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 14.6%)
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 41.5%, Needs Improvement: 58.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 68.3%, Needs Improvement: 31.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 82, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 93.9%, Needs Improvement: 6.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Sierra High School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 5
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 2
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 40.0% |
California: | 34.0% |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Sierra High School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Sierra High School: | 99.0% |
California: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- White99
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 10 out of 10 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- White: 99% (tested 79 out of 80 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 35 out of 35 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Sierra High School: | 99.0% |
State: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic100
- American Indian100
- Asian100
- White99
- Multirace100
- SED100
- LEP100
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 100% (tested 10 out of 10 enrolled)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 9 out of 9 enrolled)
- Asian: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- White: 99% (tested 79 out of 80 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 35 out of 35 enrolled)
- English Learners: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 8 out of 8 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Sierra High School - ACT/SAT scores
Percent of graduates taking the ACT: | 26.4% |
California: | 30.9% |
ACT Composite scores greater or equal to 21: | 79.3% |
State: | 48.7% |
Number of graduates taking the ACT: 29
Average ACT composite score: | 24.0 |
California: | 19.8 |
Average ACT English score: | 24.0 |
State: | 19.6 |
Average ACT mathematics score: | 23.0 |
California: | 20.5 |
Average ACT reading score: | 26.0 |
State: | 20.5 |
Average ACT science score: | 24.0 |
State: | 19.9 |
Percent of graduates taking the SAT: | 40.9% |
State: | 54.4% |
SAT scores greater or equal to 1500: | 62.2% |
State: | 36.3% |
Number of graduates taking the SAT: 45
Average Total SAT Score: | 1,577 |
State: | 1,374 |
Average SAT mathematics score: | 521 |
State: | 464 |
Average SAT critical reading score: | 538 |
California: | 459 |
Average SAT writing score: | 518 |
State: | 451 |
SAT or ACT Test Participation: 46 (male: 24, female: 22)
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 34 (male: 17, female: 17)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 1,204 schools)
Sierra High School - AP exams with scores at or above criteria
Number of students taking at least one AP exam: 71
Percent of students taking at least one AP exam: | 64.0% |
California: | 94.1% |
Percent of AP exams with scores at or above 3: | 39.6% |
California: | 46.6% |
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Firearm or explosive device refers to any weapon that is designed to (or may readily be converted to) expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. This includes guns, bombs, grenades, mines, rockets, missiles, pipe bombs, or similar devices designed to explode and capable of causing bodily harm or property damage
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 7
Incidents of threats of physical attack with a firearm or explosive device: 2
Total incidents per 1,000 students
Here: | 19.7 |
State: | 60.8 |
Referrals and Arrests:
(State average from 2,295 schools)
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School: | 4.4 |
California: | 21.3 |
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic10
- American Indian22
- Asian2
- White64
- LEP2
- IDEA16
- 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 22 (male: 8, female: 14)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 64 (male: 32, female: 32)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 16 (male: 5, female: 11)
- Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
School: | 214.0 |
State: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic8
- American Indian38
- Asian4
- White72
- IDEA31
- 5045
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 8 (male: 5, female: 3)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 38 (male: 29, female: 9)
- Asian: 4 (all male)
- White: 72 (male: 61, female: 11)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 31 (male: 23, female: 8)
- Section 504: 5 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 22
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Sierra High School: | 48.0 |
California: | 84.8 |
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- White: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- Hispanic4
- American Indian4
- Asian2
- White7
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 4 (all male)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
- White: 2
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 9
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Sierra High School: | 19.7 |
State: | 28.1 |
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
Sierra High School: | 2.2 |
California: | 3.4 |
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 4 (all male)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
- White: 2
Expulsions:
(State average from 1,805 schools)
- White: 2
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
Here: | 4.4 |
California: | 10.5 |
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,182 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic16
- American Indian19
- White67
- LEP4
- IDEA10
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- White: 67 (male: 32, female: 35)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Hispanic11
- American Indian14
- White59
- IDEA8
9-10th grade studenst who passed Algebra I
- Hispanic: 11 (male: 4, female: 7)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 14 (male: 4, female: 10)
- White: 59 (male: 25, female: 34)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Here: | 82.4% |
State: | 72.5% |
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 2 (all male)
- White: 2
Sierra High School: | 0.0% |
State: | 62.0% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 3
- Hispanic7
- American Indian4
- Asian2
- White55
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 55 (male: 23, female: 32)
Calculus:
Number of Calculus classes taught by certified teachers: 2
Student Enrollment in Calculus: 22 (male: 12, female: 10)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all male)
- White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 5
- Hispanic7
- American Indian19
- Asian2
- Black2
- White91
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 91 (male: 53, female: 38)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 2
- Hispanic4
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- White31
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 31 (male: 17, female: 14)
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic16
- American Indian16
- Asian2
- Black2
- White91
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 91 (male: 44, female: 47)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 3
- Hispanic10
- American Indian7
- Asian2
- White49
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 49 (male: 26, female: 23)
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