La Sierra High

Set in Riverside, California, La Sierra High is a roomy secondary school, part of Alvord Unified. It educates 1,514 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 81% bigger than typical.

Alvord Unified comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 16,432 students; La Sierra High is among them.

Demographically, La Sierra High shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% White, 5% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Riverside County as a whole is about 51% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, La Sierra High has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting La Sierra High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at La Sierra High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, La Sierra High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Riverside County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), La Sierra High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Collett Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts La Sierra High at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Sierra High has decreased 18%, going from 1,842 students in 2018 to 1,514 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 78% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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