Enrollment
191
High
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION·NCES 069104508660
La Sierra High
1735 East Houston Ave., Visalia, CA 93292 · (559) 733-6963 · Tulare County
GRADES 07–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
120 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 11% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.6pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 45.6% |
| Math | 3.8% | 13.9% | 20.3% | 62.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 5.4% |
| 2022-23 | 15.2% | 2.7% |
| 2021-22 | 11.9% | 2.9% |
| 2020-21 | 21.1% | 1.3% |
| 2018-19 | 11.7% | 4.5% |
| 2017-18 | 10.8% | 1.8% |
| 2016-17 | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 1.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 2.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like La Sierra High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Sierra High this school | 191 | 62.8% | 18.6% |
| East Palo Alto Academy East Palo Alto | 278 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Opportunity Youth Academy San Jose | 283 | 69.6% | 8.9% |
| LPS Oakland R & D Campus Oakland | 173 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Oxford Day Academy East Palo Alto | 108 | 66.7% | N/A |
| Summit Preparatory Charter High Redwood City | 293 | 71.7% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where La Sierra High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,011 of 1,052 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #746 of 1,056 ▲ 280 | #16 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #985 of 1,056 ▲ 54 | #23 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.3pp | #24 of 1,044 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #1,374 of 2,093 | #24 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #991 of 1,575 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #114 of 802 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
191
-60 (-24%) vs 2017
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 22.1:1
% White
5%
was 15%
% Hispanic
88%
was 82%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 191 | 11.4 | 16.8:1 | 63% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 14.7 | 12.9:1 | 85% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 14.3 | 17.8:1 | 75% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 11.4 | 22.1:1 | 90% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | 74% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Sierra High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (251 to 191); teachers unchanged (11.4 to 11.4).
About La Sierra High
La Sierra High is a small high school with its address in Visalia, California. The school reports 191 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Tulare County Office of Education (5 schools, 1,656 students) runs La Sierra High.
Hispanic students are the large majority at La Sierra High, with 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% White and 3% Black. By comparison, Tulare County residents are about 67% Hispanic. By the diversity index, La Sierra High comes in at 21%.
La Sierra High operates with 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That ratio is under the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. La Sierra High reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County, the school's rate is lower.
La Sierra High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 18.6%, is 24.2 points below the 42.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
In the county around the school, Tulare County, median household income is about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. La Sierra High is among the 196 public schools in Tulare County.
Four Creeks Elementary is the public school closest to La Sierra High, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.6%; La Sierra High's is 18.6%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
La Sierra High saw enrollment fall 24% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. White students made up 15% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 5% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.1 to 16.8 over 7 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at La Sierra High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulare County Office of Education
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- University Preparatory HighHigh · 253 students
- Tulare County CourtHigh · 66 students
- Tulare County CommunityHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Other La Sierra High schools
One other US public school is named La Sierra High. La Sierra High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- La Sierra HighRiverside, CA · 1,514 students
Nearby schools
- Four Creeks Elementary0.6 mi · 654
- Golden Oak Elementary0.8 mi · 631
- Valley Oak Middle0.9 mi · 952
- Crowley Elementary1.1 mi · 413
- Golden West High1.1 mi · 2,059
- Crescent Valley Public Charter II1.2 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About La Sierra HighHow many students attend La Sierra High?
La Sierra High enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does La Sierra High serve?
La Sierra High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Sierra High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Sierra High is approximately 16.8:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Sierra High?
At La Sierra High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is La Sierra High public or private?
La Sierra High is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Tulare County Office of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.