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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sierra High this year?
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Enrollment
1,670
High
DISTRICT 1,005 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTECA UNIFIED·NCES 062361004002
Sierra High
1700 Thomas St., Manteca, CA 95336 · (209) 858-7410 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
933 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 9 | 416 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 416 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 403 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
66.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 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 | 33.1% | 33.6% | 22.1% | 11.2% |
| Math | 13.9% | 22.8% | 27.1% | 36.2% |
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 | 66.7% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 65.2% | 28.7% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 21.6% |
| 2020-21 | 52.2% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 61.6% | 24.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.8% | 25.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.1% | 29.2% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Sierra High
Sierra High's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra High this school | 1,670 | 55.9% | 48.7% |
| Prospect High Saratoga | 1,460 | 49.2% | 52.9% |
| San Diego SCPA San Diego | 1,297 | 58.4% | 44.7% |
| Pacifica High Garden Grove | 1,634 | 51.2% | 65.0% |
| John C. Kimball High Tracy | 1,587 | 53.7% | 50.7% |
| American Canyon High American Canyon | 1,720 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
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 Sierra High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #346 of 1,052 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #319 of 1,056 ▲ 130 | #5 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #320 of 1,056 ▼ 1 | #6 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #217 of 1,044 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,670 | #466 of 2,093 | #13 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #956 of 1,352 | #23 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #146 of 1,351 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #1,108 of 1,575 | #33 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #69 of 327 | #4 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,670
+207 (+14%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 1,657
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 1,670 | 73.7 | 22.7:1 | 56% (933) |
| 2023-24 | 1,637 | 77 | 21.3:1 | 57% (930) |
| 2022-23 | 1,693 | 72.3 | 23.4:1 | 39% (660) |
| 2020-21 | 1,463 | 67 | 21.8:1 | 48% (704) |
| 2017-18 | 1,429 | 71 | 20.1:1 | 47% (676) |
| 2015-16 | 1,358 | 63 | 21.6:1 | 41% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 1,435 | N/A | N/A | 36% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 1,657 | 76 | 21.8:1 | 12% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,429 to 1,670); teachers up 4% (71 to 73.7).
About Sierra High
Sierra High is a large high school. Its address is in Manteca, California. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,670 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Manteca Unified (30 schools, 25,347 students) runs Sierra High.
Enrollment at Sierra High is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Asian, 19% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share in San Joaquin County as a whole is similar, at about 43%. By the diversity index, Sierra High comes in at 69%.
Federal data list 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sierra High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Joaquin County is 66%.
Sierra High is 1.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.7% versus 46.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
San Joaquin County census figures show that median household income is about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 251 public schools operate in San Joaquin County, serving about 153,026 students.
Nearest public school: Brock Elliott Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Sierra High is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Sierra High is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 14%, from 1,463 to 1,670.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manteca Unified
- Manteca HighHigh · 1,907 students
- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Lathrop HighHigh · 1,486 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
- George McParland ElementaryElementary · 1,195 students
Other schools in Manteca
- Manteca HighHigh · 1,907 students
- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
- George McParland ElementaryElementary · 1,195 students
- Walter Woodward ElementaryElementary · 1,056 students
Other Sierra High schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sierra High. Sierra High is the largest of the 6.
- Sierra HighSan Bernardino, CA · 384 students
- Sierra HighTollhouse, CA · 367 students
- Sierra HighAzusa, CA · 119 students
- Sierra HighFillmore, CA · 64 students
- Sierra High SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 843 students
Nearby schools
- Brock Elliott Elementary0.5 mi · 758
- Sequoia Elementary1.1 mi · 814
- Manteca Online Academy1.1 mi · 122
- Yosemite School Community Day (K-6)1.1 mi · 5
- Yosemite School Community Day (7-12)1.1 mi · 45
- Stella Brockman Elementary1.1 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra HighHow large is Sierra High?
Sierra High enrolls approximately 1,670 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sierra High serve?
Sierra High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra High is approximately 22.7:1 (74 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sierra High?
Sierra High reports a student body of 19% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sierra High in?
Sierra High is part of Manteca Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.