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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417007345

Sierra High

570 East Ninth St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 · (909) 388-6478 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
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Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work

Enrollment
384
High
DISTRICT 1,382 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
368 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1041%
Grade 1114337%
Grade 1223762%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
113%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
32083%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
4311%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
22158%
Female
16242%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
12.3%
own-school result
Math
9.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts1.4%10.8%19.3%68.4%
Math3.3%6.1%11.3%79.3%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2512.3%9.4%
2023-2410.9%2.6%
2022-237.5%0.9%
2021-229.9%1.3%
2018-199.4%0.0%
2017-184.7%0.0%
2016-175.3%0.0%
2015-163.0%0.0%
2014-157.0%1.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Sierra High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Bernardino County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#1,129 of 2,093#63 of 102
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#61 of 1,352#5 of 78
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.8%#995 of 1,351#57 of 77
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.8%#99 of 1,575#7 of 84
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.5%#409 of 802#24 of 46
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 2024-25
Enrollment
384
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538427.813.8:196% (368)
2023-2447429.216.2:196% (457)
2022-2347924.319.7:192% (440)
2020-213662117.4:195% (348)
2017-184342418.1:192% (399)
2015-164202715.6:184% (352)
2010-11602N/AN/A72% (435)
2000-014921925.9:167% (329)
1990-913971723.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra High.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (434 to 384); teachers up 16% (24 to 27.8).

About Sierra High

Sierra High is classified as a high school. It is located in San Bernardino, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 384 students. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.

San Bernardino City Unified has 44,080 students spread across 72 schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Sierra High is Hispanic, at 83%. The school is also 11% Black and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sierra High scores 29%.

For every teacher at Sierra High, there are about 13.8 students; the school has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 96%. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.

In the surrounding county, San Bernardino County, median household income comes to about $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 583 public schools and about 393,648 students.

E. Neal Roberts Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Sierra High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Sierra High inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.4:1 to 13.8:1.

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San Bernardino County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students

Quick facts

School name
Sierra High
District
San Bernardino City Unified
Address
570 East Ninth St., San Bernardino, CA 92410
Phone
(909) 388-6478
County
San Bernardino County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
368 (96%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
063417007345
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
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5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sierra High. Sierra High is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Sierra High
What is the total enrollment at Sierra High?
Sierra High enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sierra High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra High is approximately 13.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra High?
At Sierra High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sierra High public or private?
Sierra High is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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