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Which teacher or staff member at Sierra Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169002581
Sierra Middle
6768 Alexandria Pl., Stockton, CA 95207 · (209) 953-8748 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
428 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 309 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 48% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.9pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 38.6% | 26.2% | 21.6% |
| Math | 12.7% | 16.4% | 29.4% | 41.5% |
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 | 52.1% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 27.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 26.6% |
| 2020-21 | 47.8% | 24.7% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 31.3% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 35.4% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Middle
Sierra Middle's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Middle this school | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
| Creative Performing and Media Arts San Diego | 614 | 77.4% | 26.3% |
| Spring Valley Academy Spring Valley | 597 | 77.4% | 27.4% |
| Cucamonga Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 662 | 71.5% | 37.8% |
| Tenaya Middle Fresno | 876 | 71.8% | 30.0% |
| Grace Yokley Junior High Ontario | 606 | 66.0% | 45.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #534 of 1,224 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #617 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #446 of 1,227 ▲ 34 | #3 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #681 of 1,214 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #776 of 1,377 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #632 of 1,279 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #379 of 1,278 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #694 of 1,329 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #646 of 930 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
591
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 591 | 28.1 | 21.1:1 | 72% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 25.8 | 22.5:1 | 71% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 24.3 | 23.6:1 | 73% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 64% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 25.3 | 26.1:1 | 59% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 25 | 25.9:1 | 59% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | N/A | N/A | 51% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 36% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 17 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (658 to 591); teachers up 11% (25.3 to 28.1).
About Sierra Middle
Stockton, California, is home to Sierra Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 591 students.
Federal data list 13 schools in Lincoln Unified, with 8,721 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Sierra Middle, 57%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 11% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of San Joaquin County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. The chance that two students picked at random at Sierra Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1 at Sierra Middle, with 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 72% of enrollment.
Measured against California public middle schools, Sierra Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sierra Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 39.1% actual against 37.1% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for San Joaquin County show that median household income is about $92,179, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sierra Middle is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, which together enroll about 153,026 students.
Nearby, Lincoln High is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sierra Middle is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Sierra Middle as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 621 to 591 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 21.1 students per teacher, compared with 24.8 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lincoln Unified
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- BrooksideElementary · 768 students
- Mable BarronElementary · 657 students
- Tully C. KnolesElementary · 643 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Claudia LandeenElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Other Sierra Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sierra Middle. Sierra Middle is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Sierra MiddleRiverside, CA · 829 students
- Sierra MiddleBakersfield, CA · 731 students
- Sierra Middle SchoolPARKER, CO · 805 students
- SIERRA MIDDLELAS CRUCES, NM · 698 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEROSWELL, NM · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High0.2 mi · 2,801
- Tully C. Knoles0.6 mi · 643
- Village Oaks High0.6 mi · 156
- John R. Williams0.8 mi · 555
- Flora Arca Mata0.9 mi · 487
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra MiddleHow large is Sierra Middle?
Sierra Middle enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Sierra Middle serve?
Sierra Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Sierra Middle?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Sierra Middle.
How diverse is Sierra Middle?
Sierra Middle reports a student body of 17% White, 57% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sierra Middle public or private?
Sierra Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.