Enrollment
60
Elementary
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SAGE UNIFIED·NCES 060001109068
Sierra Primary
100 DS Hall St., Herlong, CA 96113 · (530) 827-2126 · Lassen County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
41 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 12% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fort Sage Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
5.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
15.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 90.0% |
| Math | 5.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 65.0% |
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 | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.7% | 5.3% |
| 2018-19 | 20.6% | 11.4% |
| 2017-18 | 23.1% | 12.8% |
| 2016-17 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Sierra Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lassen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #5,740 of 5,915 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
60
-20 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 20.0:1
% White
62%
was 69%
% Hispanic
30%
was 11%
% Black
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60 | 4.1 | 14.7:1 | 68% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 4.1 | 10.9:1 | 56% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 2.5 | 18.3:1 | 85% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 4 | 20.0:1 | 80% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Primary.
About Sierra Primary
Sierra Primary is a public elementary school in Herlong, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 60 students. It has 87% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Sierra Primary is one school in a 4-school district, Fort Sage Unified, which enrolls 269 students.
More than half of the students at Sierra Primary are White (62%). The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sierra Primary scores 53%.
Sierra Primary has 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 7.6 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 68% at Sierra Primary. On average, public schools in Lassen County report 56%.
Sierra Primary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 39.5%, so the school is 28.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the surrounding county, Lassen County, median household income comes to about $67,403, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 3,757 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mt. Lassen Charter, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Sierra Primary ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 25% across 7 years, from 80 in 2017-18 to 60 in 2024-25. Hispanic students went from 11% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 30% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.0:1 in 2017-18 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Lassen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,356
Census ACS
Median income
$67,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
3,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Sage Unified
- Mt. Lassen CharterCombined · 154 students
- Herlong HighHigh · 46 students
- Fort Sage MiddleMiddle · 9 students
Other schools in Herlong
- Mt. Lassen CharterCombined · 154 students
- Herlong HighHigh · 46 students
- Fort Sage MiddleMiddle · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Lassen Charter0.1 mi · 154
- Herlong High0.5 mi · 46
- Fort Sage Middle0.5 mi · 9
- Long Valley6.6 mi · 250
- Shaffer Elementary21.1 mi · 246
- Janesville Elementary23.8 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra PrimaryHow large is Sierra Primary?
Sierra Primary enrolls approximately 60 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sierra Primary serve?
Sierra Primary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sierra Primary have?
Sierra Primary employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Primary?
At Sierra Primary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sierra Primary?
Sierra Primary is overseen by Fort Sage Unified in Lassen County.
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