Sierra Primary

Sierra Primary, a minimally staffed primary school in Herlong, California, one of the schools within Fort Sage Unified, educates 60 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 87% leaner than typical.

Fort Sage Unified comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 269 students; Sierra Primary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sierra Primary logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Sierra Primary records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Sierra Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Lassen County's rate of about 56%.

Around the school, Lassen County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,403, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lassen County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,757 students), Sierra Primary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mt. Lassen Charter, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sierra Primary's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 80 (now 60). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 11% to 30%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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