La Sierra High (Alternative)

Summary:

La Sierra High (Alternative) is a public high school located in Fullerton, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 275 students. The school is part of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, which is ranked 383 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, La Sierra High (Alternative) faces significant challenges. The school has struggled with low graduation rates, reaching only 35.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is much lower than the district's average of 96.2% (Fullerton Union High) and 97.8% (Sunny Hills High). Correspondingly, the school's dropout rate is very high, reaching 60.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the district's average of 3.8% (Fullerton Union High) and 1.6% (Sunny Hills High). Additionally, La Sierra High (Alternative) has a chronic absenteeism rate of 57.1%, which is significantly higher than the district's average of 19.8% (Fullerton Union High) and 8.6% (Sunny Hills High).

Academically, La Sierra High (Alternative) students perform significantly lower on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 50% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 66.22% for the Fullerton Joint Union High School District and 55.73% for the state of California. While the school has shown some strengths in supporting its Hispanic student population, it lags behind its nearby counterparts in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District and surrounding districts, such as Brea-Olinda Unified and Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 951 North State College Blvd.
       Fullerton, CA  92831-3013


(714) 447-7821

District: Fullerton Joint Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
596th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,020 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  262

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.3%
White:
10.7%
Asian:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.2% Help


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Compare Details La Sierra High (Alternative) ranks better than 74.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 8 ranked high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.67. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at La Sierra High (Alternative) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details La Sierra High (Alternative) has the smallest high school student body size in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.3%), White (10.7%), Asian (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Sierra High (Alternative) is 10.9, which is the lowest among 8 high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District! (See more...)
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Compare La Sierra High (Alternative) employs 23.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Sierra High (Alternative) is $24,020, which is the highest among 8 high schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Sierra High (Alternative):

SchoolDigger ranks La Sierra High (Alternative) 596th of 2323 California public high schools. (See La Sierra High (Alternative) in the ranking list.)

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Fullerton Joint Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Joint Union High 383rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Sierra High (Alternative)

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Rank History for all students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 27.90 986th 1653 40.4%
2005 21.91 1323rd 1901 30.4%
2006 26.87 1184th 1968 39.8%
2007 25.40 1289th 2063 37.5%
2008 27.14 1250th 2117 41.0%
2009 40.02 1020th 2238 54.4%
2010 30.99 1255th 2281 45.0%
2011 28.85 1350th 2367 43.0%
2012 21.35 1566th 2354 33.5%
2013 30.30 1309th 2426 46.0%
2015 10.45 1816th 1994 8.9%
2016 14.26 1642nd 2039 19.5%
2017 20.04 1504th 2021 25.6%
2018 20.43 1494th 2017 25.9%
2019 13.18 1841st 2133 13.7%
2021 29.41 907th 1290 29.7%
2022 51.69 896th 2123 57.8%
2023 73.28 432nd 2348 81.6%
2024 61.67 596th 2323 74.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.76 703rd 941 25.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.08 1284th 1862 31.0%
2019 13.83 1677th 1937 13.4%
2021 15.42 943rd 1126 16.3%
2022 34.32 1261st 1943 35.1%
2023 66.16 494th 2247 78.0%
2024 43.43 1029th 2235 54.0%
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Rank History for Female students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.11 1464th 1760 16.8%
2019 13.53 1562nd 1833 14.8%
2021 11.55 942nd 1054 10.6%
2022 46.94 890th 1858 52.1%
2023 55.44 701st 2118 66.9%
2024 69.31 456th 2098 78.3%
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Rank History for Male students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.13 1328th 1834 27.6%
2019 10.87 1731st 1880 7.9%
2022 47.02 890th 1916 53.5%
2024 39.71 1063rd 2172 51.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Sierra High (Alternative)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.73 1523rd 1742 12.6%
2019 12.92 1591st 1814 12.3%
2022 38.12 1137th 1861 38.9%
2023 84.34 181st 2142 91.5%
2024 77.09 277th 2125 87.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for La Sierra High (Alternative)

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 399 9 115 1508 0 n/a n/a 0 2031
1989 439 7 70 2138 3 n/a n/a 0 2657
1990 463 8 148 1872 1 n/a n/a 0 2492
1991 503 14 186 2328 2 n/a n/a 0 3033
1992 555 18 238 2853 0 n/a n/a 0 3664
1993 440 19 212 2498 0 n/a n/a 0 3169
1994 465 15 197 2428 0 n/a n/a 0 3105
1995 318 13 235 1964 0 n/a n/a 0 2530
1996 318 13 235 1964 0 n/a n/a 0 2530
1997 395 13 218 2277 0 n/a n/a 0 2903
1998 341 23 193 2333 1 n/a n/a 0 2891
1999 293 28 209 2189 2 n/a n/a 0 2721
2000 283 20 188 2218 1 n/a n/a 0 2710
2001 269 18 198 2367 5 n/a n/a 0 2857
2002 291 26 205 2741 1 n/a n/a 0 3264
2003 291 26 205 2741 1 n/a n/a 0 3264
2004 261 22 217 2604 2 n/a n/a 0 3106
2005 284 24 191 2459 0 n/a n/a 0 2958
2006 217 50 155 1898 0 n/a n/a 1 2321
2007 256 45 190 1992 0 n/a n/a 13 2496
2008 196 15 168 1805 n/a n/a n/a 0 2184
2009 212 25 165 1789 2 4 37 0 2234
2010 176 30 39 827 3 1 3 0 1079
2011 118 15 36 474 2 1 3 0 649
2012 125 12 33 530 3 2 6 0 711
2013 121 16 29 543 3 2 4 0 718
2014 99 16 30 543 2 3 7 0 700
2015 76 21 28 452 2 4 4 0 587
2016 65 22 32 378 2 2 2 0 503
2017 53 21 32 288 1 2 2 0 399
2018 58 22 47 295 2 3 4 0 431
2019 56 22 45 330 0 2 2 0 457
2020 36 18 33 350 0 2 5 0 444
2021 45 16 29 257 1 3 5 0 356
2022 58 11 29 303 2 5 6 0 414
2023 33 7 25 197 2 4 6 1 275
2024 28 5 17 200 1 2 9 0 262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Sierra High (Alternative)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2031 30.8 65.9 n/a
1989 2657 22.0 120.7 n/a
1990 2492 29.5 84.4 n/a
1991 3033 30.3 100.0 n/a
1992 3664 30.8 118.9 n/a
1993 3169 37.3 85.0 0
1994 3105 26.0 119.4 0
1995 2530 25.9 97.7 0
1996 2530 25.9 97.7 0
1997 2903 26.6 109.1 1.7
1998 2891 32.8 88.1 1.9
1999 2721 30.9 88.1 2.3
2000 2710 38.3 70.8 2.1
2001 2857 47.3 60.4 1.6
2002 3264 43.3 75.4 1.4
2003 3264 43.3 75.4 1.4
2004 3106 46.0 67.5 0.9
2005 2958 50.6 58.5 1.1
2006 2321 40.2 57.7 0
2007 2496 42.4 58.9 1.1
2008 2184 55.9 39.1 0
2009 2234 38.6 46.3 12.5
2010 1079 29.1 37.0 35.3
2011 649 n/a n/a 64.1
2012 711 26.0 27.3 n/a
2013 718 25.2 28.4 50
2014 700 30.5 22.9 57.6
2015 587 22.0 26.6 69.2
2016 503 23.0 21.8 68.6
2017 399 23.5 16.9 63.2
2018 431 26.1 16.5 67.1
2019 457 25.6 17.8 70.7
2020 444 n/a n/a 71.2
2021 356 22.9 15.5 48.3
2022 414 25.0 16.5 59.4
2023 275 22.9 11.9 51.3
2024 262 23.9 10.9 62.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Sierra High (Alternative)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2031 30.8 65.9 n/a
1989 2657 22.0 120.7 n/a
1990 2492 29.5 84.4 n/a
1991 3033 30.3 100.0 n/a
1992 3664 30.8 118.9 n/a
1993 3169 37.3 85.0 0
1994 3105 26.0 119.4 0
1995 2530 25.9 97.7 0
1996 2530 25.9 97.7 0
1997 2903 26.6 109.1 1.7
1998 2891 32.8 88.1 1.9
1999 2721 30.9 88.1 2.3
2000 2710 38.3 70.8 2.1
2001 2857 47.3 60.4 1.6
2002 3264 43.3 75.4 1.4
2003 3264 43.3 75.4 1.4
2004 3106 46.0 67.5 0.9
2005 2958 50.6 58.5 1.1
2006 2321 40.2 57.7 0
2007 2496 42.4 58.9 1.1
2008 2184 55.9 39.1 0
2009 2234 38.6 46.3 12.5
2010 1079 29.1 37.0 35.3
2011 649 n/a n/a 64.1
2012 711 26.0 27.3 n/a
2013 718 25.2 28.4 50
2014 700 30.5 22.9 57.6
2015 587 22.0 26.6 69.2
2016 503 23.0 21.8 68.6
2017 399 23.5 16.9 63.2
2018 431 26.1 16.5 67.1
2019 457 25.6 17.8 70.7
2020 444 n/a n/a 71.2
2021 356 22.9 15.5 48.3
2022 414 25.0 16.5 59.4
2023 275 22.9 11.9 51.3
2024 262 23.9 10.9 62.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for La Sierra High (Alternative)

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $24,020

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on La Sierra High (Alternative)

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1841st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 432nd of 2348 High schools
 67.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (La Sierra High (Alternative))15.266.7
 51.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fullerton Joint Union High)65.167.3
 2.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (La Sierra High (Alternative))1.528
 26.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fullerton Joint Union High)43.844.4
 0.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (La Sierra High (Alternative))4.745.8
 41.1%
   11th Grade Science (Fullerton Joint Union High)36.741.9
 5.1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (La Sierra High (Alternative))028
 28%
   12th Grade Science (Fullerton Joint Union High)6.733.8
 27.1%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students457275
 39.8%
African American227
 68.2%
American Indian02
Asian4525
 44.4%
Hispanic330197
 40.3%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White5633
 41.1%
Two or More Races26
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%51.3%
 19.4%


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Students at La Sierra High (Alternative) are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

La Sierra High (Alternative) ranks 596th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 262 students attended La Sierra High (Alternative).


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