Independent charter school · Nevada Joint Union High

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning — Rating & test scores

505 Main Street, Nevada City · 191 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 70

Needs SupportScope Score · 22nd percentile. Higher than 22 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 93% of the class graduated in four years (39 of 42); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 42
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is this school a good high school?

Needs Support. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced1942%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1512%
English, Advanced3520%
Math, Advanced417%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3725 in 100
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning’s place among California high schools, out of 100Nevada Joint Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

36 in 100 students (65 of 183) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is one and a half times the rate at the average high school in the Nevada Joint Union High district.

Each bar is Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 183. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Nevada Joint Union High schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does this school say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Sierra Academy is a tuition free, project-based, college preparatory high school in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California.”
sierraacademy.net (opens in a new tab), read October 23, 2026

Every line here is from sierraacademy.net, read October 23, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 2.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. William & Marian GhidottiSchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 9798th
  2. Nevada UnionNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7550th
  3. North Point AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 7232nd
  4. Forest CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7024th
  5. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningScope Score 7022nd
Nevada Joint Union HighCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 5 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning’s Scope Score is 70. 187 California high schools, counting Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 77. Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning’s result is higher than 33 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 187

  1. Students from low-income families: 50%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

187 California public high schools where 42% to 54% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 42% to 54% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning’s share. The count includes Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 42% to 55% and math stayed at 12%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202675%63%61%Nevada Joint Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia55%Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202643%19%33%Nevada Joint Union HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia12%Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningThis school

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 25 and 56 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 25 students, one student is 4 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Nevada Joint Union High’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Nevada Joint Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningNevada Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201763%75%60%30
201857%67%56%49
201984%77%57%25
202256%50%55%36
202371%55%55%45
202467%64%56%42
202542%64%57%40
202655%61%57%55
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningNevada Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201719%43%32%31
201820%40%31%49
201950%45%32%26
202219%31%27%36
202323%27%27%44
202435%32%28%37
202512%35%30%42
202612%33%32%56

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

English

55%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

31143916
Nevada Joint Union High58%California57%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

59298
Nevada Joint Union High32%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 43 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school16%39%14%31%55
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Nevada Joint Union High29%29%18%24%637
Math, grade 11 · This school4%8%29%59%56
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Nevada Joint Union High14%18%24%44%639

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 55 tested in English, 56 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 67% of students. 65 of 183 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

36in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (65 of 183 students).

At the average high school in the Nevada Joint Union High district: 24 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

191

students in grades 9–12.

White 67%Hispanic or Latino 13%Two or more races 10%Not reported 7%

Family income

48%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 91 of 191. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

16

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

53% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

11.6%

of students were suspended at least once (22 of 190). Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White67%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Two or more races10%
Not reported7%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 6.8 of 12.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White students scored well below the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • WhiteEnglish · 31 tested65%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 31 tested19%California 44%

19% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 44% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Nevada Joint Union Highvs California
White · 31 tested
English65%+362%−368%
Math19%−1736%−2544%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Nevada Joint Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Low-income students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

93% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 48% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 39% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

48%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

87%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 39 of 42 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

48%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 20 of 42 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

87%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 34 of 39 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

39% enrolled in college within 12 months · 33 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University1 · 3%
  • California community college11 · 33%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled20 · 61%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
39%enrolled in college within a year

33 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California0 (0%)
  • California State University1 (3%)
  • California community college11 (33%)
  • In-state private0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled20 (61%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 39 of 42 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 20 of 42 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 34 of 39 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95959. They are not figures for the families at Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning.

Typical household income in a year

$86,524

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95959.

Typical home value
$627,100
People who live in this ZIP code
17,683
Typical age
56.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
47%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

The state has Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning in targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for low-income students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 12 questions to Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?36 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (65 of 183 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?11.6% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (22 of 190 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. What extra help do White students get, and how do you know it’s working?19% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (31 students tested); the same group across California: 44%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  7. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  8. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
505 Main Street, Nevada City 95959Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Richard YoungAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 30, 2022.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning a good high school?

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning has a Scope Score of 70. It scored higher than 22 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 22nd percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 36 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 24 in 100 at the average high school in the Nevada Joint Union High district. 11.6% of students (22 of 190) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 43 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 65% of White students in grade 11 at Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning in Nevada City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 68% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

39% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.9 million is planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 98% of its $3.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

Its own plan

What does this school’s own plan commit to?

$2.9 million is planned for 17 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 98% of its $3.0 million general fund budget.

$2.9million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Basic, Core School Staffing$1.7 million
  • Clean, Safe Facilities$329,268
  • Support for Students with Disabilities$255,584

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 76 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 76 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 78% of the money. The plan itself puts 78% of it toward staff.

  • Basic, Core School Staffing $1.7 million
  • Clean, Safe Facilities $329,268
  • Support for Students with Disabilities $255,584
  • 14 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 17 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $1,739
  • English learners $24,480

Largest of these

  • Support for English Learners$24,480
  • Credit Recovery$1,739
For high-need students

It plans $362,584 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $289,014 and estimates it spent $289,014, the same as planned.

What changed

The total is $32,415 (1%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Support for Students with Disabilities, which went from $207,695 to $255,584.

Largest cuts

  • Support for English Learners−⁠$40,767
  • Healthy Meals−⁠$31,090
  • Fieldwork−⁠$22,540

Largest increases

  • Support for Students with Disabilities+⁠$47,889
  • Clean, Safe Facilities+⁠$20,277
  • Student Activities+⁠$16,190

Ask: What did Support for English Learners pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $40,767 less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 55% in English and 12% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Student Achievement42%55%up 13 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1 · Student Achievement12%12%no change
Chronically absentGoal 2 · Student Engagement22 in 10036 in 10014 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2 · Student Engagement12.3%11.6%down 0.7 pts

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Basic, Core School Staffing · $1,659,027
  • Clean, Safe Facilities · $329,268
  • Support for Students with Disabilities · $255,584
The full plan3 goals, 26 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.9 million).

Where does the money go?

82% to Goal 1, Student Achievement. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Student Achievement$2.4 million82% of action budgets

“Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning will improve student achievement in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for all students and significant subgroups to prepare students for college and career” p. 12 ↗

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (−⁠$51,797)

Largest funded actions

  1. Basic, Core School Staffing$1.7 millionaction 1.1 · p. 39 ↗
  2. Support for Students with Disabilities$0.3 millionaction 1.3 · p. 39 ↗
  3. Supplemental School Staffing$0.2 millionaction 1.2 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Technology Infrastructure and Support$0.1 millionaction 1.5 · p. 39 ↗
  5. Professional Development$0.1 millionaction 1.7 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

4 more funded actions in this goal

  • Fieldwork · action 1.8 · p. 39 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Support for English Learners · action 1.4 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Fidelity to the Core Curriculum · action 1.6 · p. 39 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Credit Recovery · action 1.9 · p. 39 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Support for Students with Disabilities+⁠$47,889$207,695 → $255,584 · p. 39 ↗
  2. Support for English Learners−⁠$40,767$65,247 → $24,480 · p. 39 ↗
  3. Fieldwork−⁠$22,540$58,140 → $35,600 · p. 39 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Basic, Core School Staffing · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 39 ↗−⁠$19,948
  • Supplemental School Staffing · $204,866 → $198,056 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$6,810
  • Technology Infrastructure and Support · $112,678 → $95,234 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$17,444
  • Professional Development · $77,289 → $76,838 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$451
  • Fidelity to the Core Curriculum · $6,031 → $17,566 · p. 39 ↗+⁠$11,535
  • Credit Recovery · $5,000 → $1,739 · p. 39 ↗−⁠$3,261

How the plan measures it · 14 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 12 ↗.

Goal 2Student Engagement$470,26016% of action budgets

“Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning will support the social emotional well-being of the students through expeditionary learning in a safe, inclusive, learning environment which fosters a strong relationship between teachers and students” p. 22 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $459,763 (+⁠$10,497)

Largest funded actions

  1. Clean, Safe Facilities$329,268action 2.1 · p. 40 ↗
  2. Student Activities$61,710action 2.5 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Positive Daily Attendance$48,960action 2.6 · p. 40 ↗
  4. Advisory Program$15,000action 2.4 · p. 40 ↗
  5. Healthy Meals$11,322action 2.3 · p. 40 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Healthy Meals−⁠$31,090$42,412 → $11,322 · p. 40 ↗
  2. Clean, Safe Facilities+⁠$20,277$308,991 → $329,268 · p. 40 ↗
  3. Student Activities+⁠$16,190$45,520 → $61,710 · p. 40 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Positive Daily Attendance · $42,840 → $48,960 · p. 40 ↗+⁠$6,120
  • Advisory Program · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 40 ↗unchanged
  • Student Health · $5,000 → $4,000 · p. 40 ↗−⁠$1,000

How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 1 quoted

  • Chronic Absenteeism Rate p. 23 ↗
    Baseline
    Total: 27.3% …
    Target for year 3
    Total: 10% …

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Parent and Community Engagement$56,2852% of action budgets

“Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's parents/​guardians, teachers, staff, and community members will be contributing members of the school community or a CREW through active engagement, communication, collaboration, and decision making as partners in education to provide students with a well-rounded education” p. 28 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $47,400 (+⁠$8,885)

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Information System and Communication$54,785action 3.2 · p. 40 ↗
  2. Parent and Community Engagement and Advisory$1,500action 3.1 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Information System and Communication+⁠$8,885$45,900 → $54,785 · p. 40 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Parent and Community Engagement and Advisory · $1,500 → $1,500 · p. 40 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 28 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 14 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
14
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,159 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #5 of 5 in Nevada Joint Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate93%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math14%4722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)48%5220%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math27%4418%
Chronically absent22 in 100555%
Suspension rate12.3% (25 of 204)215%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257022#1159California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2434 in 1007.5% (16 of 212)
2024–2522 in 10012.3% (25 of 204)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 115516%39%14%31%55%57%−2

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 11564%8%29%59%12%32%−20

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English5516%55%
2026 · Math564%12%
2025 · English4020%42%
2025 · Math427%12%
2024 · English4236%67%
2024 · Math3714%35%
2023 · English4522%71%
2023 · Math4414%23%
2022 · English3625%56%
2022 · Math366%19%
2019 · English2548%84%
2019 · Math2619%50%
2018 · English4918%57%
2018 · Math498%20%
2017 · English3040%63%
2017 · Math3113%19%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English4042%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math4212%
2024 · Grade 11 · English4267%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3735%
2023 · Grade 11 · English4571%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math4423%
2022 · Grade 11 · English3656%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3619%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2584%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2650%
2018 · Grade 11 · English4957%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math4920%
2017 · Grade 11 · English3063%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math3119%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide5810%36%43%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
White3165%+3−3
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 22 in 100 → 2025–26 · 36 in 100 · +14 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 12.3% (25 of 204) → 2025–26 · 11.6% (22 of 190) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—39 of 95—
Male—26 of 87—
Hispanic or Latino—14 of 24—
Two or more races—2 of 19—
White—34 in 100—
Students with disabilities—16 of 36—
Low-income—42 of 89—
All students—36 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 48% · numerator 20 students classified Prepared · denominator 42 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 20% · AP-pathway numerator 4 · denominator 20 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 20 of 42 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
93%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
20%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
87%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
39%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count5
AP enrollment (male/female)51
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections2
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)183

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University13%
California community college1133%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year13%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2061%

33 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 39% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$16,445 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,492 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,072 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 51%Instruction support 10%Student services 14%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$24,105,24451.26%51%
Instruction support$4,885,59910.39%10%
Student services$6,465,98413.75%14%
Administration$4,113,4718.75%9%
Buildings & maintenance$5,681,33712.08%12%
Other$1,778,2783.78%4%
Total$47,029,914100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $47,029,914 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$16,445 per pupil
2020$15,655 per pupil
2019$15,562 per pupil
2018$13,353 per pupil
2017$12,128 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders7.6%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95959 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95959 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$86,524
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47%
ZIP-area population17,683
Median age56.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95959 →

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