English
36%
met or exceeded the standard.
4519279Continuation high school · Sierra Unified
33280 Lodge Road, Tollhouse · 10 students · Grades 9–12
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In 2024–25, 85% of the class graduated in four years (11 of 13); across California’s continuation high schools, 75%.
Overview
36% of the 11 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English (reading and writing); 45% did in math. In grade 11, spring 2025, 36% of the 11 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 57% across California. In math, 45% did, against 30% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.
In its own words
We haven’t read Sierra Alternative’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.
Tests
36% of the 11 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English; 45% did in math.
English
36%
met or exceeded the standard.
4519279Math
45%
met or exceeded the standard.
551827In grade 11, spring 2025, 36% of the 11 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 57% across California. In math, 45% did, against 30% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.
The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2025, grade 11 combined. These are the latest results in our records for these grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
| Students | Exceeded | Met | Nearly met | Not met | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grade 11 · This school | 9% | 27% | 19% | 45% | 11 |
| English, grade 11 · California | 27% | 30% | 20% | 23% | 432,651 |
| Math, grade 11 · This school | 27% | 18% | 0% | 55% | 11 |
| Math, grade 11 · California | 14% | 16% | 21% | 49% | 431,903 |
Spring 2025, grade 11 combined: 11 tested in English, 11 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Who goes here
19 of 19 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Missing school, 2025–26
19of 19
students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is every student the state counted.
Students, 2024–25
10
students in grades 9–12.
Family income
40%
of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 4 of 10. California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
2
teachers, with 18 years of experience on average.
0% were in their first year.
19% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.
Suspensions, 2025–26
20.8%
of students were suspended at least once (5 of 24).
Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.
| Students | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | — |
| White | — |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. 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: 0.3 of 1.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.
After high school
85% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 75% across California. 0% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 6% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.
ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25
0%
Across California: 52%.
of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25
0%
At the average California high school: 56%.
Preparation · each measure describes a different student group
Across California: 75%
Across California: 52%
Average California high school: 56%
Destinations · class of 2023
6% enrolled in college within 12 months · 16 students who finished high school
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.
16 completers, class of 2023
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.
Family and staff answers
Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Sierra Alternative. These are not star ratings or reviews.
Staff
We don’t check staff emails for Sierra Unified yet. Tell us your district’s email domain and we’ll work on adding it.
Money
$2,494 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Sierra Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $20 million.
$2,494
for each student at this school, 2024–25The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓
$20million
in the district’s plan for 2026–27$2million
planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youthThis is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $20 million of $24 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sierra Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →
The neighborhood
These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93667. They are not figures for the families at Sierra Alternative.
Typical household income in a year
$75,272
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 93667.
What you can do
Sierra Unified’s board decides Sierra Alternative’s plan.
When the plan is set
Sierra Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
State support
The state hasn’t placed Sierra Alternative in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
Extra state help for the district
The state is giving Sierra Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.
Extra help for Sierra Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source
Questions to ask
Bring these 6 questions to Sierra Alternative. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.
Getting in
Ask Sierra Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral.
These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Scope Score 79 · Solid · 66th percentile · elementary · 2026
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Scope Score 74 · Developing · 45th percentile · middle · 2026
Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.
Where it is
The closest first, by straight-line distance from this campus. No standing is shown beside Sierra Alternative: it is compared only with schools of its own kind.
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
Ask Sierra Unified how a transfer here works. Students come here from another high school to finish it, by their own choice or by district referral. See the details ↓
In grade 11, spring 2025, 9% exceeded the standard in English and 27% in math. 64% scored below the standard in English and 55% in math. See the details ↓
19 of 19 students were chronically absent in 2025–26, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 20.8% of students (5 of 24) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓
The full record
This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.
Data updated
October 15, 2026
Results
Students
After high school
Money and staff
Place, downloads and method
The 2024–25 Scope Score uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25, and is not published for this school. Earlier scores are shown under the earlier formula. The two formulas differ, so their scores do not form one trend.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 37 | 96 | #12 | California continuation high schools · 343 schools · earlier formula |
2024–25 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.
Earlier-formula years are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score formulas.
The earlier high-school formula uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2024–25 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The current formula instead uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure (its overall Prepared rate).
Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 40 of 63 | 3.9% (3 of 76) |
| 2024–25 | 18 of 22 | 7.7% (2 of 26) |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English · 2025–26 results by grade
| English | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
| Math | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
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.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Proficient or Advanced | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 · ELA · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| All Grades · ELA · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| Grade 11 · Math · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
| All Grades · Math · 2026 | 4 | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed | suppressed |
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 4 | — | — |
| 2026 · Math | 4 | — | — |
| 2025 · English | 11 | 9% | 36% |
| 2025 · Math | 11 | 27% | 45% |
| 2024 · English | 5 | — | — |
| 2024 · Math | 5 | — | — |
| 2023 · English | 5 | — | — |
| 2023 · Math | 5 | — | — |
| 2022 · English | 6 | — | — |
| 2022 · Math | 5 | — | — |
| 2019 · English | 13 | 23% | 31% |
| 2019 · Math | 14 | 7% | 29% |
| 2018 · English | 11 | 0% | 18% |
| 2018 · Math | — | — | — |
| 2017 · English | 14 | 0% | 0% |
| 2017 · Math | 13 | 0% | 0% |
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 · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 11 · English | 11 | 36% |
| 2025 · Grade 11 · Math | 11 | 45% |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · English | 5 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 11 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · English | 5 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · English | 6 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · Math | 5 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | 13 | 31% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | 14 | 29% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · English | 11 | 18% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · English | 14 | 0% |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · Math | 13 | 0% |
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.
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 · 18 of 22 → 2025–26 · 19 of 19 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.7% (2 of 26) → 2025–26 · 20.8% (5 of 24) · +13.1 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12 of 21 | — | — |
| Male | 28 of 42 | 13 of 13 | — |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 of 15 | — | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 of 12 | — | — |
| White | 24 of 32 | — | — |
| Low-income | 31 of 48 | — | — |
| All students | 40 of 63 | 19 of 19 | — |
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.
| Measure | Source record |
|---|---|
| This school · CCI overall Prepared | CDE 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 0% · numerator 0 students classified Prepared · denominator 13 CCI students. |
SchoolScope withholds the high-school score and rank because the CDE CCI cohort has fewer than 30 students. A CDE-reported rate, including a true 0%, remains source evidence; it is not a zero score. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| AP offered | not reported |
| AP course count | not reported |
| AP enrollment (male/female) | not reported |
| IB participation | not reported |
| Dual enrollment | not offered |
| Algebra I in grade 8 | not reported |
| Calculus sections | 0 |
| Physics sections | 0 |
| Chemistry sections | 0 |
| Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC) | 22 |
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.
| Destination | Completers | % (derived) |
|---|---|---|
| University of California | 0 | 0% |
| California State University | 0 | 0% |
| California community college | 1 | 6% |
| In-state private | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 4-year | 0 | 0% |
| Out-of-state, 2-year | 0 | 0% |
| Not enrolled | 15 | 94% |
16 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 6% · % 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.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,204 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 10
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
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.
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $13,662,072 | 56.90% | 57% |
| Instruction support | $2,014,615 | 8.39% | 8% |
| Student services | $3,332,319 | 13.88% | 14% |
| Administration | $1,859,189 | 7.74% | 8% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $3,141,149 | 13.08% | 13% |
| Total | $24,009,345 | 100.00% | 100% |
These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $24,009,345 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.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
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.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $75,272 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 23% |
| ZIP-area population | 2,218 |
| Median age | 38.1 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 93667 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 continuation high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026
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