Public school · Fort Sage Unified

Sierra Primary

100 DS Hall Street, Herlong · Grades TK–6

Students, 2024–25

60

students in grades TK–6, as the state counted them.

Sierra Primary is a public school for grades K–6. We don't have a 2026 Scope Score for it.

Overview

Is Sierra Primary a good school?

12% of the 25 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English (reading and writing); 8% did in math. In grades 3 and 5, spring 2019, 12% of the 25 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 50% across California. In math, 8% did, against 44% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

Source for the sentence above
Source for the sentence
Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2019 Students: all students tested in grades 3 and 5: 25 Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 3 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 897,224 in English, 901,211 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

In its own words

What does Sierra Primary say about itself?

We haven’t read Sierra Primary’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open fortsage.org (opens in a new tab)

Over time

Have results changed?

Each line shows the share of students who scored Proficient or Advanced each spring.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2019

Grades 3 and 5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201720194%44%CaliforniaCalifornia8%Sierra PrimaryThis school

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 24 and 25 students were tested here each year. With 24 students, one student is 4 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. 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.

Math, grades 3 and 5: share at the top two levels
SpringSierra PrimaryCaliforniaTested here
20174%40%24
20198%44%25

A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

12% of the 25 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English; 8% did in math.

English

12%

met or exceeded the standard.

64248
California50%

Math

8%

met or exceeded the standard.

68248
California44%
Not metNearly metMetExceeded

In grades 3 and 5, spring 2019, 12% of the 25 students tested met or exceeded the standard in English, against 50% across California. In math, 8% did, against 44% 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 2019, grades 3 and 5 combined. These are the latest results in our records for these grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2019. The state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met.
StudentsExceededMetNearly metNot metTested
English, grades 3 and 5 · This school4%8%24%64%25
English, grades 3 and 5 · California25%25%22%28%897,224
Math, grades 3 and 5 · This school0%8%24%68%25
Math, grades 3 and 5 · California22%22%25%31%901,211

Spring 2019, grades 3 and 5 combined: 25 tested in English, 25 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Grades 4 and 6 results are in the full record: Every tested year ↓

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 62% of students. 39 of 74 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

39of 74

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 53 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

60

students in grades TK–6.

White 62%Hispanic or Latino 23%

Family income

68%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 41 of 60. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

5

teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.

20% were in their first year.

100% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.7%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 75).

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White62%
Hispanic or Latino23%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
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: 5.1 of 5.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Sierra Primary. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Staff

Staff can’t answer for this school yet

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Sierra Primary has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

7

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sierra Primary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96113. They are not figures for the families at Sierra Primary.

Typical household income in a year

$67,083

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 96113.

Typical home value
$73,900
People who live in this ZIP code
2,039
Typical age
36.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
4%

What you can do

Who can act on Sierra Primary’s results?

The state has Sierra Primary in targeted support; Fort Sage Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for low-income students and White 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 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Fort Sage 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 Fort Sage Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 4 questions to Sierra Primary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  2. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Fort Sage Unified which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Sierra Primary?

Address
100 DS Hall Street, Herlong 96113Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Derek CooperAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 11, 2024.

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 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fort Sage Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 3 and 5, spring 2019, 4% exceeded the standard in English, and none did in math. 88% scored below the standard in English and 92% in math. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

39 of 74 students were chronically absent in 2025–26, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.7% of students (2 of 75) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 11 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
11
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 4 · ELA · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 6 · ELA · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · ELA · 20262114.29%0%14.29%9.52%76.19%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 20264suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 4 · Math · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 6 · Math · 20267suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
All Grades · Math · 20262114.29%14.29%0%28.57%57.14%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 8 individual grade–subject records; 6 records with a positive known tested count.

2 grade–subject counts unavailable; 8 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grades 3–6 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 34suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 47suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 67suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 34suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 47suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Grade 5not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 67suppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed

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 · English210%14%
2026 · Math2114%14%
2025 · English200%5%
2025 · Math205%15%
2024 · English180%11%
2024 · Math180%11%
2023 · English215%10%
2023 · Math210%14%
2022 · English270%4%
2022 · Math270%0%
2019 · English346%21%
2019 · Math350%11%
2018 · English393%23%
2018 · Math393%13%
2017 · English383%16%
2017 · Math390%15%

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 3 · English6—
2025 · Grade 4 · English——
2025 · Grade 5 · English7—
2025 · Grade 6 · English5—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math——
2025 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 3 · English4—
2024 · Grade 4 · English7—
2024 · Grade 5 · English7—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math7—
2023 · Grade 3 · English7—
2023 · Grade 4 · English7—
2023 · Grade 5 · English——
2023 · Grade 6 · English6—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math7—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math——
2023 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 3 · English9—
2022 · Grade 4 · English5—
2022 · Grade 5 · English4—
2022 · Grade 6 · English9—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 3 · English147%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4—
2019 · Grade 5 · English1118%
2019 · Grade 6 · English5—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math147%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math119%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English138%
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English1217%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math1315%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math128%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English119%
2017 · Grade 5 · English130%
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math119%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1127%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math130%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——

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
Schoolwide—————

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

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 · 32 of 63 → 2025–26 · 39 of 74
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 67 → 2025–26 · 2.7% (2 of 75) · +2.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female16 of 5117 of 34
Male14 of 4322 of 40
Hispanic or Latino2 of 138 of 17
Two or more races4 of 14—
White23 of 5726 of 46
Low-income26 of 7233 of 61
All students30 of 9439 of 74
Students with disabilities—12 of 20

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.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−4012Minimal+1012Accelerated
English-only students−4012not categorized+1012not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−40 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

12 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −40 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal.

State model · math+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

12 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$16,600 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 220 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

School-level federal expenditures$1,735 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 60

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,927 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 60

District current expense · FY 2024–25$35,207 per ADA

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.

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 50%Instruction support 12%Student services 6%Administration 13%Buildings & maintenance 15%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,682,45650.61%50%
Instruction support$387,17811.65%12%
Student services$188,0125.66%6%
Administration$424,43812.77%13%
Buildings & maintenance$489,21514.72%15%
Other$153,0134.60%4%
Total$3,324,312100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $3,324,312 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$16,600 per pupil
2020$14,327 per pupil
2019$12,458 per pupil
2018$13,201 per pupil
2017$12,550 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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 96113 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96113 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$67,083
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)4%
ZIP-area population2,039
Median age36.7 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. See all schools in ZIP code 96113 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.