La Sierra High School

La Sierra High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
4145 La Sierra Ave,  Riverside, CA
Alvord Unified School District
3.5
5.0
1,546 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Errol Garnett
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Average SAT Score
1080
Average ACT Score
21
Math Proficiency
14%
Reading Proficiency
39%
Average GPA
3.44
Graduation Rate
95%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B
Teachers
B
College Prep
C
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.44
Reading Proficiency
39%
Math Proficiency
14%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
78
Full Time Teachers
78
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1080
Math
540
Verbal
540
Average ACT
21
Math
21
English
21
Reading
21
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
17
AP Pass Rate
53.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
3.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
4.2%
State Average
9.9%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
404:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.5%
Female
49.3%
Hispanic
80.6%
White
7.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
5.8%
Black
3.9%
Two or more races
1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Irvine 376 Students
University of California - Riverside 342 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 324 Students
University of California - San Diego 302 Students
Riverside City College 298 Students
California State University - Fullerton 244 Students
San Diego State University 199 Students
University of California - Berkeley 195 Students
California Baptist University 193 Students
University of San Diego 188 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 118 Students
Business 108 Students
Biology 92 Students
Nursing 81 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 54 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 40 Students
Computer Science 40 Students
Criminology 32 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 32 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 31 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 659 Reviews
4.0 Junior
10/14/2024
Very nice but it can be challenging because some teachers really don't care. and don't wanna push the students. they fire all the new teachers the ones who connect and keep the older ones who are so miserable that they can be quite lazy. and oh my gosh our football team is so bad. no matter how much money they put into it they really don't care. which is sad. i think our money should go somewhere else completely
4.0 Junior
7/4/2024
This 2024-2025 school year i will be a Junior at La Sierra High School. This school is generally a good school, the faculty is very amazing. they are understand of all sorts and know how to handle difficult students and problems. But i would say our sports struggle the most. Our current baseball team does not have a coach. Our football team takes up most of our resources and still is very bad. i wish to improve our schools spirit to get more people excited.
4.0 Senior
5/9/2024
In all of my 4 years of being at la sierra it is a nice school most of the teachers there are great. super amazing music teacher mr. lemus. the admin there don't really communicate very well and have very poor disciplinary actions when it comes to kids who are repeat offenders.
GreatSchools Reviews
5.0 2 Reviews
5.0 student
8/27/2014
This school was amazing and it shows in the fact that only 2% of teachers are first year which means one in fifty. If you look at the other reviews, the one star reviews are written by parents who have never actually taken a class there. The school has an active community service club that actually...
5.0 other
10/19/2013
I currently attend this school as a senior and have done so since freshmen year.La Sierra is a really good school. It offers good programs such as health academy. The health academy is a program that prepares you for the future if you want to be in the health fied The teachers are really attentive....

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