📍 100 DS Hall St., Herlong, Lassen County, 96113
Sierra Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Herlong, Lassen County. The school has 46 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derek Cooper. It is part of the Fort Sage Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Sierra Primary enrolls 46 students across grades K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 31 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 46 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sierra Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sierra Primary is one of 4 schools in Fort Sage Unified, based in Herlong, California. The district serves 269 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 46 students, Sierra Primary is smaller than the district average of about 67 students per school.