📍 1040 E. Gladstone St., Azusa, Los Angeles County, 91702
Sierra High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Azusa, Los Angeles County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Theresa Petersen. It is part of the Azusa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Sierra High enrolls 183 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
162 of the school's 183 students (89%) 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 High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sierra High is one of 16 schools in Azusa Unified, based in Azusa, California. The district serves 6,045 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 183 students, Sierra High is smaller than the district average of about 378 students per school.