📍 615 Shiells Dr., Fillmore, Ventura County, 93015
Sierra High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fillmore, Ventura County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Blanca Mendieta. It is part of the Fillmore Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Sierra High enrolls 75 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White and 1.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 97% |
| White | 1 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 75 students (95%) 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 9 schools in Fillmore Unified, based in Fillmore, California. The district serves 3,686 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Sierra High is smaller than the district average of about 410 students per school.