📍 747 W. Ave. J-12, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93534
Sierra Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 691 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andre Jones. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
Sierra Elementary enrolls 691 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 7.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 374 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 31% |
| White | 54 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
644 of the school's 691 students (93%) 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sierra Elementary is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 691 students, Sierra Elementary is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.