📍 674 N. Gold Canyon, Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Pierce Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
Pierce Elementary enrolls 315 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 315 students (70%) 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.
Pierce Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pierce Elementary is one of 11 schools in Sierra Sands Unified, based in Ridgecrest, California. The district serves 4,974 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Pierce Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.