📍 1735 E. Houston Ave., Visalia, Tulare County, 93292
La Sierra High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Visalia, Tulare County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Bedolla. It is part of the Tulare County Office of Education school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. It operates as a public charter school.
La Sierra High enrolls 254 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 82% |
| White | 32 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 254 students (75%) 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.
La Sierra High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
La Sierra High is one of 5 schools in Tulare County Office of Education, based in Visalia, California. The district serves 1,656 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, La Sierra High is smaller than the district average of about 331 students per school.