La Sierra High School
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| La Sierra High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 4145 La Sierra Avenue Riverside  California United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Soaring high with pride." |
| Established | 1969 |
| Principal | Doctor Robert Cunard |
| Color(s) | Navy White |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | La Sierra High |
La Sierra High School, located in Riverside, California, United States, is a public high school in the Alvord Unified School District that was founded on August 28, 1969. As of 2008 Dr. Robert Cunard serves as the principal. La Sierra High School's official school colors are blue and white. Red is the unofficial color recently added.
The two main feeder schools for La Sierra High are Arizona Intermediate and Villegas Intermediate schools. La Sierra's rival is Norte Vista High School, the other public high school in Alvord Unified.
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[edit] History
La Sierra High School is opened in 1969 with Dr. William Conlon as the first principal. It was a mainly white middle-class school with only about 1500 students. Arizona Middle School was the only feeder middle school.
After Dr. Conlon left for a position at the district office, Mr. Menzia (who came from Norte Vista) became the second principal. After retiring, Dr. Marc Jackson became principal. After only two years, he left and interim principals were put into place. Dr. Robert Cunard, from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, became the current principal.
Some other changes include student demographics. Although the majority of La Sierra students are still middle-class, 27% use free/reduced price lunch. 55% of the students are Hispanic, making up the majority of English-Learners.
[edit] Recent events
In 2005, La Sierra High was awarded a 6-year clear accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, making La Sierra High the first comprehensive high school in the entire Inland Empire to earn this distinction.
In the 2008 Academic Decathlon competition, La Sierra's Red Team placed 2nd in the overall competition, falling to Hemet High School.
As of the 2007-2008 school year, approximately 3200 students attend La Sierra High.
Hillcrest High School is planned to open in 2011, and is being built in order to relieve crowding at La Sierra.
[edit] Academics and test scores
[edit] Test scores
[edit] API
As of 2005, La Sierra High School has increased its API to 715 from the 2004 base score of 679. Although it met the schoolwide growth target, it did not meet the state subgroup growth targets. To encourage schools to improve achievement for all students, the state computes APIs and sets improvement targets for the different student subgroups at the school.
| Subgroup | API Base |
|---|---|
| All Students | 715 |
| African-American | 690 |
| Asian | 791 |
| Hispanic | 676 |
| White/Caucasian | 761 |
| Socioeconomically disadvantaged |
664 |
| English Learners | 648 |
| Special Education | 487 |
[edit] CST results
As of 2005, La Sierra's students met or exceeded the state expectations on the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) as listed below: [1]
| Subject | Freshmen Pass rate (%) | Sophomore Pass rate (%) | Junior Pass rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Algebra 2 | 80 | 24 | 6 |
| Biology / Life Sciences | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| Chemistry | -- | 22 | 12 |
| Earth Sciences | 5 | 20 | 19 |
| English | 39 | 32 | 30 |
| Geometry | 46 | 10 | 6 |
| World History | -- | 29 | -- |
| U.S. History | -- | -- | 39 |
[edit] CAHSEE results
All data below reflect the percentage of sophomore, junior, and senior students who passed the CAHSEE sections.
| Year | Percent Passed |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 65 |
| 2003 | 67 |
| 2004 | 71 |
| 2005 | 65 |
| 2006 | 61 |
| Year | Percent Passed |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 91 |
[edit] Athletics
La Sierra High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Inland Valley League.
The 08-09 year will be the first year La Sierra joins the Inland Valley League with two other former Ivy League schools.
[edit] Teachers
| Category | Total # of Teachers [3] |
|---|---|
| La Sierra | 120 |
| District | 899 |
| County | 18,164 |
| State | 307,864 |
| Type of Credential | Teachers (State) | Teachers (LSHS) |
|---|---|---|
| Full | 307,864 (94.2%) | 114 (95.0%) |
| University Intern | 7,668 (2.5%) | 3 (2.5%) |
| District Intern | 2,690 (0.9%) | 2 (1.7%) |
| Pre-Intern | 1,150 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Emergency | 9,922 (3.2%) | 1 (0.8%) |
| Waiver | 1,298 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
According to the California Department of Education, the teachers at La Sierra have 11.1 average teaching experience and have spent an average of 10 years teaching in the Alvord Unified School District (as of 2005-2006 school year). The average class size is ~ 34.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jesse G. James, founder of West Coast Choppers
- Tyree Washington, athlete (track and field)
[edit] References
- ^ California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program [1]. Accessed on 02 November, 2006.
- ^ a b California High School Exit Examination Cahsee Results. Accessed on 02 November, 2006.
- ^ California Department of Education website. CDE website. Accessed on 02 November, 2006.
