| La Sierra Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 4900 Golden Avenue Riverside, California, 92505 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private/Parochial[1], Co-educational[1] |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist[1] |
| Principal | Walter Lancaster (9-12)[2] |
| Principal | Spring Benfield (7-8)[3] |
| Principal | Stephen Zurek (K-6)[4] |
| Vice principal | Glen Bentjen (9-12)[5] |
| Teaching staff | 40[1] |
| Grades | K-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 819[1] (2008) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold[6] |
| Athletics conference | Arrowhead League[6] |
| Sports | Girls Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Girls Softball, Coed Soccer, Coed Track and Field, Boys Basketball, Boys Baseball, Boys Volleyball[5] |
| Mascot | Knights[6] |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[7]
Commission on Accreditation, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists |
La Sierra Academy (LSA), formally known as La Sierra Adventist Academy, is a private, co-educational K-12 school in Riverside, California. La Sierra is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
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La Sierra Academy was originally founded in 1922 as a secondary school on land that was formerly part of the 1846 Mexican land grant, Rancho La Sierra from which it acquired its name. The school grew into a junior college and then into a full four year liberal arts college. Soon the college and academy were split again and in 1940 was reorganized as the La Sierra College Preparatory School on the campus of La Sierra University. In 1955 the school moved from its on the campus of the University to its current location in the town of Riverside.