| La Sierra High School | |
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| Address | |
| 4145 La Sierra Avenue Riverside, California, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Soaring high with pride." |
| Established | 1969 |
| Principal | Craig Shiflett |
| 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 2010, Mr. Craig Shiflett serves as the principal. La Sierra High School's official school colors are blue and white. Red is the accent color and has been since the school opened.
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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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. Don Austin became the next principal and has since moved on to Laguna Beach High School. The current principal at La Sierra High School is Mr. Craig Shiflett, who is also an alumnus and graduated in 1986.
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.
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.
La Sierra won the Boys State Team Track title in June, 2009 - the first Boys Team Track title in Riverside County History.
In the 2009-2010 Winter sports season, the La Sierra Wrestling team took the CIF Southern Section Division II Dual Meet Championship. This team has made school history by being the second team at LSHS to capture a CIF Championship title, and the first wrestling team in the program's history to take the CIF team title.
In the 2009-2010 winter sports season, the La Sierra High School Wrestling team went undefeated to become the Inland Valley League Champions.
In the 2009-2010 Wrestling season, La Sierra's senior 119 pound wrestler Adam Grose took first in the CIF Individual Championships.
In 2010, La Sierra Sophomore wrestler Marina Sanchez took home the Girl's CIF, and National Title for Girl's Wrestling at 95 lbs. She was also the runner up at the Girl's Wrestling State Tournament.
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 |
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 |
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 |
La Sierra High School is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Inland Valley League.
The 2009-2010 year will be the second year La Sierra Competes in the Inland Valley League with two other former Ivy League schools.
California State Boys Track Champions 2009 - 1st Boys State Track Title in Riverside County history.
La Sierra's cross country has been in CIF since 1993–Present.
La Sierra's Boys Distance Medley Relay won the National Championship in 2007(in North Carolina) with a time of 10:01.79, the 3rd fastest DMR in California History, and the 12th fastest in National History. Team members included Dylan Knight(1200), Jared Drinkard(400), Steven Norton(800) and Spencer Knight(1600). The time is also a Riverside County Record.
The 2008-2009 Baseball Team made it to the CIF Playoffs.
| 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.