Sierra Charter
Fresno · CA · Sierra Charter District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Violet Heintz Education Academy → Fresno Adventist Academy → McLane High → Erma Duncan Polytechnical High → Roosevelt High → Carter G. Woodson Public Charter → Sunnyside High → Yosemite Valley Charter →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 77% (Bottom 25% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sierra Charter compares for families
What families should know about Sierra Charter.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Violet Heintz Education Academy, Fresno Adventist Academy, McLane High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 25% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 354 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $14,429 per student in district revenue, the 36 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $519,444/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Heintz Education Academy Fresno |
Public | 0.2 | 52 | — |
| Fresno Adventist Academy Fresno |
Private | 1.2 | 126 | -30.4% |
| McLane High Fresno |
Public | 1.5 | 2,056 | +13.5% |
| Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno |
Public | 1.7 | 1,186 | -0.4% |
| Roosevelt High Fresno |
Public | 2.2 | 2,175 | -2.2% |
| Carter G. Woodson Public Charter Fresno |
Public · charter | 2.3 | 330 | +0.3% |
| Sunnyside High Fresno |
Public | 2.5 | 2,858 | -2.0% |
| Yosemite Valley Charter Fresno |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 500 | +23.8% |