# Sierra Sands Unified

Sierra Sands Unified is a unified district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 40.5%, +1.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 27.9%, +2.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/sierra-sands-unified |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 9 |
| Students | 4,974 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,434 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,926 (58.8%) |
| English Learners | 293 (5.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.1% | 2,560 |
| 2024 | 38.8% | 2,554 |
| 2025 | 40.5% | 2,468 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.8% | 2,574 |
| 2024 | 26.1% | 2,563 |
| 2025 | 27.9% | 2,473 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.5% | 52.7% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | 52.0% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | 55.7% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 38.3% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | 38.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | 39.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.0% | 40.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | 40.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | 41.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 27.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 27.9% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | 28.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mary Campbell | Board Member | //mary.campbell@ssusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Mike Scott | Board Member | mscott@ssusd.org | 1996 | 1996 |
| Robert Campbell | Board President | robert.campbell@ssusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tim Johnson | Board Vice President/Clerk | tjohnson@ssusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| William Farris | Board Member | bfarris@ssusd.org | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Burroughs High | Ridgecrest | 68.8% | 32.0% | 50.4% | +2.0 | +1.0 |
| 2 | Las Flores Elementary | Ridgecrest | 49.1% | 46.5% | 47.8% | +5.3 | +5.7 |
| 3 | Richmond Elementary | Ridgecrest | 49.4% | 37.6% | 43.5% | +2.7 | -4.3 |
| 4 | Inyokern Elementary | Inyokern | 47.7% | 37.5% | 42.6% | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Gateway Elementary | Ridgecrest | 41.4% | 38.5% | 39.9% | -3.0 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Faller Elementary | Ridgecrest | 38.4% | 31.7% | 35.0% | +4.4 | +6.9 |
| 7 | Pierce Elementary | Ridgecrest | 29.5% | 30.0% | 29.8% | +9.3 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Murray Middle | Ridgecrest | 29.5% | 20.3% | 24.9% | -1.5 | +0.7 |
| 9 | James Monroe Middle | Ridgecrest | 32.6% | 15.4% | 24.0% | -0.8 | +0.8 |