# Sierra Unified

Sierra Unified is a unified district in Fresno County, California. Reading proficiency is 43.2%, +5.1 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 28.0%, -0.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/sierra-unified |
| County | Fresno |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 1,251 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,781 |
| Low-Income Students | 564 (45.1%) |
| English Learners | 14 (1.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 38.1% | 670 |
| 2024 | 38.6% | 652 |
| 2025 | 43.2% | 653 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.8% | 671 |
| 2024 | 29.9% | 652 |
| 2025 | 28.0% | 650 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.2% | 46.5% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | 47.5% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | 53.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.1% | 37.8% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | 37.8% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | 38.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.1% | 38.1% |
| 2024 | N/A | 38.6% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | 43.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.1% | 29.4% |
| 2024 | N/A | 29.5% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | 27.8% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Kimbler | President | bkimbler@sierrausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Connie Schlaefer | Member | cschlaefer@sierrausd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Cortney R. Burke | Vice President | cburke@sierrausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Ginger Cardoza | Member | gcardoza@sierrausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| James F. Hoak | Clerk | jhoak@sierrausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Joe D. Denham | Member | jdenham@sierrausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Wes Qualls | Member | wqualls@sierrausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Sierra High | Tollhouse | 76.5% | 39.7% | 58.1% | +31.2 | +22.1 |
| 2 | Sierra Alternative High | Tollhouse | 36.4% | 45.5% | 40.9% | +36.4 | +45.5 |
| 3 | Foothill Elementary | Prather | 40.6% | 30.3% | 35.5% | +5.2 | -3.1 |
| 4 | Sierra Junior High | Tollhouse | 41.2% | 22.9% | 32.1% | -3.7 | -6.2 |
| 5 | Sierra@Home | Tollhouse | 25.0% | 9.8% | 17.4% | +6.8 | +3.6 |