Sierra Linda High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tolleson, Arizona

Sierra Linda High School in Tolleson, Arizona enrolled 1,911 students in 2024-25 with 82.8 full-time teachers, 23.1 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Arizona: 77.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

1,975 students in 2022-23, 1,860 students in 2023-24, 1,911 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.8 to 82.8.

Students enrolled at Sierra Linda High School by school year2022-23: 1,975, 2023-24: 1,860, 2024-25: 1,91105001k1.5k2k2022-231,9752023-241,8602024-251,911
Students enrolled at Sierra Linda High School by school year2022-23: 1,975, 2023-24: 1,860, 2024-25: 1,91105001k1.5k2k2022-231,9752023-241,8602024-251,911
Students enrolled at Sierra Linda High School by school year2022-23: 1,975, 2023-24: 1,860, 2024-25: 1,91105001k1.5k2k2022-231,9752023-241,8602024-251,911
Students enrolled at Sierra Linda High School by school year2022-23: 1,975, 2023-24: 1,860, 2024-25: 1,91105001k1.5k2k2022-231,9752023-241,8602024-251,911
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,97580.824.4
2023-241,86087.821.2
2024-251,91182.823.1

23.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Arizona high schools

Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 23.1; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 23.1; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 23.1; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 18.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arizona high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 94.4; This school 23.1; state median 18.7.3 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 18.7U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 345 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sierra Linda High School enrolled 1,726 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 233 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 345 of the 1,726 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions233
  • Chronically absent65.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.3% of students were Hispanic, 10.5% Black, 3.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic81.3%
  2. Black10.5%
  3. White3.6%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. American Indian1.6%
  6. Two or more races1.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sierra Linda High School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223%32%40.4%
Math, 2022-2313%29% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 459 students in Sierra Linda High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate86%85%77.8%
Students in the class4593,23493,470

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Tolleson

5 public high schools in Tolleson report 2024-25 enrollment; Sierra Linda High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tolleson Union High School2,64820.943.0%
Sierra Linda High School1,91123.147.0%
University High School41623.1not reported
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School2not reportednot reported
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School1not reportednot reported

All public schools in Tolleson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sierra Linda High School

  1. West-MEC - Sierra Linda High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Betty Fairfax High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 2,014 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Sierra Linda High School with West-MEC - Sierra Linda High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tolleson Union High School District spends per student$10,581 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,581
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaSierra Linda High School is the number 60 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#60 of 580
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher23.1 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.23.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sierra Linda High School

  1. How many students attend Sierra Linda High School?
    1,911 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,975 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tolleson, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Linda High School?
    23.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sierra Linda High School a Title I school?
    Sierra Linda High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sierra Linda High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sierra Linda High School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Sierra Linda High School?
    86% of the 459 students in Sierra Linda High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Sierra Linda High School in?
    Tolleson Union High School District, NCES district ID 0408520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040852002912 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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