Richmond Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 364 students
Pierce Elementary
674 North Gold Canyon, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
297
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sierra Sands Unified
Kern County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pierce Elementary
Pierce Elementary is a public elementary school in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Sierra Sands Unified. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Kern County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 297 students were enrolled, with about 19 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 297 students
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Sierra Sands Unified
- County
- Kern County
- NCES school ID
- 063680006239
Schools near Pierce Elementary
All 16 schools in Ridgecrest →
Gateway Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 346 students
Ridgecrest Adventist Elementary
Private · Grades K–7 · 16 students
St. Ann School
Private · Grades K–8 · 115 students
Las Flores Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 526 students
Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci
Charter · Grades K–6 · 239 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.