Original Research by School Decision on La Tierra Community School Inc (90900)
La Tierra Community School Inc is a small district in Yavapai County serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates a single school, La Tierra Community School. Because the district does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate, and many of the measures that families look for in a high school setting simply do not apply here. If you are considering this district for an older child, you would need to plan for a high school placement elsewhere.
State testing results from the most recent school year are largely suppressed, which typically happens when student group sizes are very small. The district reports that just over a hundred students were tested across grades three through eight in math and English language arts, and the numbers tested in each grade level were modest. The multi-year trend data shows that for the single year available, the overall proficiency rate in English language arts was in the middle range, and the math proficiency rate was below that level. Science testing in fifth and eighth grades also yielded suppressed results because of small group sizes. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it uses assessment data to support students and where its recent results have been strongest.
The district serves a small student body that is predominantly white, with a Hispanic student population making up a meaningful share and a small number of students identifying as two or more races. The data does not include counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so it is not possible to speak to how the district supports those populations. Free or reduced-price meal eligibility data is also missing, which leaves the economic profile of the student body unclear.
Chronic absenteeism is reported as above the midpoint among Yavapai County's districts, which is a soft spot that families may want to discuss with the school. Per-pupil current spending falls in the lower half of the middle range among the county's districts, a position that is consistent with a small, lean operation.
No information was available about programs such as special education, gifted services, arts, or extracurricular offerings. The district brief did not yield any parent-relevant changes, budget items, or initiatives from public reporting. That absence does not mean the school is static; it means that for the purpose of this account, there is nothing new to report.
La Tierra Community School is a small, rural-oriented K-8 setting with suppressed state test data typical of a very small school. It fits a family that wants a close-knit environment and is prepared to engage directly with the school to understand its academic picture and student support. A family with children ready for high school will need to look at adjacent districts for the next step.
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