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Here at SLHS, we prepare our students for a bright future with an academic program which is both rigorous and engaging.
We offer a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum taught by committed Christian educators who challenge each student according to his or her God-given gifts and potential. Our competitive course offerings and graduation requirements prepare SLHS students for top-tier colleges and universities across the country. Focusing on personalizing instruction for each student’s individual goals is our commitment to 21st century education.
Course Catalog: See our Course Catalog or download the printable version.
Current Enrollment: 139 students
Staff: 18 (including one Ph.D. and two M.S. degrees)
Student to Teacher ratio: 15:1
Extra-Curricular Activities: National Honor Society, Academic Olympics, drama, student government
Athletics: cross-country, volleyball, cheerleading, boys and girls basketball, track and field, boys and girls golf, baseball, girls soccer, and football
Ethnic Diversity
SLHS Student Population 2015-2016 | Carson City Population U.S. Census 2015 | ||
American Indian: | 6% | American Indian: | 3% |
Latino: | 14% | Latino: | 23% |
African American: | 6% | African American: | 2% |
Caucasian: | 70% | Caucasian: | 68% |
Other: | 4% | Other: | 3% |
By the Numbers
College Bound Seniors
Graduating Class | Grads Attending College | Attending 4 Year College |
2016 | 95% | 61% |
2015 | 100% | 71% |
2014 | 95% | 55% |
2013 | 88% | 65% |
2012 | 100% | 80% |
2011 | 94% | 67% |
2010 | 100% | 100%! |
2009 | 84% | 46% |
2008 | 100% | 71% |
Testing Statistics
Verbal | Math | Writing | Total | |
US Avg. (2015) | 495 | 511 | 484 | 1490 |
NV Avg. (2015) | 495 | 494 | 469 | 1458 |
SLHS 2016 | 524 | 524 | 486 | 1534 |
SLHS 2015 | 535 | 569 | 525 | 1629 |
SLHS 2014 | 572 | 547 | 541 | 1660 |
SLHS 2013 | 581 | 533 | 562 | 1677 |
SLHS 2012 | 531 | 556 | 529 | 1623 |
SLHS 2011 | 566 | 505 | 559 | 1630 |
SLHS 2010 | 568 | 519 | 538 | 1625 |
SLHS 2009 | 530 | 513 | 507 | 1550 |
Where Our Graduates Go to College
Abilene Christian University | Academy of Arts, San Francisco | Arizona State University |
Art Institute of California | Azusa Pacific University | |
Biola University | Boise State University | Boston University |
Brigham Young University | Cal Baptist University | Cal Lutheran University |
Cal State, Fullerton | Cal State, Monterey Bay | Calvary Chapel Bible College |
Cedarville University | Chapman University | College of Southern Nevada |
Colorado School of Mines | Concordia, Irvine | Concordia, Portland |
Concordia, Seward | Concordia, St. Paul | Concordia, Wisconsin |
Corban University | Dalhousie University | Eastern Kentucky University |
Gonzaga University | George Fox University | |
Grand Canyon University | Haskell Indian Nations University | La Sierra University |
Liberty University | Linfield College | Louisiana State University |
Loyola Marymount University | Loyola University Chicago | |
Marshall University | Masters College | Missouri State University |
Montana State University | Neumont University | Northern Arizona University |
Northwest Nazarene University | Norwich University | Oregon Institute of Technology |
Oregon State University | Pacific Lutheran University | Pepperdine University |
Point Loma University | Sacramento State University | San Diego Christian College |
San Diego State University | Santa Clara University | Seattle Pacific University |
Simpson University | Southern Adventist University | St. Mary’s College |
Texas Christian University | Tulane University | University of Arizona |
University of British Columbia | University of Central Florida | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs |
University of Denver | University of Guelph | University of Houston |
University of Montana | University of Nevada, Reno | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
University of the Pacific | University of Pittsburgh | University of Portland |
University of Puget Sound | University of San Diego | University of San Francisco |
University of Waterloo | University of Wyoming | Utah Valley University |
Valparaiso University | Virginia Tech | Wartburg College |
Washington State University | Walla Walla University | Waynesburg University |
Western Nevada College | Western Oregon University | Westminster College |
Westmont College | Whitworth University | William Jessup University |
Graduation Requirements
Subject | Credits |
English | 4 |
Social Science | 3.5 |
Science | 4 |
Math | 4 |
Religion | 4 |
P.E. | 2 |
Visual & Performing Arts | 1 |
Computer Literacy, Speech, & Health | 0.5 each |
Other Electives* | 1.5 |
Total | 27.5 |
*Students who plan to attend a four-year college or university are encouraged to seek an academically enriched program including 2-3 credits of a foreign language.
We offer AP Calculus and are planning to offer more AP courses in the future. ALL our courses provide a challenging and rigorous curriculum, so that students can take and have taken AP exams independently. The AP Calculus class is a weighted grade, A = 5.00. It is currently the only class that carries a weighted grade.
We currently offer Honors American Literature, Honors British Literature, Advanced Biology, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics.
Accreditation
Sierra Lutheran High School, founded in 2002, is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational institution fully accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission and the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA).
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