Cerra Vista Elementary

Cerra Vista Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Hollister, California, run under Hollister. Current enrollment sits at 602 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Cerra Vista Elementary sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Cerra Vista Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Hollister, a district that hosts 5,908 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cerra Vista Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 16% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cerra Vista Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cerra Vista Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.0%; actual is 29.1%, a gap of -18.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Benito County put median household earnings sit near $114,394, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Benito County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students), Cerra Vista Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunnyslope Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cerra Vista Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Cerra Vista Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 602). White enrollment moved from 33% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.

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