Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060006811682
Sierra View Elementary
16436 Paula Rd., Madera, CA 93636 · (559) 645-3560 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
138 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
47.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.5% | 25.6% | 21.8% | 25.1% |
| Math | 22.3% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 24.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 39.1% |
| 2020-21 | 50.9% | 43.4% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.7% | 55.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.1% | 46.7% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sierra View Elementary
Sierra View Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra View Elementary this school | 365 | 37.8% | 47.1% |
| Soquel Elementary Soquel | 337 | 40.1% | 42.2% |
| Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning Thousand Oaks | 352 | 36.6% | 50.6% |
| California Elementary Costa Mesa | 373 | 41.3% | 62.6% |
| Shadow Hills Elementary Alpine | 377 | 33.4% | 58.7% |
| Knightsen Elementary Knightsen | 316 | 38.0% | 36.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sierra View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,919 of 5,151 | #4 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,727 of 5,172 ▼ 20 | #2 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,819 of 5,172 ▲ 699 | #2 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,744 of 5,116 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #4,115 of 5,915 | #22 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,981 of 5,352 | #33 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,976 of 5,354 | #5 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #4,427 of 5,625 | #33 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #1,865 of 3,837 | #6 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 365 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 16 | 23.8:1 | 37% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 17 | 25.6:1 | 43% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | N/A | N/A | 35% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (436 to 365); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).
About Sierra View Elementary
Sierra View Elementary is an elementary school in Madera, California, reachable at (559) 645-3560. The school's enrollment of 365 students covers kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Sierra View Elementary reports to Golden Valley Unified, which has 9 schools and 2,997 students.
At Sierra View Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. It is also 45% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Madera County is roughly 61% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sierra View Elementary is 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 24.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 38% of students, or 138, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Madera County averages 81%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sierra View Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Sierra View Elementary are 10.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.1% actual, 57.4% predicted).
Madera County has about 160,940 residents, and the median household income is $76,627, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, Madera County has 81 public schools and roughly 32,251 students.
Freedom Home is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Sierra View Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Sierra View Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Sierra View Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Sierra View Elementary's enrollment dropped from 380 in 2020-21 to 365 in 2024-25.
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Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Golden Valley Unified
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- Freedom HomeCombined · 53 students
- Independence Continuation HighHigh · 45 students
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- Madera South HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
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Other Sierra View Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sierra View Elementary. Sierra View Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Sierra View ElementaryOakdale, CA · 665 students
- Sierra View ElementaryChico, CA · 428 students
- Sierra View ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Home0.1 mi · 53
- Webster Elementary4.0 mi · 634
- Ranchos Middle4.2 mi · 452
- Independence Continuation High4.4 mi · 45
- Liberty High4.4 mi · 748
- Centennial Independent Study4.4 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra View ElementaryHow large is Sierra View Elementary?
Sierra View Elementary enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sierra View Elementary serve?
Sierra View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sierra View Elementary?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at Sierra View Elementary.
How diverse is Sierra View Elementary?
Sierra View Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sierra View Elementary?
Sierra View Elementary is overseen by Golden Valley Unified in Madera County.
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