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Sierra View Elementary

3638 Bainbridge Dr., North Highlands, CA 95660 · (916) 566-1960 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-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

Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
278 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4915%
Grade 15016%
Grade 24715%
Grade 34614%
Grade 43812%
Grade 54213%
Grade 64614%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (46).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
6821%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
15749%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
227%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
4013%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
299%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17154%
Female
14746%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
35.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts14.8%19.5%30.2%35.5%
Math11.8%24.1%21.8%42.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.3%35.9%
2023-2429.7%25.7%
2022-2333.7%31.5%
2021-2226.5%24.9%
2018-1942.0%40.9%
2017-1831.7%31.1%
2016-1733.3%28.2%
2015-1631.0%32.0%
2014-1532.0%31.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 (30.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sierra View Elementary this school31887.4%30.8%
Fair Oaks Elementary
Pleasant Hill
32385.4%15.8%
Coleman F. Brown Elementary
Modesto
37883.6%17.8%
White Rock Elementary
Rancho Cordova
38189.2%17.1%
Chapman Elementary
Chico
31191.0%19.1%
Sylvan Elementary
Modesto
32680.4%19.7%
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
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Sacramento County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#3,415 of 5,151#123 of 217
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.9%#2,663 of 5,172
▲ 890
#99 of 217
▲ 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#3,512 of 5,172
▲ 304
#124 of 217
▲ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+9.4pp#688 of 5,116#22 of 213
Enrollment
ranked largest first
318#4,599 of 5,915#202 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.2:1#2,326 of 5,352#66 of 227
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.2%#858 of 5,354#130 of 227
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.4%#1,411 of 5,625#31 of 235
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.9%#1,910 of 3,837#57 of 145
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 2024-25
Enrollment
318
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531814.322.2:187% (278)
2023-242841223.7:188% (249)
2022-232781223.2:188% (246)
2020-212981322.9:194% (279)
2017-183781623.6:189% (338)
2015-164201724.7:191% (384)
2010-11445N/AN/A88% (393)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra View Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (378 to 318); teachers down 10% (16 to 14.3).

About Sierra View Elementary

Sierra View Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in North Highlands, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 318 students. That puts enrollment 32% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

The district, Twin Rivers Unified, has 24,770 students enrolled across 44 schools.

No group is above 50% at Sierra View Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. It is also 21% White, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Sacramento County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.

Classroom staffing at Sierra View Elementary totals 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Sierra View Elementary is about 87%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County, the school's rate is higher.

Sierra View Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of California public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sierra View Elementary, the prediction is 28.3% and the result is 30.8%.

The school is in Sacramento County, where the median household earns about $92,175 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Sierra View Elementary shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.

The closest school to Sierra View Elementary is Creative Connections Arts Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 30.8% is above the 30.0% average for nearby schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Sacramento County at a glance

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Population
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students

Quick facts

School name
Sierra View Elementary
District
Twin Rivers Unified
Address
3638 Bainbridge Dr., North Highlands, CA 95660
Phone
(916) 566-1960
County
Sacramento County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
22.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
278 (87%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
060133205107
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sierra View Elementary. Sierra View Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Sierra View Elementary
How many students attend Sierra View Elementary?
Sierra View Elementary enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sierra View Elementary serve?
Sierra View Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra View Elementary is approximately 22.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sierra View Elementary?
Student demographics at Sierra View Elementary are roughly 21% White, 49% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sierra View Elementary public or private?
Sierra View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Twin Rivers Unified.
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