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Alumni: what's one memory from Sierra View Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKDALE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060006211500
Sierra View Elementary
1323 East J St., Oakdale, CA 95361 · (209) 848-4200 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
306 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.3pp since 2014
Math
53.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +26.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.3% | 33.1% | 22.9% | 18.8% |
| Math | 22.5% | 30.8% | 28.9% | 17.7% |
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 | 58.3% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.4% | 49.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 44.7% |
| 2020-21 | 60.3% | 40.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 44.4% |
| 2016-17 | 47.2% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra View Elementary this school | 665 | 46.0% | 55.3% |
| Magnolia Elementary Oakdale | 636 | 49.4% | 34.5% |
| Golden Hills Elementary Tehachapi | 663 | 50.4% | 24.1% |
| Rio Bravo Elementary Bakersfield | 589 | 48.2% | 48.8% |
| Dent Elementary Escalon | 671 | 50.2% | 37.1% |
| Almondale Elementary Bakersfield | 631 | 45.0% | 42.9% |
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 Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,384 of 5,151 | #6 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,387 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #9 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #1,446 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #9 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,094 of 5,116 | #25 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #921 of 5,915 | #19 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,924 of 5,352 | #54 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #2,183 of 5,354 | #33 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #4,081 of 5,625 | #93 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #959 of 1,139 | #30 of 36 |
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
665
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 28 | 22.4:1 | 46% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 46% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 46% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 47% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 30 | 23.0:1 | 46% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 45% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (652 to 665); teachers up 7% (27 to 29).
About Sierra View Elementary
Sierra View Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Oakdale, California, (ZIP code 95361). Federal data show 665 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 43% larger than average.
Oakdale Joint Unified runs Sierra View Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 5,113 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sierra View Elementary is White, with 47% of students. Other groups include 46% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Sierra View Elementary is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sierra View Elementary, giving a ratio of 22.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. A total of 306 students, or 46%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
Sierra View Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% 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 52.6% and the result is 55.3%.
The county, Stanislaus County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 190, with about 106,477 students.
Oakdale Junior High sits about 0.3 miles from Sierra View Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sierra View Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Sierra View Elementary in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
The school grew from 625 students in 2020-21 to 665 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Sierra View Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakdale Joint Unified
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Fair Oaks ElementaryElementary · 785 students
- Oakdale Junior HighMiddle · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Cloverland ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- East Stanislaus HighHigh · 83 students
Other schools in Oakdale
- Oakdale HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Fair Oaks ElementaryElementary · 785 students
- Oakdale Junior HighMiddle · 780 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Mesa Verde ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Cloverland ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other Sierra View Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sierra View Elementary. Sierra View Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Sierra View ElementaryChico, CA · 428 students
- Sierra View ElementaryMadera, CA · 365 students
- Sierra View ElementaryNorth Highlands, CA · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Oakdale Junior High0.3 mi · 780
- Cloverland Elementary0.6 mi · 488
- Oakdale Charter0.7 mi · 56
- Oakdale High1.1 mi · 1,563
- Magnolia Elementary1.3 mi · 636
- East Stanislaus High1.3 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra View ElementaryHow many students attend Sierra View Elementary?
Sierra View Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sierra View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sierra View Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Sierra View Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sierra View Elementary?
Student demographics at Sierra View Elementary are roughly 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sierra View Elementary in?
Sierra View Elementary is part of Oakdale Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.