1
What do students at Sierra Vista Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HABRA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062019002416
Sierra Vista Elementary
1800 East Whittier Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 690-2359 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BThree-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
23.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
352 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sierra Vista Elementary→Washington Middle
Based on grade levels within La Habra City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.8pp since 2014
Math
36.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 27.2% | 21.4% | 33.9% |
| Math | 17.8% | 18.9% | 24.3% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.8% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 35.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.4% | 32.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.9% | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 41.9% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 38.1% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Vista Elementary
Sierra Vista Elementary's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Elementary this school | 467 | 75.4% | 39.8% |
| Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science Orange | 430 | 74.7% | 44.0% |
| Mulberry Elementary Whittier | 447 | 77.0% | 51.9% |
| Rio Del Mar Oxnard | 499 | 75.8% | 33.3% |
| Arroyo Elementary Ontario | 493 | 76.3% | 29.3% |
| Hannalei Elementary Vista | 480 | 73.5% | 24.6% |
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 Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,509 of 5,151 | #266 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,574 of 5,172 ▲ 11 | #264 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,479 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #258 of 382 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,184 of 5,116 | #155 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #2,830 of 5,915 | #218 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,219 of 5,352 | #169 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #4,150 of 5,354 | #314 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #2,592 of 5,625 | #145 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,841 of 3,837 | #257 of 324 |
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
467
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 29.5:1
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 | 467 | 20 | 23.3:1 | 75% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 20.1 | 22.6:1 | 75% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 18.1 | 25.0:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 18 | 29.5:1 | 62% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 18 | 28.4:1 | 72% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 19 | 28.2:1 | 72% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | N/A | N/A | 64% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 34 | 23.1:1 | 62% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 25 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (512 to 467); teachers up 11% (18 to 20).
About Sierra Vista Elementary
Sierra Vista Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in La Habra, California. Its 467 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Across its 9 schools, La Habra City Elementary enrolls 4,239 students. Sierra Vista Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Sierra Vista Elementary, 86%, are Hispanic. Next come 7% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 34% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Sierra Vista Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Sierra Vista Elementary operates with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.3:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Sierra Vista Elementary reports 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
Sierra Vista Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.4%.
In the county around the school, Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sierra Vista Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
Ladera Palma Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Sierra Vista Elementary places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Sierra Vista Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Sierra Vista Elementary had 531 students in 2020-21 and 467 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 29.5:1 to 23.3:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Sierra Vista Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Habra City Elementary
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Arbolita ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Other schools in La Habra
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Other Sierra Vista Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sierra Vista Elementary. Sierra Vista Elementary is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Sierra Vista ElementaryPerris, CA · 867 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryMadera, CA · 740 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryArvin, CA · 690 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryClovis, CA · 465 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryPlacentia, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Ladera Palma Elementary0.5 mi · 583
- Arbolita Elementary0.6 mi · 379
- Washington Middle0.8 mi · 580
- Sonora High0.8 mi · 1,779
- El Cerrito Elementary1.2 mi · 379
- Walnut Elementary1.4 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Vista ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sierra Vista Elementary?
Sierra Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sierra Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Vista Elementary?
At Sierra Vista Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sierra Vista Elementary?
Sierra Vista Elementary is overseen by La Habra City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.