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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Sierra Vista Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
867
Elementary
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113511232
Sierra Vista Elementary
20300 Sherman Rd., Perris, CA 92571 · (951) 443-2430 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- AThree-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
23.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
759 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 367 | 42% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 83% smaller than its 6th grade class (367).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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→Lakeside Middle
Based on grade levels within Val Verde Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.2pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.0% | 29.1% | 25.0% | 26.9% |
| Math | 8.8% | 16.6% | 29.7% | 45.0% |
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 | 48.2% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.5% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.6% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 27.9% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Vista Elementary
Sierra Vista Elementary's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Elementary this school | 867 | 87.5% | 32.0% |
| Bessie E. Owens Elementary Bakersfield | 867 | 89.5% | 32.0% |
| Estudillo Elementary San Jacinto | 831 | 88.2% | 19.5% |
| May Ranch Elementary Perris | 848 | 84.6% | 43.8% |
| Megan Cope Elementary San Jacinto | 756 | 87.2% | 32.3% |
| Eucalyptus Elementary Hesperia | 737 | 86.8% | 19.1% |
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 Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,276 of 5,151 | #152 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,729 of 5,172 ▲ 850 | #172 of 283 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #2,180 of 5,172 ▲ 151 | #85 of 283 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #556 of 5,116 | #21 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #222 of 5,915 | #30 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,407 of 5,352 | #151 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #3,740 of 5,354 | #186 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #1,393 of 5,625 | #106 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #1,725 of 3,837 | #80 of 207 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
867
-183 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 26.9:1
% White
4%
was 5%
% Hispanic
80%
was 77%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
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 | 867 | 36.8 | 23.6:1 | 88% (759) |
| 2023-24 | 906 | 38 | 23.9:1 | 88% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 38.3 | 23.1:1 | 85% (756) |
| 2017-18 | 1,050 | 39 | 26.9:1 | 83% (869) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,050 to 867); teachers down 6% (39 to 36.8).
About Sierra Vista Elementary
Sierra Vista Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Perris, California. The school reports 867 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Val Verde Unified (22 schools, 19,065 students) runs Sierra Vista Elementary.
Sierra Vista Elementary's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. It is also 10% Black, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sierra Vista Elementary and a ratio of 23.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Riverside County averages 74%, lower than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sierra Vista Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Sierra Vista Elementary is 3.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and the median household income is $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Riverside County has 543 public schools and roughly 424,872 students.
The school nearest to Sierra Vista Elementary is Lakeside Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sierra Vista Elementary is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 183 students since 2017-18, to 867. The number of students per teacher fell from 26.9 to 23.6 over 7 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 students
Other schools in Perris
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Sierra Vista Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sierra Vista Elementary. Sierra Vista Elementary is the largest of the 12.
- Sierra Vista ElementaryMadera, CA · 740 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryArvin, CA · 690 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryLa Habra, CA · 467 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryClovis, CA · 465 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryPlacentia, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Middle0.2 mi · 1,076
- Avalon Elementary0.5 mi · 563
- Orange Vista High1.3 mi · 2,396
- May Ranch Elementary1.6 mi · 848
- Triple Crown Elementary2.1 mi · 971
- Clearwater Elementary2.3 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Vista ElementaryHow large is Sierra Vista Elementary?
Sierra Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 867 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sierra Vista Elementary serve?
Sierra Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sierra Vista Elementary have?
Sierra Vista Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sierra Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Sierra Vista Elementary are roughly 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sierra Vista Elementary public or private?
Sierra Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Val Verde Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.