Sierra Vista Elementary

Sierra Vista Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Upland, California, overseen by Upland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 409 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Upland Unified, which oversees 14 schools and 9,461 students, Sierra Vista Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sierra Vista Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sierra Vista Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sierra Vista Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Sierra Vista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Bernardino County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which Sierra Vista Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Magnolia Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sierra Vista Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025.

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