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Enrollment
946
Middle
DISTRICT 1,020 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH·NCES 064251006962
Sierra Vista Junior High
19425 West Stillmore St., Canyon Country, CA 91351 · (661) 252-3113 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL946 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
411 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 481 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 465 | 49% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
34.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 38.4% | 25.3% | 21.7% |
| Math | 15.9% | 18.5% | 31.9% | 33.7% |
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 | 53.0% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.1% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 34.6% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 40.7% |
| 2017-18 | 59.1% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 60.5% | 53.8% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Junior High
Sierra Vista Junior High's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Junior High this school | 946 | 43.4% | 42.5% |
| Bonita Vista Middle Chula Vista | 972 | 39.4% | 44.5% |
| Lone Hill Middle San Dimas | 870 | 38.9% | 62.7% |
| Lewis H. Britton Middle Morgan Hill | 637 | 45.1% | 36.5% |
| Placerita Junior High Newhall | 940 | 53.6% | 54.0% |
| Solorsano Middle Gilroy | 749 | 48.9% | 37.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #467 of 1,224 | #108 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #513 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #116 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #432 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #97 of 248 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #366 of 1,214 | #51 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 946 | #256 of 1,377 | #66 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #528 of 1,279 | #122 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #709 of 1,278 | #113 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #1,014 of 1,329 | #264 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #659 of 930 | #159 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
946
-171 (-15%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,333
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 946 | 46.3 | 20.4:1 | 43% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 974 | 50.6 | 19.2:1 | 36% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 991 | 53.2 | 18.6:1 | 35% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 1,117 | 46 | 24.3:1 | 48% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 1,050 | 47.6 | 22.1:1 | 45% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 1,181 | 49 | 24.1:1 | 35% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 1,250 | N/A | N/A | 27% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 1,107 | 49 | 22.6:1 | 15% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 1,333 | 58 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Vista Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,050 to 946); teachers down 3% (47.6 to 46.3).
About Sierra Vista Junior High
Sierra Vista Junior High is a public middle-grades school in Canyon Country, California. Enrollment is 946 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 44% higher.
William S. Hart Union High has 16 schools; together they serve 20,465 students.
At Sierra Vista Junior High, Hispanic students make up 69% of the student body. The next largest groups are 22% White, 4% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Sierra Vista Junior High total 46.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The school counts 411 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Sierra Vista Junior High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sierra Vista Junior High is 11.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.5% versus 54.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Canyon Springs Community Elementary is the public school closest to Sierra Vista Junior High, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.8% on proficiency, and Sierra Vista Junior High is below that at 42.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 171 students since 2020-21, to 946. Students per teacher fell from 24.3 in 2020-21 to 20.4 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Sierra Vista Junior High can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in William S. Hart Union High
- Saugus HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Valencia HighHigh · 2,286 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 1,952 students
- William S. Hart HighHigh · 1,941 students
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
Other schools in Canyon Country
- Canyon HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Pinetree Community ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Sulphur Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Mitchell Community ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Skyblue Mesa ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Canyon Springs Community ElementaryElementary · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon Springs Community Elementary0.3 mi · 496
- Cedarcreek Elementary0.5 mi · 380
- Canyon High0.7 mi · 1,952
- La Mesa Junior High0.9 mi · 1,017
- Leona H. Cox Community Elementary0.9 mi · 459
- Skyblue Mesa Elementary1.1 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Vista Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sierra Vista Junior High?
Sierra Vista Junior High enrolls approximately 946 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Sierra Vista Junior High serve?
Sierra Vista Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Junior High is approximately 20.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sierra Vista Junior High?
Student demographics at Sierra Vista Junior High are roughly 22% White, 69% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sierra Vista Junior High in?
Sierra Vista Junior High is part of William S. Hart Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.