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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VACAVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 064059014012
Sierra Vista K-8
301 Bel Air Dr., Vacaville, CA 95687 · (707) 453-6260 · Solano County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary 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.
- 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
22.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
294 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 61% smaller than its 8th grade class (116).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
57.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2016
Math
38.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2016
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 38 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 11 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.7% | 35.9% | 25.1% | 17.3% |
| Math | 12.6% | 25.5% | 31.7% | 30.2% |
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 | 57.6% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 52.7% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 37.8% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 35.5% |
| 2016-17 | 46.6% | 33.2% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 K-8
Sierra Vista K-8's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista K-8 this school | 611 | 48.1% | 48.4% |
| Chet F. Harritt Elementary Santee | 606 | 46.4% | 50.0% |
| Murray Manor Elementary La Mesa | 530 | 50.0% | 57.2% |
| Monte Vista Monterey | 688 | 45.9% | 46.3% |
| La Mesa Monterey | 689 | 45.3% | 53.6% |
| Antelope Creek Elementary Rocklin | 493 | 46.0% | 54.1% |
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 K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,831 of 5,151 | #12 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,430 of 5,172 ▼ 29 | #15 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #1,490 of 5,172 ▲ 36 | #9 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #2,076 of 5,116 | #13 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,306 of 5,915 | #18 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,640 of 5,352 | #17 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #857 of 5,354 | #26 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #3,997 of 5,625 | #44 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #462 of 1,139 | #9 of 21 |
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
611
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
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 | 611 | 27.1 | 22.6:1 | 48% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 44% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 27.2 | 22.6:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 26 | 22.3:1 | 35% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 22.3 | 24.6:1 | 43% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Vista K-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (548 to 611); teachers up 22% (22.3 to 27.1).
About Sierra Vista K-8
Sierra Vista K-8 is a medium-sized elementary school in Vacaville, California, under Vacaville Unified. The school serves 611 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The district, Vacaville Unified, operates 17 schools serving 12,690 students.
Sierra Vista K-8's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 44%. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. By the diversity index, Sierra Vista K-8 comes in at 68%.
The school has about 22.6 students per teacher and 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 48%. The rate at public schools in Solano County averages 60%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Sierra Vista K-8 is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Sierra Vista K-8 are 3.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.4% actual, 51.3% predicted).
Sierra Vista K-8 is located in Solano County, where median household income is about $100,401, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 110 public schools in Solano County, with a combined enrollment of about 60,765.
The shortest distance from Sierra Vista K-8 to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Cambridge Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sierra Vista K-8 is 1st among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Sierra Vista K-8 as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Sierra Vista K-8 had 580 students in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
Discussions about Sierra Vista K-8 may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vacaville Unified
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Jean Callison ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other schools in Vacaville
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Kairos PublicCombined · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Elementary0.5 mi · 738
- Jean Callison Elementary0.8 mi · 762
- Fairmont Charter Elementary0.8 mi · 586
- Vaca Pena Middle0.8 mi · 675
- Foxboro Elementary1.0 mi · 717
- Will C. Wood High1.3 mi · 1,671
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Vista K-8What is the total enrollment at Sierra Vista K-8?
Sierra Vista K-8 enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Sierra Vista K-8 serve?
Sierra Vista K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista K-8 is approximately 22.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sierra Vista K-8?
At Sierra Vista K-8, the student body is approximately 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Sierra Vista K-8 public or private?
Sierra Vista K-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vacaville Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.