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Enrollment
709
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED·NCES 060369000339
Sierra Vista Middle
13400 Foster Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706 · (626) 962-1300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
19.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
647 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 6 | 236 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
41.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| Math | 15.2% | 17.0% | 29.6% | 38.3% |
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 | 41.7% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 29.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.2% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 30.1% |
| 2020-21 | 44.2% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 30.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.9% | 24.3% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Middle
Sierra Vista Middle's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Middle this school | 709 | 91.3% | 35.2% |
| Ball Junior High Anaheim | 737 | 92.7% | 14.1% |
| Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy Delano | 585 | 90.4% | 33.7% |
| Brookhurst Junior High Anaheim | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
| Mark Twain Junior High Modesto | 658 | 93.6% | 21.6% |
| Almond Tree Middle Delano | 554 | 91.7% | 46.4% |
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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #627 of 1,224 | #134 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #557 of 1,227 ▲ 11 | #124 of 248 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #671 of 1,227 ▲ 47 | #145 of 248 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #227 of 1,214 | #28 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #583 of 1,377 | #132 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #438 of 1,279 | #108 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #1,029 of 1,278 | #197 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #246 of 1,329 | #108 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #768 of 930 | #182 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
709
+92 (+15%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 709 | 35.9 | 19.8:1 | 91% (647) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 40.6 | 18.1:1 | 93% (682) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 43.1 | 18.6:1 | 88% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 86% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 32.2 | 23.6:1 | 89% (679) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 90% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | N/A | N/A | 79% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 70% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 21 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (761 to 709); teachers up 11% (32.2 to 35.9).
About Sierra Vista Middle
Sierra Vista Middle is a middle school with a street address in Baldwin Park, California. A federal count lists 709 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Baldwin Park Unified is the district for Sierra Vista Middle. It has 17 schools and 9,856 students.
At Sierra Vista Middle, Hispanic students make up 88% of the student body. The remaining students are 10% Asian. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Sierra Vista Middle has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.8:1, with 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Sierra Vista Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sierra Vista Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.2% and a predicted 26.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest other public school, Sierra Vista High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Sierra Vista Middle is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Sierra Vista Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 709, 15% above the 617 of 2020-21.
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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 Baldwin Park Unified
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Baldwin Park HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Other schools in Baldwin Park
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Baldwin Park HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Other Sierra Vista Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sierra Vista Middle. Sierra Vista Middle is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Sierra Vista MiddleIrvine, CA · 1,282 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleCovina, CA · 778 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleLa Puente, CA · 270 students
- Sierra Vista Middle SchoolSunnyside, WA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista High0.1 mi · 1,650
- Tracy Elementary0.4 mi · 498
- Kenmore Elementary0.4 mi · 437
- Foster Elementary0.6 mi · 430
- Charles D. Jones Middle0.8 mi · 423
- Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park0.8 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Vista MiddleHow large is Sierra Vista Middle?
Sierra Vista Middle enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sierra Vista Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Vista Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sierra Vista Middle?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Sierra Vista Middle.
What is the student diversity at Sierra Vista Middle?
Student demographics at Sierra Vista Middle are roughly 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sierra Vista Middle?
Sierra Vista Middle is overseen by Baldwin Park Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.