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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 690 students in Arvin, CA, operating within the Arvin Union school district, which faces significant challenges as it ranks in the bottom 15% of all districts in the state.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, placing it in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools. However, it holds a middle position within its own district, performing better than Bear Mountain Elementary but not as well as El Camino Real Elementary. A standout strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups; the school earns 4-star ratings for its work with English Language Learners and migrant students, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide for these populations.

Notably, Sierra Vista has achieved a dramatic and positive turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 38% to just 13.9% in three years—a rate now better than the district average. While nearby schools like General Shafter Elementary or the much smaller Grow Academy Arvin charter school show higher academic performance, Sierra Vista's recent progress in attendance and its specialized program success are promising indicators for future improvement.

690

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,738

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Franklin St.
Arvin, CA 93203-1413

(661) 854-6560

District: Arvin Union

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Drive Middle
High:	Arvin High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

1.9%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,686^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Arvin Union

1318^th of 1,543Arvin Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4686 of 5857	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4986 of 5869	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5031 of 5859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4733 of 5883	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5207 of 5789	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4678 of 5662	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	4751 of 5692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	4675 of 5614	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	5469 of 5611	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	4917 of 5530	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	5220 of 5390	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	5191 of 5377	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	4920 of 5314	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	5065 of 5193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	4944 of 5113	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	4652 of 5113	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	4462 of 4818	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	1265 of 2227	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	847 of 3162	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	1248 of 3245	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1124 of 3311	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	1294 of 3275	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	1747 of 3246	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4678 of 5597	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4770 of 5612	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4944 of 5609	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4945 of 5635	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4951 of 5492	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4312 of 5413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3632 of 5107	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4026 of 5107	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4110 of 5087	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3697 of 5084	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4230 of 4963	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3722 of 4830	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	4102 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4404 of 5517	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4302 of 5363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3878 of 5264	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4474 of 5173	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3913 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4360 of 5628	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4816 of 5643	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4692 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4117 of 5663	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4905 of 5510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4767 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	22 of 74	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+58 vs school

Migrant (2025)71st percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, February 18, 2017

This is one of the best schools I have been to! I have been here since Pre-K and they have amazing staff, good food, and wonderful events like the Track Meet. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Franklin St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6560	690	31	22.6	96.2%	13 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	670 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	4686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.5	4986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	300																					21.6		21.6	18.1	20.0	27.6	35.1			25.7	26.6	24.7	20.7	22.5			23.6	97.5	98.4		97.5	$21,738	$4,420	$17,318
Bear Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hood St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6590	728	36	20.2	95.2%	24 (3.3%)	7 (1.0%)	690 (94.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13	5422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.6	5342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	80																					12.9		12.9	14.4	17.5	12.9	26.3			18.0	15.4	23.7	12.9	14.7			16.9	94.4		97.2		$22,185	$4,328	$17,857
Grow Academy Arvin	Public, Charter	K-8	901 Nectarine Ct.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Grow Academy Arvin District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 855-8200	87	4	19.5	85.1%	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	84 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						30.2	30.2						57.0	57.0						22.1	22.1					$23,119	$2,846	$20,273
El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	771	34	22.6	88.5%	99 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	662 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.4	4536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	431																					22.6		22.6	21.4	33.6	38.8	36.1			32.4	30.5	29.2	28.1	20.4			27.2					$19,608	$4,250	$15,358
Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	231	10	23.1	99.6%	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	223 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8	5736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10	5689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	47																					3.7	29.2	15.7	16.1	12.5	11.1	20.0	22.2	47.8	20.9	19.4	8.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	41.7	13.5					$33,051	$5,363	$27,688
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-4	14327 S. Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-3719	336	17	19.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		11.6	5576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	503																								23.3	24.3					23.9	33.3	12.7					22.1					$22,318	$4,376	$17,942
Lamont Elementary	Public	K-3	8201 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-4404	586	28	20.9	79.7%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	578 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	8.9				8.9	24.4				24.4	11.1				11.1	2.2				2.2				23.7						23.7	21.0						21.0					$18,995	$2,549	$16,446
Alicante Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7998 Alicante Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1452	959	44	21.7	81.9%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	946 (98.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	5331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.7	4958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	373	9.5	15.1	4.8	4.4	8.6	35.1	21.9	34.9	10.3	25.5	13.5	32.9	3.2	13.2	16.2	5.4	17.8	6.4	5.9	9.0	11.6		11.6	20.3	21.2	25.8	28.1			23.7	20.9	16.3	9.7	15.9			15.7					$17,809	$2,645	$15,164
General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.8	2126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		35.1	3506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	1380																					43.8	35.0	38.9	47.8	36.8	37.5	63.2	30.8	50.0	43.9	58.3	42.1	37.5	42.1	34.6	60.0	46.0					$18,761	$1,162	$17,599
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		21.8	4694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	586																					14.5		14.5	42.7	44.3	24.2				37.4	35.5	22.0	9.8				23.5					$25,099	$1,973	$23,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haven Drive Middle
High : Arvin High

Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Arvin Union

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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