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Sierra Vista High

Public Grades 9-12
525th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 76% of California high schools
Summary

Sierra Vista High is a public high school located in Baldwin Park, California, serving 1,712 students in grades 9-12. This school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outpacing both the Baldwin Park Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science.

Sierra Vista High has maintained a higher four-year graduation rate compared to the district, with a 2023-2024 rate of 86.4% versus 79.9% for the district. The school's dropout rate is also lower at 8.9% in 2023-2024, compared to 13.7% for the district. Additionally, Sierra Vista High performs exceptionally well in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 70 out of 1,085 California high schools for ELL students in 2023-2024, and for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 379 out of 1,900 California high schools in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby schools, Sierra Vista High generally outperforms its counterparts in the Baldwin Park Unified School District, such as Baldwin Park High and North Park Continuation High, as well as some schools in the neighboring El Monte Union High School District, such as Mountain View High. However, Arroyo High, which is part of the El Monte Union High School District, performs comparably or even better than Sierra Vista High in certain academic metrics.

1,650
Students ?
20.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,477
Per pupil spending ?
87.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3600 North Frazier St.
       Baldwin Park, CA  91706-3897

(626) 960-7741

District: Baldwin Park Unified


Feeder schools for Sierra Vista High:

Elementary:    Charles Bursch Elementary
    De Anza Elementary
    Kenmore Elementary
    Tracy Elementary
Middle:    Sierra Vista Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.6%
Asian:
11.7%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools
97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg33%
California avg41%
525th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From top 43% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Baldwin Park Unified
975th of 1,543Baldwin Park Unified 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202573.6525 of 216275.7%★★★★☆
202465.0651 of 215969.8%★★★☆☆
202356.4837 of 217061.4%★★★☆☆
202260.8704 of 212366.8%★★★☆☆
202154.2546 of 129057.7%★★★☆☆
201960.8719 of 213366.3%★★★☆☆
201860.5788 of 201760.9%★★★☆☆
201768.1633 of 202168.7%★★★☆☆
201655.8881 of 203956.8%★★★☆☆
201555.8858 of 199457.0%★★★☆☆
201336.11156 of 242652.3%★★★☆☆
201234.61192 of 235449.4%★★☆☆☆
201132.81233 of 236747.9%★★☆☆☆
201032.61209 of 228147.0%★★☆☆☆
200933.71240 of 223844.6%★★☆☆☆
200831.61134 of 211746.4%★★☆☆☆
200730.01131 of 206345.2%★★☆☆☆
200626.61198 of 196839.1%★★☆☆☆
200526.71144 of 190139.8%★★☆☆☆
200427.7990 of 165340.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.5245 of 58558.1%★★★☆☆
202460.1271 of 57352.7%★★★☆☆
202357.4299 of 59149.4%★★☆☆☆
202257.3277 of 58152.3%★★★☆☆
201959.3270 of 58253.6%★★★☆☆
201872.1184 of 58168.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202234.4706 of 116139.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.8429 of 55522.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.0853 of 111723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.7853 of 105218.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202483.570 of 108593.5%★★★★★
202380.263 of 106494.1%★★★★★
202254.3267 of 104474.4%★★★★☆
202163.997 of 46779.2%★★★★☆
201944.2384 of 94159.2%★★★☆☆
201849.5316 of 93866.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202575.6435 of 190677.2%★★★★☆
202461.2649 of 191566.1%★★★☆☆
202351.7851 of 191555.6%★★★☆☆
202260.2614 of 185867.0%★★★☆☆
202152.5485 of 105454.0%★★★☆☆
201957.8676 of 183363.1%★★★☆☆
201855.7791 of 176055.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202575.9379 of 190080.1%★★★★☆
202472.4437 of 190277.0%★★★★☆
202358.5702 of 191763.4%★★★☆☆
202266.4500 of 186173.1%★★★★☆
201965.3531 of 181470.7%★★★★☆
201863.3618 of 174264.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.3117 of 41071.5%★★★★☆
202480.739 of 32888.1%★★★★☆
202372.359 of 29980.3%★★★★☆
202291.711 of 29096.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202578.8358 of 201382.2%★★★★☆
202472.4457 of 202677.4%★★★★☆
202366.4552 of 203072.8%★★★★☆
202271.9403 of 194379.3%★★★★☆
202158.5413 of 112663.3%★★★☆☆
201971.4447 of 193776.9%★★★★☆
201869.3530 of 186271.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202567.4564 of 194271.0%★★★★☆
202465.2593 of 194869.6%★★★☆☆
202356.7729 of 196362.9%★★★☆☆
202257.1703 of 191663.3%★★★☆☆
202147.1551 of 112250.9%★★★☆☆
201957.5708 of 188062.3%★★★☆☆
201859.2728 of 183460.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202549.9480 of 125261.7%★★★☆☆
202425.9946 of 121622.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7980 of 119718.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)94th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)77th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school
Disabled (2022)39th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state
Mathematics37%~ state avg
Science35%+3 vs state

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Sierra Vista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles Bursch Elementary
Elementary : De Anza Elementary
Elementary : Kenmore Elementary
Elementary : Tracy Elementary
Middle : Sierra Vista Middle

Sierra Vista High ranks 525th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sierra Vista High are 87% Hispanic, 12% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,650 students attended Sierra Vista High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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