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Sierra Vista Elementary

Q: Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks 1997 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Upland, California, serving 418 students in grades K-6 and part of the Upland Unified School District. The school consistently performs above the district and state averages on academic assessments, ranking in the top 34% of California elementary schools for English Language Arts/Literacy and the top 27% for Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year.

Sierra Vista Elementary's performance is particularly strong in serving Hispanic students and students with special needs, ranking in the top 28% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has been able to provide a quality education and support its students' academic success. In comparison, Magnolia Elementary, located just 0.57 miles away, is the highest-performing school in the district, while Citrus Elementary, 2 miles away, has lower academic performance.

Sierra Vista Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating a stable and reliable educational environment. The school's performance on academic assessments has also remained relatively consistent, with only minor fluctuations in rankings and proficiency rates. This suggests that Sierra Vista Elementary has effective strategies and resources in place to address the unique needs of its student population and provide a quality education to its community.

409

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,499

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

253 East 14th St.
Upland, CA 91786-3249

(909) 949-7780

District: Upland Unified

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

High:

Upland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

White:

18.3%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,997^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Upland Unified

579^th of 1,543Upland 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1997 of 5857	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2433 of 5869	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	2250 of 5859	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	3296 of 5883	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2660 of 5789	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	2042 of 5662	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	2590 of 5692	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.4	2687 of 5614	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	2250 of 5611	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	1849 of 5530	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	1558 of 5390	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	1743 of 5377	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	2083 of 5314	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.4	2007 of 5193	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	1579 of 5113	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	1719 of 5113	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.1	1779 of 4818	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.2	1690 of 4822	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.7	1937 of 4809	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2088 of 5597	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	2073 of 5612	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	2108 of 5609	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	3218 of 5635	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2791 of 5492	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	2089 of 5413	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	1411 of 5107	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	1571 of 5107	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	1067 of 5087	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	2066 of 5084	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	2051 of 4963	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	1580 of 4830	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	1110 of 5460	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	1419 of 5517	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1276 of 5363	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	2657 of 5264	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2397 of 5173	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1418 of 5084	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1867 of 5628	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2654 of 5643	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2244 of 5638	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	3145 of 5663	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	2389 of 5510	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1956 of 5431	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	431 of 2847	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	513 of 2635	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1606 of 2598	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1540 of 2651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1964 of 2661	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2323 of 2726	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1838 of 2737	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	253 East 14th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7780	409	16	25.4	74.1%	75 (18.3%)	34 (8.3%)	263 (64.3%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	61.4	1997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		52.4	2433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	436	29.2		29.2	54.8	48.2	54.2	67.2			56.4	53.2	37.5	27.1	49.2			42.7							$19,499	$2,265	$17,234
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	465 West 15th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7750	506	23	21.9	43.5%	145 (28.7%)	14 (2.8%)	273 (54.0%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	86.6	841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		81	1112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	271	52.1		52.1	76.1	74.2	71.2	63.8			70.6	72.3	71.2	64.4	46.9			62.2							$18,682	$1,772	$16,910
Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation	Public	K-8	1245 Veterans Ct.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7740	514	21	24.1	73.9%	83 (16.1%)	43 (8.4%)	337 (65.6%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	49.8	2602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		55.7	2252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.6%	350	39.4	22.4	30.8	50.0	43.8	50.0	38.9	58.6	43.3	47.5	51.2	25.0	37.9	28.3	35.1	20.9	32.3	94.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	94.1		$19,068	$2,094	$16,974
Upland Elementary	Public	K-6	601 North Fifth Ave.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7800	404	18	22.2	87.4%	23 (5.7%)	21 (5.2%)	343 (84.9%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	63.9	1888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%		54.6	2314^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	426	26.8		26.8	58.7	50.0	52.5	70.0			57.8	48.9	52.6	26.8	49.0			45.4	97.0						$19,852	$2,457	$17,395
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	1075 West 13th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-0347	412	18	22.7	75.0%	58 (14.1%)	26 (6.3%)	288 (69.9%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	51.9	2503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		51.8	2462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	41	34.4		34.4	38.7	50.9	51.7	49.1			47.5	40.6	28.3	39.3	45.5			38.3							$19,749	$2,222	$17,527
Baldy View Elementary	Public	K-6	979 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-2564	624	25	24.9	83.7%	46 (7.4%)	65 (10.4%)	475 (76.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	38.8	3296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		47.8	2679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	617	15.0		15.0	33.7	40.9	29.1	52.5			38.7	35.6	45.8	21.3	40.7			35.6	96.6	98.3			97.5		$18,916	$2,113	$16,803
Pepper Tree Elementary	Public	K-6	1045 West 18th St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-9635	719	29	24.7	41.2%	215 (29.9%)	12 (1.7%)	344 (47.8%)	113 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	90.5	629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.7	655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	65.5		65.5	79.5	61.2	73.5	86.4			75.3	77.4	60.2	59.3	66.4			65.2							$18,247	$1,674	$16,573
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7727 Valle Vista Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 981-8697	471	19	24.7	60.9%	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	312 (66.2%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	57.5	2195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		62.9	1932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	263	39.7		39.7	37.7	47.2	62.5				48.7	40.6	44.0	49.2				44.4							$17,272	$2,733	$14,539
Jasper Elementary	Public	K-6	6881 Jasper St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5050	398	18	22.1	38.9%	117 (29.4%)	20 (5.0%)	209 (52.5%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.3%)	77.1	1280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		84.3	985^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	295	51.6		51.6	69.4	49.3	64.5				59.3	68.3	46.5	57.8				55.9	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	$19,038	$1,766	$17,272
Carnelian Elementary	Public	K-6	7105 Carnelian St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5010	441	17	25.9	42.2%	124 (28.1%)	16 (3.6%)	246 (55.8%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	78.7	1205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.4	1271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	66	44.4		44.4	55.4	61.1	68.1	69.8			63.9	67.9	51.4	52.8	50.8			55.1							$19,720	$1,217	$18,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Upland Unified

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

High : Upland High

Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks 1997^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 18% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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