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Sitting Bull Academy

Public Grades K-8
3718th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sitting Bull Academy is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Apple Valley, California, with 1,708 students. The school is part of the Apple Valley Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sitting Bull Academy's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 26.77% to 41.22%, compared to the state average of 44.21% to 49.65%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16.67% to 43.44%, compared to the state average of 33.94% to 46.3%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for English Language Learners but struggles with other subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Sitting Bull Academy's performance is generally lower than the nearby Phoenix Academy, Yucca Loma Elementary, and Sandia Elementary, which also have higher percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Additionally, the nearby Mountain View Montessori Charter school significantly outperforms Sitting Bull Academy and the other district schools in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance.

1,695
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,889
Per pupil spending ?
64.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 19445 Sitting Bull Rd.
       Apple Valley, CA  92308-5002

(760) 961-8479

District: Apple Valley Unified


Students who attend Sitting Bull Academy usually attend:

High:    Apple Valley High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.2%
White:
29.5%
African American:
5.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Apple Valley Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg23%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,718th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From top 36% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,725th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 28 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 11Elementary Schools in the Apple Valley Unified
1364th of 1,543Apple Valley 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.13718 of 585736.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.83382 of 586942.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.33700 of 585936.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.03529 of 588340.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.62618 of 578954.8%★★★☆☆
201860.72005 of 566264.6%★★★☆☆
201758.12113 of 569262.9%★★★☆☆
201659.12034 of 561463.8%★★★☆☆
201557.92036 of 561163.7%★★★☆☆
201357.32281 of 553058.8%★★★☆☆
201266.81688 of 539068.7%★★★☆☆
201167.01644 of 537769.4%★★★☆☆
201063.11821 of 531465.7%★★★☆☆
200963.01769 of 519365.9%★★★☆☆
200871.71332 of 511373.9%★★★★☆
200783.4828 of 511383.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201946.61077 of 258558.3%★★★☆☆
201840.31028 of 212851.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202446.81369 of 316256.7%★★★☆☆
202337.41988 of 324538.7%★★☆☆☆
202249.31233 of 331162.8%★★★☆☆
201923.32986 of 32758.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201844.31552 of 324652.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.83236 of 559742.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.53302 of 561241.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.43331 of 560940.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.03419 of 563539.3%★★☆☆☆
201950.62454 of 549255.3%★★★☆☆
201859.51999 of 541363.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.03309 of 510735.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.02964 of 510742.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.22966 of 508741.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.13136 of 508438.3%★★☆☆☆
201957.91799 of 496363.8%★★★☆☆
201874.8912 of 483081.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.5353 of 42917.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.93913 of 546028.3%★☆☆☆☆
202439.33196 of 551742.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.83000 of 536344.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.13083 of 526441.4%★★☆☆☆
201949.02473 of 517352.2%★★★☆☆
201862.91574 of 508469.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.83946 of 562829.9%★☆☆☆☆
202436.93281 of 564341.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.93782 of 563832.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.53317 of 566341.4%★★☆☆☆
201947.72573 of 551053.3%★★★☆☆
201860.21922 of 543164.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.71905 of 284733.1%★★☆☆☆
202433.31646 of 263537.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.51064 of 242056.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.92062 of 259820.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.92053 of 265122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.72355 of 266111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.12293 of 272615.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.32171 of 283423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201835.01953 of 273728.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.81725 of 276137.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.41447 of 278348.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.71498 of 278146.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.81661 of 274039.4%★★☆☆☆
201958.8938 of 271565.5%★★★☆☆
201858.9875 of 248064.7%★★★☆☆
201747.21184 of 250852.8%★★★☆☆
201659.5883 of 249764.6%★★★☆☆
201559.8865 of 247765.1%★★★☆☆
201356.8972 of 237959.1%★★★☆☆
201252.71033 of 225954.3%★★★☆☆
201163.7723 of 223667.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202565.4162 of 60973.4%★★★★☆
202450.6269 of 62757.1%★★★☆☆
202363.0176 of 61371.3%★★★★☆
202239.7352 of 63744.7%★★☆☆☆
201960.2222 of 64365.5%★★★☆☆
201856.4226 of 60062.3%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.0597 of 73919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202345.6455 of 71536.4%★★☆☆☆
201918.8630 of 74515.4%★☆☆☆☆
201850.6414 of 70040.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202252.2526 of 153165.6%★★★☆☆
201936.7821 of 149144.9%★★☆☆☆
201831.2908 of 136933.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.31323 of 147810.5%★☆☆☆☆
202345.0576 of 152162.1%★★★☆☆
202232.91093 of 154029.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1871 of 144239.6%★★☆☆☆
201864.9253 of 136481.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.71735 of 253331.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.21466 of 255142.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.61425 of 253143.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.41511 of 250939.8%★★☆☆☆
201960.0830 of 238065.1%★★★☆☆
201859.0809 of 226264.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.11605 of 239533.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.31395 of 238841.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.61312 of 237444.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.71539 of 235934.8%★★☆☆☆
201963.3614 of 221372.3%★★★★☆
201866.1531 of 207274.4%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.3300 of 47737.1%★★☆☆☆
202222.7290 of 33613.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.11640 of 254235.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.31369 of 257946.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.31354 of 253146.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.11533 of 245837.6%★★☆☆☆
201956.5837 of 236964.7%★★★☆☆
201857.8746 of 223066.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202535.91495 of 253441.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.21253 of 255250.9%★★★☆☆
202340.41327 of 253847.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.21537 of 252739.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.1915 of 240762.0%★★★☆☆
201856.4854 of 227362.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202434.1468 of 70133.2%★★☆☆☆
202211.8589 of 66511.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202527.81181 of 156624.6%★☆☆☆☆
202452.5518 of 155266.6%★★★☆☆
202348.4584 of 153161.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202527.71111 of 152026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202435.7969 of 153737.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.61157 of 154325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.01222 of 155521.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.4877 of 160245.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.5856 of 149642.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2019)58th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)21st percentile-16 vs school
Homeless (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)73rd percentile+36 vs school
Disabled (2022)66th percentile+26 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school
Homeless (2025)37th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state
Mathematics25%-12 vs state
Science24%-8 vs state

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Students who attend Sitting Bull Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Apple Valley High

Sitting Bull Academy ranks 3718th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,695 students attended Sitting Bull Academy.

Students at Sitting Bull Academy are 59% Hispanic, 29% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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