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Sierra View Elementary

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Sierra View Elementary ranks 1491 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra View Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 665 students in the Oakdale Joint Unified district, consistently ranking in the top quarter of California elementary schools.

The school excels in several key areas that set it apart. Its math scores are notably strong, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the state's 91st-92nd percentiles—a standout even compared to the specialized Riverbank Language Academy. Sierra View also manages student attendance very well, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than nearby schools like Magnolia Elementary and Mesa Verde Elementary. Furthermore, it achieves these strong academic outcomes with financial resources similar to other schools in the district, such as Cloverland Elementary and Fair Oaks Elementary.

While Sierra View is a high performer, the data reveals some areas for attention, including a notable performance gap between male and female students and a dip in scores in the 6th grade. The school has demonstrated impressive resilience, bouncing back strongly from pandemic-related disruptions faster than many peers. Overall, within the Oakdale Joint Unified district, Sierra View stands as a model for academic achievement, particularly in math and specialized student support.

665

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,399

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1323 East J St.
Oakdale, CA 95361-8860

(209) 848-4200

District: Oakdale Joint Unified

Students who attend Sierra View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakdale Junior High
High:	Oakdale High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

46.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,491^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified

768^th of 1,543Oakdale Joint 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	72.6	1491 of 5857	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1599 of 5869	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	1521 of 5859	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	1781 of 5883	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	348 of 1417	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	1340 of 5789	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	2026 of 5662	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	2190 of 5692	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.6	2412 of 5614	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	2444 of 5611	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.9	1162 of 5530	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	1349 of 5390	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	1658 of 5377	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	1239 of 5314	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	1407 of 5193	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	1298 of 5113	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	1425 of 5113	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.4	373 of 2227	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	148 of 2585	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	252 of 2128	88.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.7	282 of 3162	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	275 of 3245	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	64.4	624 of 3311	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	52 of 602	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	287 of 3275	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	53.6	1088 of 3246	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1918 of 5597	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	1947 of 5612	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	1710 of 5609	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	1884 of 5635	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	353 of 1267	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	1470 of 5492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	2479 of 5413	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	1211 of 5107	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	1035 of 5107	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	1264 of 5087	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	1118 of 5084	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	780 of 4963	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	2030 of 4830	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	1292 of 5460	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	1614 of 5517	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	897 of 5363	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1258 of 5264	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	146 of 1110	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	1028 of 5173	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	2483 of 5084	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1104 of 5628	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	1236 of 5643	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	1339 of 5638	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	1555 of 5663	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	295 of 1272	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	1162 of 5510	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1600 of 5431	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	326 of 2847	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	416 of 2635	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	420 of 2420	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1078 of 2598	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	1316 of 2651	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	1231 of 2661	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	1503 of 2726	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	1251 of 2834	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1418 of 2737	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

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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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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	% 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 View Elementary	Public	K-6	1323 East J St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 848-4200	665	29	22.9	46.0%	312 (46.9%)	8 (1.2%)	307 (46.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	72.6	1491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	1599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	108																													39.6		39.6	67.8	52.0	63.2	50.6			58.3	63.3	55.6	51.6	42.7			53.4	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.6	98.3	$16,399	$1,347	$15,052
Cloverland Elementary	Public	K-6	201 East Johnson St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-4276	488	24	20.3	46.1%	232 (47.5%)	3 (0.6%)	222 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	73.6	1446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.7	1746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	300																													46.0		46.0	58.6	61.3	66.7	48.4			58.8	62.1	51.6	46.0	48.4			51.8	96.5						$16,968	$1,313	$15,655
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	739 Magnolia St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3056	636	27	23.5	49.4%	304 (47.8%)	5 (0.8%)	285 (44.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	39.3	3265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.7	3325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	60																													30.2		30.2	35.0	39.6	47.7	39.3			40.5	42.0	28.6	24.4	30.7			31.2							$16,145	$1,312	$14,833
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	151 North Lee Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0391	785	34	23.0	36.9%	421 (53.6%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.2%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	67.1	1738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		66.2	1772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	34																													37.9		37.9	33.3	56.0	56.8	66.7			53.3	44.7	58.0	46.6	60.5			52.3	98.4			98.4			$16,011	$1,243	$14,768
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Mesa Dr.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-7320	529	22	24.0	81.7%	124 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	363 (68.6%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	14	5348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	5531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	183																													14.5		14.5	17.2	30.5	21.7				23.0	14.9	18.3	10.8				14.7							$17,965	$2,080	$15,885
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	540	26	20.7	85.9%	42 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (84.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	9.8	5642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.2	5678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	36	12.2	2.6	0.0				5.4	41.5	10.5	40.6				30.6	17.1	15.8	0.0				11.7	12.2	5.3	0.0				6.3	9.0		9.0	11.8	10.1	23.1				14.7	16.5	12.4	15.4				14.7	97.4			98.3	98.3		$19,811	$2,377	$17,434
Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	191	9	21.2	34.0%	108 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	33.2	3713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		30.9	3867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	154																													17.7	17.4	17.5	46.2	28.6	29.4	19.2	35.0	34.8	32.5	38.5	28.6	29.4	34.6	30.0	26.1	31.8							$11,069	$917	$10,152
Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Saxon Way	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2100	752	32	23.5	61.2%	195 (25.9%)	8 (1.1%)	416 (55.3%)	58 (7.7%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	60 (8.0%)	54.8	2319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.6	2470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	151																													35.9		35.9	45.7	40.2	57.8				48.3	49.5	29.1	46.9				41.7	81.2	91.8		93.4	86.9	91.8	$12,323	$819	$11,504
Riverbank Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 Stanislaus St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-8093	557	22	25.0	72.7%	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	516 (92.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	59.8	2078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.3	2055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	23		14.5	4.9	7.8	11.4	2.5	8.5		25.8	34.4	17.7	27.3	10.0	24.0		29.0	4.9	13.7	31.8	7.5	17.4		12.9	0.0	5.9	6.8	2.5	5.8	23.0	20.0	21.8	47.8	37.1	49.2	70.6	63.6	45.0	51.4	58.2	53.2	44.3	41.2	38.6	12.8	43.8							$17,669	$1,566	$16,103
Mary Ann Sanders Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Fine Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3200	558	27	21.0	55.0%	132 (23.7%)	16 (2.9%)	263 (47.1%)	88 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	49 (8.8%)	59.2	2104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		54	2340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	236																													37.0		37.0	39.8	46.2	50.0				45.2	50.0	48.4	55.4				51.2	96.3						$13,842	$860	$12,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sierra View Elementary?

Students at Sierra View Elementary are 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Sierra View Elementary in?

Oakdale Joint Unified

Is Sierra View Elementary a good school?

Sierra View Elementary ranks 1491^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Sierra View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sierra View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Oakdale Junior High
High : Oakdale High

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