Sierra View Elementary

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Sierra View Elementary ranks 2154 th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public K-6

16436 Paula Rd.
Madera, CA 93636-9238

(559) 645-3560

District: Golden Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2154^th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,230

Students who attend Sierra View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ranchos Middle
High:	Liberty High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

45.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sierra View Elementary ranks better than 63.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.7%), White (45.7%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra View Elementary is 25.5. (See more...)

Compare Sierra View Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra View Elementary is $9,230.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sierra View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra View Elementary 2154^th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Sierra View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Golden Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Valley Unified 500^th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sierra View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	66.40	1539^th	5113	69.9%
2008	73.31	1266^th	5113	75.2%
2009	68.18	1525^th	5193	70.6%
2010	72.05	1366^th	5314	74.3%
2011	64.11	1796^th	5377	66.6%
2012	65.43	1769^th	5390	67.2%
2013	53.22	2495^th	5530	54.9%
2015	70.16	1494^th	5611	73.4%
2016	86.49	824^th	5614	85.3%
2017	71.59	1489^th	5692	73.8%
2018	73.33	1428^th	5662	74.8%
2019	65.35	1826^th	5789	68.5%
2021	65.32	444^th	1417	68.7%
2022	62.16	1936^th	5883	67.1%
2023	57.68	2147^th	5848	63.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.10	981^st	5084	80.7%
2019	65.87	1417^th	5173	72.6%
2021	73.66	201^st	1110	81.9%
2022	66.93	1315^th	5264	75.0%
2023	45.27	2678^th	5355	50.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.14	902^nd	5413	83.3%
2019	64.95	1746^th	5492	68.2%
2021	74.87	290^th	1267	77.1%
2022	64.71	1747^th	5635	69.0%
2023	55.60	2137^th	5595	61.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.97	1854^th	5431	65.9%
2019	62.77	1833^rd	5510	66.7%
2021	53.32	525^th	1272	58.7%
2022	57.26	2083^rd	5663	63.2%
2023	57.58	2050^th	5627	63.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.21	764^th	4830	84.2%
2019	61.91	1582^nd	4963	68.1%
2022	61.72	1539^th	5084	69.7%
2023	60.14	1653^rd	5079	67.5%

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Rank History for White students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.50	1239^th	2737	54.7%
2019	51.79	1500^th	2834	47.1%
2022	49.59	1472^nd	2726	46.0%
2023	40.35	1709^th	2659	35.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Sierra View in Golden Valley is an excellent school. This school has a family atmosphere. The staff are involved and have the students first as it should be. Couldn't ask for a better school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sierra View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	216	3	12	74	2	n/a	n/a	1	308
2007	242	8	15	91	3	n/a	n/a	0	359
2008	241	6	16	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	369
2009	209	3	7	94	5	0	3	0	321
2010	66	1	0	94	1	0	187	0	349
2011	247	3	5	91	3	0	12	0	361
2012	224	8	5	97	2	0	1	0	337
2013	235	8	5	108	4	0	10	0	370
2014	244	4	6	124	5	0	3	0	386
2015	232	3	7	134	6	0	4	0	386
2016	241	4	7	134	6	1	9	0	402
2017	231	3	10	149	5	0	10	0	408
2018	240	5	7	169	5	1	9	0	436
2019	220	5	12	158	6	0	10	0	411
2020	218	3	12	161	6	0	11	0	411
2021	197	1	9	159	5	0	9	0	380
2022	172	1	10	151	5	0	15	0	354
2023	175	2	10	175	3	0	18	0	383

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sierra View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	308	17.0	18.1	20.5
2007	359	19.0	18.9	26.2
2008	369	20.0	18.5	29.3
2009	321	18.0	16.9	37.1
2010	349	16.0	21.8	36.4
2011	361	n/a	n/a	35.2
2012	337	12.8	26.2	n/a
2013	370	14.8	24.9	31.6
2014	386	14.8	26.0	30.1
2015	386	16.0	24.1	30.1
2016	402	17.0	23.6	32.1
2017	408	17.0	24.0	30.4
2018	436	17.0	25.6	42.9
2019	411	17.0	24.1	43.1
2020	411	n/a	n/a	44.8
2021	380	16.0	23.7	36.8
2022	354	14.0	25.2	37
2023	383	15.0	25.5	42

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sierra View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	308	17.0	18.1	20.5
2007	359	19.0	18.9	26.2
2008	369	20.0	18.5	29.3
2009	321	18.0	16.9	37.1
2010	349	16.0	21.8	36.4
2011	361	n/a	n/a	35.2
2012	337	12.8	26.2	n/a
2013	370	14.8	24.9	31.6
2014	386	14.8	26.0	30.1
2015	386	16.0	24.1	30.1
2016	402	17.0	23.6	32.1
2017	408	17.0	24.0	30.4
2018	436	17.0	25.6	42.9
2019	411	17.0	24.1	43.1
2020	411	n/a	n/a	44.8
2021	380	16.0	23.7	36.8
2022	354	14.0	25.2	37
2023	383	15.0	25.5	42

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Sierra View Elementary

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2012	91.0%	4.0%	0.0%	4.0%	96.0%	93.0%	96.0%	93.0%	96.0%
2013	86.0%	6.0%	0.0%	8.0%	91.0%	91.0%	94.0%	89.0%	88.0%
2014	76.0%	7.0%	0.0%	17.0%	92.0%	92.0%	93.0%	83.0%	80.0%
2015	80.0%	11.0%	7.0%	1.0%	81.0%	80.0%	81.0%	81.0%	81.0%
2016	86.0%	12.0%	2.0%	0.0%	86.0%	86.0%	86.0%	86.0%	86.0%
2017	95.0%	0.0%	0.0%	5.0%	95.0%	97.0%	≥98.0%	97.0%	≥98.0%
2018	≥98.0%	≤2.0%	≤2.0%	≤2.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%
2019	91.0%		5.0%	4.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	≥98.0%	96.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sierra View Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$9,230

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra View Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1826^th of 5789 Elementary schools	Ranks 2147^th of 5848 Elementary schools	5.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra View Elementary)	57.7	46.5	11.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Golden Valley Unified)	59.2	50.7	8.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sierra View Elementary)	51.9	44.2	7.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Golden Valley Unified)	54.2	49	5.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (California)	50.2	45.1	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra View Elementary)	51.7	45.5	6.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Golden Valley Unified)	55.5	50.8	4.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	43.7	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sierra View Elementary)	48.3	38.9	9.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Golden Valley Unified)	54	49.8	4.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	40.8	4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra View Elementary)	61.2	44.7	16.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Golden Valley Unified)	62.9	54.2	8.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.7	46.7	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sierra View Elementary)	47.8	29.3	18.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Golden Valley Unified)	54	41.3	12.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (California)	38	33.4	4.6%
5th Grade Science (Sierra View Elementary)	44.8	32.9	11.9%
5th Grade Science (Golden Valley Unified)	42.5	37.7	4.8%
5th Grade Science (California)	31.7	31.9	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra View Elementary)	58.5	69.2	10.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Golden Valley Unified)	62.1	61.5	0.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	44.2	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sierra View Elementary)	39.6	48.1	8.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Golden Valley Unified)	58.4	50	8.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	33.2	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	411	383	6.8%
African American	5	2	60%
American Indian	6	3	50%
Asian	12	10	16.7%
Hispanic	158	175	10.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	220	175	20.5%
Two or More Races	10	18	80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	43.1%	42%	1%

Schools Near Sierra View Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	Total
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	16436 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3560	383	15	25.5	42.0%	175 (45.7%)	2 (0.5%)	175 (45.7%)	10 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	57.7	2154^th of 5868 public elementary schools	63.3%		62.2	1936^th of 5883 public elementary schools	67.1%	218	32.9		32.9	46.5	45.5	44.7	69.2			50.9	44.2	38.9	29.3	48.1			38.8		$9,230
Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	36477 Ruth Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3540	619	28	22.1	48.3%	229 (37.0%)	4 (0.6%)	333 (53.8%)	36 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	62	1951^st of 5868 public elementary schools	66.8%		67.8	1702^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	71.1%	249	30.9		30.9	44.1	50.0	53.7	48.8			49.0	40.4	53.8	45.1	45.1			46.2		$8,712
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	264	14	19.2	28.0%	119 (45.1%)	4 (1.5%)	100 (37.9%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	56	2232^nd of 5868 public elementary schools	62.0%		55	2291^st of 5883 public elementary schools	61.1%	59	22.2	11.1	16.7	56.3	44.8	35.3	48.4	69.2	44.4	51.0	56.3	34.5	29.4	38.7	26.9	11.1	35.3
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	407	17	24.6	20.6%	152 (37.3%)	13 (3.2%)	183 (45.0%)	46 (11.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	85.2	943^rd of 5868 public elementary schools	83.9%					(n/a)	54.7		54.7	64.2	57.1	68.5	73.3			65.6	65.7	55.1	53.7	64.4			60.0
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 E. Pecan	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9701	716	32	22.4	92.3%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.1%)	650 (90.8%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	17.5	5106^th of 5868 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.8	5547^th of 5883 public elementary schools	5.7%	441	14.3		14.3	25.7	23.7	26.9	23.0			24.8	25.7	10.4	10.8	11.0			14.6		$1,237
Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	636	28	22.9	98.9%	11 (1.7%)	11 (1.7%)	597 (93.9%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22.7	4587^th of 5868 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.2	5245^th of 5883 public elementary schools	10.8%	658	12.6		12.6	28.2	18.7	36.1	21.4			25.9	40.5	12.2	15.1	19.1			21.5		$1,158
Virginia Lee Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-2662	742	32	23.5	97.2%	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	713 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	24.7	4391^st of 5868 public elementary schools	25.2%		24.2	4429^th of 5883 public elementary schools	24.7%	38	11.1		11.1	28.0	28.7	18.4	37.6			28.4	23.7	19.3	12.1	31.2			21.8	97.8	$1,984
John J. Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 E. Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9741	731	33	22.1	94.1%	21 (2.9%)	6 (0.8%)	684 (93.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	26.7	4201^st of 5868 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.7	3895^th of 5883 public elementary schools	33.8%	306	10.8		10.8	28.0	28.1	31.4	44.2			32.9	13.5	25.3	11.8	30.2			20.2		$2,094
James S. Fugman Elementary	Public	K-6	10825 N. Cedar Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8700	808	32	25.5	10.9%	302 (37.4%)	21 (2.6%)	124 (15.3%)	302 (37.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (6.7%)	98.4	58^th of 5868 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.6	141^st of 5883 public elementary schools	97.6%	83	77.2		77.2	87.6	83.0	89.1	83.8			85.6	90.6	86.9	82.2	80.9			85.0		$4,202
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	700	35	19.8	94.7%	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	677 (96.7%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.8	5584^th of 5868 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.5	5639^th of 5883 public elementary schools	4.1%	55	6.1		6.1	18.0	11.9	13.1	21.4			15.9	17.6	10.7	7.0	18.3			13.2		$1,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sierra View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Ranchos Middle
High : Liberty High

What is the racial makeup of Sierra View Elementary?

Students at Sierra View Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Sierra View Elementary in?

Golden Valley Unified

How many students attend Sierra View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 383 students attended Sierra View Elementary.

Is Sierra View Elementary a good school?

Sierra View Elementary ranks 2154^th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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