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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-8

4396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary serves 690 students in grades K–8 in Arvin, where the school’s reported low-income eligibility is high. In 2025–26, 29% of students met proficiency standards in English language arts (ELA), 26% in math, and 23% in science. Those results were all higher than the Arvin Union district averages, but below state averages. The most important takeaway is that scores are improving, yet there is still substantial room to catch up with the state.

Math and science are the school’s stronger subjects compared with nearby schools, while ELA is its clearest weakness. Sierra Vista’s math and science results were above nearby-school averages of 22% and 17%, respectively; it scored higher than 8 of 10 nearby schools in math and 7 of the 8 with science results. Its ELA score was just above the nearby average of 28%, and higher than 6 of 10 peers. Grade 5 stood out locally: Sierra Vista had the second-highest grade 5 ELA and math results among schools reporting those scores, behind Crescent Elementary in ELA and General Shafter Elementary in math. Grade 3 ELA was a concern at 16%, below the district’s 18%.

Scores have risen in all three subjects since 2022–23, with gains of 7 percentage points in ELA, 8 in math, and 15 in science; the gaps to state averages have narrowed. Attendance has also improved: chronic absenteeism fell from 38% in 2021–22 to 10% in 2025–26, though the latest rate was 2 points above the district’s. SchoolDigger places Sierra Vista at the 24th percentile with one star, up from the 14th percentile in 2022–23; its student-teacher ratio was 22.6 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 21.2. In 2024–25, 96% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable statewide ranking: SchoolDigger placed the school’s effectiveness for English Language Learner Students at the 73rd percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school overall at the 15th percentile—a relative strength in how it serves this group.

690

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,619

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

300 Franklin St.
Arvin, CA 93203-1413

(661) 854-6560

District: Arvin Union

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Drive Middle
High:	Arvin High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

1.9%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

California avg42%

4,396^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Arvin Union

1368^th of 1,530Arvin Union 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
2026	24.9	4396 of 5817	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	4686 of 5857	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4986 of 5869	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	5031 of 5859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4733 of 5883	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5207 of 5789	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4678 of 5662	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	4751 of 5692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	4675 of 5614	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	5469 of 5611	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	4917 of 5530	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	5220 of 5390	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	5191 of 5377	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	4920 of 5314	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	5065 of 5193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	4944 of 5113	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	4652 of 5113	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	4462 of 4818	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	1265 of 2227	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	847 of 3162	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	1248 of 3245	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1124 of 3311	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	1294 of 3275	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	1747 of 3246	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	4566 of 5581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	4678 of 5597	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4770 of 5612	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4944 of 5609	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4945 of 5635	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4951 of 5492	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4312 of 5413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3340 of 5094	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	3632 of 5107	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4026 of 5107	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4110 of 5087	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3697 of 5084	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4230 of 4963	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3722 of 4830	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3640 of 5423	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	4102 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4404 of 5517	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4302 of 5363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3878 of 5264	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4474 of 5173	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3913 of 5084	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3934 of 5603	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	4360 of 5628	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4816 of 5643	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4692 of 5638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4117 of 5663	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4905 of 5510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4767 of 5431	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	22 of 74	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1128 of 2927	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+37 vs school

Migrant (2026)57th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, February 18, 2017

This is one of the best schools I have been to! I have been here since Pre-K and they have amazing staff, good food, and wonderful events like the Track Meet. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Franklin St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6560	690	31	22.6	96.2%	13 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	670 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	4396^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.4%		21.8	4686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%	290																					22.6		22.6	15.8	27.3	39.3	36.4			29.3	26.3	21.6	27.7	27.3			25.7	≥ 98%		$28,619	$23,882	$4,737
Bear Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hood St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6590	728	36	20.2	95.2%	24 (3.3%)	7 (1.0%)	690 (94.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.8	5554^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.5%		13	5422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%	132																					11.1		11.1	16.7	21.7	16.7	24.7			19.9	11.9	13.4	12.2	12.9			12.6	≥ 99%		$30,616	$26,522	$4,094
El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	771	34	22.6	88.5%	99 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	662 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.3	4202^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.4	4105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%	97																					13.6		13.6	21.5	40.3	24.0	53.2			34.3	29.8	28.2	8.8	32.4			24.5	93%	0%	$24,627	$20,880	$3,747
Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	231	10	23.1	—	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	223 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5584^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		8	5736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%	152																					19.1	0.0	11.4	15.4	10.3	28.6	22.2	37.9	28.6	23.3	19.2	13.8	4.8	3.7	17.2	0.0	11.0	93%	0%	$42,396	$36,380	$6,016
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-4	14327 S. Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-3719	336	17	19.7	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	5104^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.3	5073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%	31																								12.3	29.3					20.3	21.9	27.6					24.6	≥ 98%		$26,981	$25,538	$1,443
Lamont Elementary	Public	K-3	8201 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-4404	586	28	20.9	79.7%	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	578 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	7.5				7.5	35.0				35.0	15.0				15.0	5.0				5.0				19.4						19.4	23.1						23.1	97%	0%	$22,450	$20,302	$2,148
Alicante Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7998 Alicante Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1452	959	44	21.7	81.9%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	946 (98.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	5436^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.3	5331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%	105	11.9	15.1	3.1	3.5	8.6	33.9	16.4	33.9	10.3	23.5	20.3	23.3	3.1	6.9	13.7	5.1	11.0	1.5	3.5	5.5	13.9		13.9	18.0	14.3	24.1	22.7			19.7	19.7	16.6	15.3	14.7			16.5	96%	0%	$19,474	$17,228	$2,246
General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	33.4	3715^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.1%		58.8	2126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%	1589																					18.8	11.1	14.0	54.6	22.7	35.3	42.1	55.0	59.3	44.8	45.5	22.7	29.4	31.6	38.1	29.6	31.6	59%	0%	$27,687	$25,270	$2,417
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33.5	3705^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.3%		28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%	403																					35.1		35.1	38.5	39.2	47.4				41.2	30.8	16.2	19.3				22.5	98%	0%	$39,174	$37,202	$1,972
Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	617	28	22.0	—	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	31.7	3846^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%	442																					17.3		17.3	16.9	30.4	32.9	48.5			32.8	28.1	33.7	22.7	40.2			31.8	94%	0%	$24,909	$22,396	$2,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Arvin Union

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Haven Drive Middle
High : Arvin High

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

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