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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3640th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of California elementary schools
Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 465 students in a high-need community within the generally high-performing Clovis Unified district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (41.7%), math (26.0%), and science (19.0%) trailing the district averages by a wide margin, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past several years. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with 27% of students missing too much school—a rate nearly double the district average. This is particularly striking because Sierra Vista receives more funding per student ($16,213) than many higher-performing nearby schools like Clovis Elementary and Mickey Cox Elementary.

The school's situation highlights how performance can vary within a district. While most Clovis Unified schools outperform state averages, Sierra Vista struggles. Interestingly, Clovis Global Academy, a nearby charter school serving a similar community, achieves much higher proficiency rates, suggesting the challenges at Sierra Vista may be addressable with targeted support focused on attendance and instructional quality.

465
Students ?
21.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,863
Per pupil spending ?
84.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 510 Barstow Ave.
       Clovis, CA  93612-2228

(559) 327-7900

District: Clovis Unified


Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Clark Intermediate
High:    Clovis High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.6%
White:
17.8%
Asian:
10.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg59%
California avg41%
3,640th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From top 48% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
33rd of 34Elementary Schools in the Clovis Unified
285th of 1,543Clovis 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202534.13640 of 585737.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.83796 of 586935.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.53240 of 585944.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.43064 of 588347.9%★★☆☆☆
201953.02419 of 578958.2%★★★☆☆
201849.32605 of 566254.0%★★★☆☆
201757.92123 of 569262.7%★★★☆☆
201646.82667 of 561452.5%★★★☆☆
201545.92687 of 561152.1%★★★☆☆
201351.02627 of 553052.5%★★★☆☆
201253.92402 of 539055.4%★★★☆☆
201154.52325 of 537756.8%★★★☆☆
201063.81795 of 531466.2%★★★☆☆
200953.32280 of 519356.1%★★★☆☆
200855.72067 of 511359.6%★★★☆☆
200761.81730 of 511366.2%★★★☆☆
200651.22133 of 481855.7%★★★☆☆
200552.72058 of 482257.3%★★★☆☆
200444.82425 of 480949.6%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20228.71044 of 11549.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.43350 of 559740.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.93210 of 561242.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.73243 of 560942.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.73278 of 563541.8%★★☆☆☆
201952.72351 of 549257.2%★★★☆☆
201848.52567 of 541352.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202542.72816 of 510744.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.63217 of 510737.0%★★☆☆☆
202352.82063 of 508759.4%★★★☆☆
202246.12444 of 508451.9%★★★☆☆
201956.01905 of 496361.6%★★★☆☆
201856.61801 of 483062.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202545.42776 of 546049.2%★★☆☆☆
202441.83002 of 551745.6%★★☆☆☆
202350.82314 of 536356.9%★★★☆☆
202255.01977 of 526462.4%★★★☆☆
201965.11446 of 517372.0%★★★★☆
201861.21673 of 508467.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.63656 of 562835.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.94096 of 564327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.83008 of 563846.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.42688 of 566352.5%★★★☆☆
201950.22449 of 551055.6%★★★☆☆
201848.82525 of 543153.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202512.42346 of 25989.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.32347 of 265111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.42270 of 266114.7%★☆☆☆☆
202233.11931 of 272629.2%★☆☆☆☆
201949.11576 of 283444.4%★★☆☆☆
201847.01609 of 273741.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)40th percentile~ school
Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-28 vs school
Asian (2022)10th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state
Mathematics26%-11 vs state
Science19%-14 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

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

Middle : Clark Intermediate
High : Clovis High

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks 3640th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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