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Sierra Vista Middle

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Sierra Vista Middle ranks 1016 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Middle is a public school serving 778 students in grades 6-8 within the Covina-Valley Unified School District, ranking solidly in the middle tier of California schools.

The school shows clear academic strengths and challenges. It performs well in English Language Arts, especially in 7th grade, where it outpaces several nearby schools like Traweek Middle and Walnut Grove Intermediate. However, math scores drop sharply by 8th grade, and science proficiency lags behind state averages. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 21.7% is higher than at other local schools such as Las Palmas Middle (16.6%) and much higher than at Suzanne Middle (5.7%).

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, Sierra Vista's outcomes are typical for its area, though schools in more affluent districts like Walnut Valley Unified and Bonita Unified show higher performance. Interestingly, the school is notably effective for its Hispanic students but faces challenges with other student subgroups. Despite a major increase in per-student spending in recent years, the school's overall statewide ranking has slightly declined, suggesting resources may not be fully addressing core issues like attendance and the 8th-grade math slide.

778

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,872

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

777 East Puente St.
Covina, CA 91723-2826

(626) 974-7300

District: Covina-Valley Unified

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

South Hills High

Feeder schools for Sierra Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Barranca Elementary
	Ben Lomond Elementary
	Mesa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

Asian:

11.8%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,016^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Covina-Valley Unified

555^th of 1,543Covina-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	1016 of 2761	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	1203 of 2783	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1158 of 2781	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1289 of 2740	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	1170 of 2715	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	1044 of 2480	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	760 of 2508	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	895 of 2497	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	983 of 2477	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	952 of 2379	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.3	1136 of 2259	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	1307 of 2236	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.3	1301 of 2179	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	1170 of 2063	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1090 of 2005	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	1055 of 1999	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	874 of 1804	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.9	901 of 1777	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.6	825 of 1769	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	211 of 609	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.0	103 of 627	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	34 of 613	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	78 of 600	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	424 of 739	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	472 of 743	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	311 of 715	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	322 of 733	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	444 of 745	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	401 of 700	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	522 of 1531	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	617 of 1491	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	545 of 1369	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	841 of 1540	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	790 of 1442	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	870 of 1364	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	965 of 2533	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1074 of 2551	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1066 of 2531	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1159 of 2509	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	1144 of 2380	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	923 of 2262	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	697 of 2395	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	901 of 2388	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	840 of 2374	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	1042 of 2359	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	814 of 2213	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	683 of 2072	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	117 of 477	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	886 of 2542	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1054 of 2579	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	905 of 2531	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1185 of 2458	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	904 of 2369	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1216 of 2230	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	974 of 2534	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	1191 of 2552	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1070 of 2538	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1257 of 2527	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	1023 of 2407	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1038 of 2273	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	152 of 194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	668 of 1566	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	453 of 1552	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	694 of 1531	54.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	994 of 1520	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	765 of 1537	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	943 of 1543	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	862 of 1555	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	969 of 1602	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1123 of 1496	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)45th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)22nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	55.5	1016^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		48.6	1203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	56.8%	187	25.0	25.0	50.2	56.1	46.0	50.6	51.9	34.0	27.8	38.0	$22,872	$21,628	$1,244
Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21.0	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	60.1	905^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		61.6	850^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	55	28.6	28.6		48.5	54.7	51.5		40.4	42.8	41.5	$22,785	$21,456	$1,329
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210	30.8	30.8	46.0	40.2	47.5	44.5	36.9	24.1	25.8	29.2	$24,001	$22,208	$1,793
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101	29.8	29.8	53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9	35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$18,634	$16,856	$1,778
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170	29.6	29.6	56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8	37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,059	$19,250	$1,809
Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	24.8	2014^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		24.2	2074^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	60	17.3	17.3	29.8	33.8	37.7	33.8	16.0	19.5	17.9	17.8	$17,199	$16,008	$1,191
Lone Hill Middle	Public	6-8	700 South Lone Hill	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8270	870	37	23.3	38.9%	154 (17.7%)	21 (2.4%)	512 (58.9%)	94 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (10.1%)	87.8	315^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		89.5	289^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.6%	26	56.1	56.1	70.0	69.7	73.4	71.1	56.0	53.9	53.1	54.3	$15,790	$15,342	$448
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310	18.2	18.2		35.3	42.5	39.2		28.7	29.4	29.1	$31,713	$29,250	$2,463
Sandburg Middle	Public	6-8	819 West Bennett Ave.	Glendora	91741	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4530	695	28	24.6	30.8%	102 (14.7%)	12 (1.7%)	449 (64.6%)	87 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	67.4	734^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.4%		62.8	822^nd of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	88	40.4	40.4	44.7	60.4	58.5	54.3	34.5	52.4	45.2	43.8	$19,340	$17,252	$2,088
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15	63.6	63.6	70.9	72.4	76.5	73.3	63.8	65.5	62.0	63.7	$16,577	$16,068	$509

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Middle

What district is Sierra Vista Middle in?

Covina-Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Middle?

Students at Sierra Vista Middle are 76% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Sierra Vista Middle a good school?

Sierra Vista Middle ranks 1016^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Sierra Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually go on to attend South Hills High

How many students attend Sierra Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Sierra Vista Middle.

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