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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Madera, California, serving 739 students in grades K-6 as part of the Madera Unified School District. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

Sierra Vista Elementary's students struggle on state assessments, with only 20.54% proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 12.53% proficient in Math, far below the Madera Unified and California averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.4% in recent years. Additionally, over 94% of Sierra Vista's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

While Sierra Vista Elementary has relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than the district average, these additional resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes. Nearby John Adams Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, and James Madison Elementary generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, suggesting that Sierra Vista Elementary may need targeted interventions and support to address the underlying challenges facing its students.

740

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,295

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

917 E. Olive Ave.
Madera, CA 93638-4845

(559) 674-8579

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Madera South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

African American:

1.4%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,515^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	11.9	5515 of 5857	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5653 of 5869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5576 of 5859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5639 of 5883	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5316 of 5789	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	5034 of 5662	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	4753 of 5692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	5344 of 5614	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5176 of 5611	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5257 of 5530	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.5	4617 of 5390	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5199 of 5377	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	4220 of 5314	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	3028 of 5193	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.1	3578 of 5113	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	3126 of 5113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.3	3980 of 4818	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3935 of 4822	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	4453 of 4809	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	2186 of 3162	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1729 of 3245	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3007 of 3311	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	2517 of 3275	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2535 of 3246	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5213 of 5597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5206 of 5612	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5174 of 5609	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5451 of 5635	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5039 of 5492	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4489 of 5413	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4671 of 5107	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4789 of 5107	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4735 of 5087	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4820 of 5084	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4397 of 4963	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4143 of 4830	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	4994 of 5460	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5216 of 5517	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	4975 of 5363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4951 of 5264	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4613 of 5173	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4271 of 5084	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	5318 of 5628	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	5522 of 5643	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5437 of 5638	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5395 of 5663	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5105 of 5510	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5132 of 5431	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2690 of 2847	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)63rd percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 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 All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	740	38	19.5	97.7%	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.4%)	703 (95.0%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	11.9	5515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.7	5653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	138																									13.5	13.5	14.9	20.2	22.2	26.4		20.5	18.3	9.7	5.9	15.9		12.5						$19,295	$3,360	$15,935
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	714	32	22.6	96.8%	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	685 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	22.1	4663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		22.6	4618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	45																									14.7	14.7	31.7	37.8	26.8	30.9		31.5	26.3	26.4	11.6	19.1		20.4						$19,363	$3,758	$15,605
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	739	36	20.4	85.5%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (95.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	4690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	6	6.0	12.4	5.3	6.7	3.5	6.7	34.5	14.8	26.6	18.0	15.1	21.9	9.5	22.2	6.4	9.0	15.1	12.2	6.0	9.9	4.3	6.7	3.5	6.0	16.1	16.1	18.8	25.9	31.1	42.1	31.4	30.0	22.6	24.7	12.8	23.6	16.5	19.9						$19,146	$3,128	$16,018
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	32	19.9	96.5%	31 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	576 (90.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	32.6	3754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.8	4040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	286																									27.2	27.2	32.3	28.1	38.0	40.5		34.6	41.9	25.3	20.9	29.1		29.4						$19,022	$3,539	$15,483
Millview Elementary	Public	K-6	1609 Clinton St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8509	594	30	19.8	98.5%	10 (1.7%)	9 (1.5%)	561 (94.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24.9	4411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		26.1	4277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	134																									13.3	13.3	44.7	22.7	22.0	30.2		29.9	43.7	17.8	12.2	24.4		24.6						$20,921	$6,113	$14,808
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.5	4065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	156																									18.9	18.9	36.8	38.4	38.7	30.1		36.0	36.8	20.0	17.1	13.6		21.9	95.0	98.3	98.3	96.7	98.3	$19,033	$3,171	$15,862
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.5	4418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	577	4.1	14.3				8.1	40.2	9.5				28.1	9.3	28.6				16.9	3.1	15.9				8.1	11.0	11.0	13.7	18.8	30.5	42.9		26.5	17.7	16.9	17.1	20.0		18.0						$18,624	$3,371	$15,253
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	736	34	21.7	85.5%	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	604 (82.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		24.6	4400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	921																									19.8	19.8	49.5	20.2	33.7	40.5		36.4	46.7	28.6	25.7	30.3		32.8						$18,330	$3,183	$15,147
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Pecan	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-9701	659	33	20.1	93.3%	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	607 (92.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	17.6	5048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		21.8	4695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	353																									14.7	14.7	34.8	29.6	20.0	13.8		24.5	27.2	22.0	17.0	7.4		18.4	98.3	98.3				$20,041	$3,332	$16,709
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	624	30	20.7	97.1%	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.1	3871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	3247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	624																									22.0	22.0	25.5	30.2	37.4	42.7		33.9	38.5	29.2	26.6	23.3		29.5	98.0					$19,946	$3,442	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Madera Unified

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Madera South High

Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Sierra Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.8% of California elementary schools.

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