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Sierra Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-6

325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 454 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district, consistently ranking among the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with approximately 74-80% of students proficient in English, math, and science, significantly outperforming district and state averages. What truly sets Sierra Vista apart is its exceptional support for all students; it ranks in the 98th percentile for economically disadvantaged students statewide, achieving results that far surpass nearby schools like Topaz Elementary and Ruby Drive Elementary, which serve similar communities. The school also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6%, less than half the district average, indicating strong student engagement and a positive school culture.

Sierra Vista delivers these outstanding outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than several comparable schools. While another district school, Golden Elementary, ranks slightly higher, Sierra Vista's achievement with a more economically diverse population is particularly notable. The school has shown remarkable improvement in science scores and recovery from pandemic-era absenteeism, demonstrating effective leadership and teaching practices that make it a benchmark for excellence in the area.

454

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,501

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1811 North Placentia Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-2302

(714) 986-7270

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Sierra Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

White:

23.6%

Asian:

20.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg59%

California avg41%

325^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda 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	95.1	325 of 5857	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	837 of 5869	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	762 of 5859	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	754 of 5883	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	462 of 5789	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	655 of 5662	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	502 of 5692	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	375 of 5614	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	81.9	1039 of 5611	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	87.5	616 of 5530	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	784 of 5390	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	88.8	509 of 5377	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	858 of 5314	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.7	604 of 5193	88.4%	★★★★☆
2008	88.4	566 of 5113	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	89.9	517 of 5113	89.9%	★★★★☆
2006	91.5	407 of 4818	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	85.0	723 of 4822	85.0%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	677 of 4809	85.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	26 of 1203	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	189 of 1205	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	5 of 1149	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	86 of 1071	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	417 of 5597	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	742 of 5612	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	676 of 5609	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1021 of 5635	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	556 of 5492	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	525 of 5413	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	156 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	498 of 5107	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	528 of 5087	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	458 of 5084	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	565 of 4963	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	851 of 4830	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	105 of 5460	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	493 of 5517	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	685 of 5363	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	421 of 5264	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	447 of 5173	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	439 of 5084	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	237 of 5628	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	854 of 5643	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	810 of 5638	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	550 of 5663	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	388 of 5510	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	829 of 5431	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	234 of 2598	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	580 of 2651	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	423 of 2661	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	482 of 2726	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	205 of 2834	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	291 of 2737	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science74%+41 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B 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	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512	74.1	74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9	79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5	73.7							$16,501	$15,696	$805
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	404	20	20.0	84.9%	20 (5.0%)	10 (2.5%)	357 (88.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.1	2990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	390	26.8	26.8	32.7	34.0	52.7	47.9	41.8	8.9	29.4	28.6	36.7	25.5							$22,839	$21,398	$1,441
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 North Brookhaven Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7110	482	23	20.9	27.4%	168 (34.9%)	11 (2.3%)	164 (34.0%)	116 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		95.4	310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	233	54.6	54.6	73.5	67.7	79.6	83.3	76.0	77.9	61.8	70.9	74.7	71.4							$19,491	$18,686	$805
Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	18	20.1	82.3%	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	332 (89.0%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	3048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	173	21.2	21.2	43.5	31.4	43.1	52.9	41.8	38.3	39.2	30.8	22.9	33.5	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$22,317	$20,912	$1,405
Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		76.1	1335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	502	41.3	41.3	43.1	76.9	47.8	57.9	55.4	43.4	66.7	37.0	45.6	47.2							$20,645	$19,250	$1,395
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715	47.7	47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6	75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7	61.8							$20,319	$19,326	$993
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	83.7	83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1	90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4	89.4							$16,755	$15,950	$805
Acacia Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Acacia Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7700	661	21	31.4	33.3%	217 (32.8%)	13 (2.0%)	182 (27.5%)	185 (28.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	95.4	294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.4	228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	66	66.3	66.3	76.5	80.6	81.6	83.0	80.5	83.5	72.7	66.3	76.6	74.5	96.5			96.5			$13,736	$13,432	$304
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1460 East Rolling Hills Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7795	554	24	22.9	52.7%	177 (31.9%)	8 (1.4%)	262 (47.3%)	55 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	50.4	2564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		57.7	2165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	399	24.7	24.7	30.3	51.5	55.8	53.7	48.5	36.9	42.7	30.3	41.5	37.8	94.3	95.2		94.3	95.2	94.3	$13,836	$13,532	$304
Brea Country Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	150 North Associated Rd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-3221	498	19	26.2		106 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	191 (38.4%)	165 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	79.2	1186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		84.3	986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.2%	200	41.8	41.8	55.8	62.3	56.7	64.6	59.9	62.0	66.7	55.2	59.8	60.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$22,490	$21,310	$1,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sierra Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
High : El Dorado High

What district is Sierra Vista Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Elementary?

Students at Sierra Vista Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 24% White, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Sierra Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Sierra Vista Elementary.

Is Sierra Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sierra Vista Elementary ranks in the top 5.5% of California elementary schools.

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