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Sierra Vista High (Alternative)

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Sierra Vista High (Alternative) ranks 1488 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 31% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra Vista High (Alternative) is a small public high school serving 284 students in grades 9-12 within the Whittier Union High district, designed for students who may benefit from a non-traditional educational setting.

The school faces significant challenges, most critically with student attendance, where its chronic absenteeism rate of 69.2% is more than triple the district average and far higher than nearby comprehensive high schools like La Serna High (14.2%) and Whittier High (26.0%). This attendance crisis is closely linked to its academic outcomes, particularly in mathematics where only 7.14% of students are proficient, a rate dramatically lower than other schools in the area. Its four-year graduation rate of 81.9% is also below the district average, with a higher corresponding dropout rate.

This performance profile is shared with other local alternative schools like Frontier High (Continuation) and Ruben Salazar Continuation, highlighting a distinct gap from traditional high schools. Despite these overall struggles, the school has shown historical strengths in serving specific student groups, such as English Language Learners. The district spends more per student at Sierra Vista than at some comprehensive schools, indicating significant resources are dedicated to addressing the complex needs of its student population.

284

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,534

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9401 South Painter Ave.
Whittier, CA 90605-2729

(562) 698-8121

District: Whittier Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

3.5%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg47%

California avg41%

1,488^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Whittier Union High

540^th of 1,543Whittier Union High 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	29.9	1488 of 2162	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1534 of 2159	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1385 of 2170	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1428 of 2123	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	811 of 1290	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1265 of 2133	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1574 of 2017	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	1512 of 2021	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	1291 of 2039	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1446 of 1994	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	1734 of 2426	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1555 of 2354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1557 of 2367	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1433 of 2281	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1301 of 2238	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.5	1305 of 2117	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	1119 of 2063	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1168 of 1968	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.6	1301 of 1901	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.9	1278 of 1653	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	65.3	163 of 1064	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1459 of 1906	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1495 of 1915	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1348 of 1915	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1251 of 1858	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1332 of 1833	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1477 of 1760	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1283 of 1900	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1386 of 1902	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1181 of 1917	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1227 of 1861	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1010 of 1814	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1406 of 1742	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	218 of 328	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	231 of 299	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1358 of 2013	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1419 of 2026	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1190 of 2030	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1242 of 1943	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	534 of 1126	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1121 of 1937	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1447 of 1862	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1313 of 1942	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1274 of 1948	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1185 of 1963	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1494 of 1916	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1011 of 1880	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1422 of 1834	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)85th percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2024)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Sierra Vista High (Alternative)

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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 (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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	284	13	21.9	80.3%	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	264 (93.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	29.9	1488^th of 2162 public high schools	31.2%		28.3	1534^th of 2159 public high schools	28.9%	46	14.8	14.3	14.6	41.8	41.8	7.1	7.1	$20,534	$398	$20,136
Frontier High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	364	28	13.2	72.3%	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	334 (91.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1986^th of 2162 public high schools	8.1%		12.4	1918^th of 2159 public high schools	11.2%	68	1.2	7.3	3.2	11.2	11.2	0.0	0.0	$22,569	$1,574	$20,995
California High	Public	9-12	9800 South Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,261	102	22.0	80.3%	97 (4.3%)	13 (0.6%)	2,090 (92.4%)	42 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	78.2	444^th of 2162 public high schools	79.5%		80.2	411^th of 2159 public high schools	81.0%	33	43.6		43.0	70.9	70.9	35.2	35.2	$21,501	$615	$20,886
Whittier High	Public	9-12	12417 East Philadelphia St.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,652	77	21.4	85.5%	84 (5.1%)	14 (0.8%)	1,525 (92.3%)	17 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	68.3	630^th of 2162 public high schools	70.9%		71.6	543^rd of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	87	28.8	7.1	27.2	63.7	63.7	41.6	41.6	$22,438	$956	$21,482
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	10800 Ben Avon	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,000	53	18.7	87.7%	26 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	954 (95.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	61.8	768^th of 2162 public high schools	64.5%		66.4	626^th of 2159 public high schools	71.0%	142	31.7	23.1	31.3	61.8	61.8	26.5	26.5	$25,474	$958	$24,516
Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	10800 Ben Avon St. Unit E	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 698-9571	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	10400 South Orr and Day Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,865	77	24.1	77.6%	95 (5.1%)	16 (0.9%)	1,699 (91.1%)	42 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	79.4	421^st of 2162 public high schools	80.5%		77	456^th of 2159 public high schools	78.9%	35	37.6	9.5	36.4	68.9	68.9	49.3	49.3	$21,684	$502	$21,182
La Serna High	Public	9-12	15301 Youngwood Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,372	92	25.9	58.4%	236 (9.9%)	25 (1.1%)	1,970 (83.1%)	99 (4.2%)	14 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	24 (1.0%)	86.6	271^st of 2162 public high schools	87.5%		88.4	256^th of 2159 public high schools	88.1%	15	57.7	0.0	56.6	71.3	71.3	42.9	42.9	$19,981	$529	$19,452
John H. Glenn High	Public	9-12	13520 Shoemaker Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3000	882	48	18.4	74.9%	22 (2.5%)	24 (2.7%)	783 (88.8%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	42.9	1191^st of 2162 public high schools	44.9%		43	1168^th of 2159 public high schools	45.9%	23	23.4		22.9	43.7	43.7	21.0	21.0	$28,065	$3,204	$24,861
El Rancho High	Public	9-12	6501 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7500	1,995	90	22.2	73.9%	21 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1,934 (96.9%)	28 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59.8	827^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		65.2	648^th of 2159 public high schools	70.0%	179	27.3	0.0	26.6	61.5	61.5	28.9	28.9	$19,175	$1,013	$18,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista High (Alternative)

What district is Sierra Vista High (Alternative) in?

Whittier Union High

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista High (Alternative)?

Students at Sierra Vista High (Alternative) are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Sierra Vista High (Alternative)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Sierra Vista High (Alternative).

Is Sierra Vista High (Alternative) a good school?

Sierra Vista High (Alternative) ranks 1488^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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