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Sierra Vista Middle

Public Grades 7-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Middle is a highly-ranked public school serving grades 7-8 with about 1,282 students in the high-performing Irvine Unified School District.

The school is a consistent top performer, ranking in the top 2-3% of all California middle schools for over a decade. Academically, it significantly outpaces both district and state averages, with over 80% of students proficient in English and Math. What truly sets Sierra Vista apart is its exceptional support for all students; its programs for English learners and special education students rank in the 99th and 100th percentiles statewide, respectively. Remarkably, the school achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than other middle schools in Irvine Unified, such as South Lake Middle and Venado Middle.

Within Irvine, Sierra Vista leads a cluster of excellent schools, but it stands as the clear leader, outperforming even other top schools like Rancho San Joaquin Middle. The school's very low chronic absenteeism rate (6.5%) reflects a strong culture of attendance. The contrast with nearby schools in other districts is stark; for example, Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate in Santa Ana Unified, just a few miles away, has dramatically different academic outcomes, highlighting how district boundaries can shape educational experiences.

1,282

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,176

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Liberty
Irvine, CA 92620-2536

(949) 936-6600

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Northwood High

Feeder schools for Sierra Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Brywood Elementary
	Canyon View Elementary
	Eastwood Elementary
	Northwood Elementary
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	Santiago Hills Elementary
	Stonegate Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

67.0%

White:

14.7%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Irvine Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg71%

California avg41%

55^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine 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	97.8	55 of 2761	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	64 of 2783	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	34 of 2781	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	59 of 2740	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	101 of 2715	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	97 of 2480	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	82 of 2508	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	68 of 2497	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	60 of 2477	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	41 of 2379	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	57 of 2259	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.7	56 of 2236	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	59 of 2179	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.7	50 of 2063	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	54 of 2005	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	92.9	71 of 1999	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	95.4	32 of 1804	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	95.1	45 of 1777	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	95.4	46 of 1769	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	66.2	153 of 613	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	128 of 739	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	123 of 743	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	49 of 715	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	99 of 733	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	142 of 745	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	109 of 700	84.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.7	31 of 1531	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	419 of 1491	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	281 of 1369	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	22 of 1478	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	8 of 1521	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	53 of 1540	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	21 of 1442	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	11 of 1364	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	51 of 2533	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	66 of 2551	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	35 of 2531	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	92 of 2509	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	93 of 2380	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	83 of 2262	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	331 of 2395	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	123 of 2388	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	26 of 2374	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	220 of 2359	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	282 of 2213	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	315 of 2072	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	39 of 2542	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	126 of 2579	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	60 of 2531	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	114 of 2458	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	178 of 2369	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	91 of 2230	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	44 of 2534	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	52 of 2552	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	37 of 2538	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	37 of 2527	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	107 of 2407	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	111 of 2273	95.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	93.6	8 of 197	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	25 of 193	87.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	25 of 726	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	31 of 701	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	34 of 677	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	48 of 665	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	184 of 554	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	127 of 462	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	83 of 1566	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	5 of 1552	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	19 of 1531	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	165 of 1520	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	271 of 1537	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	293 of 1543	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	306 of 1555	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	425 of 1602	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	355 of 1496	76.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2023)75th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

Science71%+38 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 (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 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	7-8	2 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6600	1,282	49	26.1	14.7%	188 (14.7%)	16 (1.2%)	103 (8.0%)	859 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	109 (8.5%)	97.8	55^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.8	64^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	9	71.1	71.1		82.7	81.2	82.0		81.5	78.7	80.1	$13,176	$394	$12,782
Jeffrey Trail Middle	Public	7-8	155 Visions	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,049	42	24.7	18.3%	164 (15.6%)	21 (2.0%)	94 (9.0%)	681 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.1%)	96	117^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.6	104^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	13	65.4	65.4		78.1	74.7	76.4		76.6	73.4	75.0	$13,657	$405	$13,252
Venado Middle	Public	7-8	4 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6800	506	24	20.9	20.8%	99 (19.6%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (15.8%)	263 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.5%)	95.2	148^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		93.7	194^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	46	62.3	62.3		77.1	77.4	77.3		70.5	67.1	68.8	$16,643	$863	$15,780
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Pioneer Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7534	971	37	26.3	39.4%	187 (19.3%)	21 (2.2%)	272 (28.0%)	377 (38.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	110 (11.3%)	90.4	268^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		93.6	196^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	72	58.8	58.8	65.1	71.9	74.3	70.6	55.6	62.1	68.3	62.1	$18,621	$1,278	$17,343
C. E. Utt Middle	Public	6-8	13601 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7573	554	25	22.4	82.1%	40 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	437 (78.9%)	51 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%		47.8	1221^st of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	220	27.4	27.4	41.8	41.7	45.0	42.9	24.4	22.5	34.4	27.3	$17,604	$1,946	$15,658
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	629	25	24.8	23.4%	195 (31.0%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.0%)	289 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	96.4	107^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.1%		97	90^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	17	63.1	63.1		81.3	75.7	78.5		75.7	75.9	75.8	$15,142	$789	$14,353
Columbus Tustin Middle	Public	6-8	17952 Beneta Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7352	583	25	23.6	85.6%	34 (5.8%)	14 (2.4%)	472 (81.0%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		56.2	985^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.6%	448	27.0	27.0	31.5	48.3	42.9	40.9	24.4	32.0	31.9	29.5	$16,917	$1,892	$15,025
South Lake Middle	Public	7-8	655 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6700	652	29	22.2	34.2%	205 (31.4%)	25 (3.8%)	108 (16.6%)	239 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.0%)	91.2	247^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%		92.8	211^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.4%	36	58.5	58.5		69.3	75.8	72.7		59.3	60.2	59.8	$16,577	$1,130	$15,447
Hewes Middle	Public	6-8	13232 Hewes Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7348	929	37	25.2	40.4%	371 (39.9%)	10 (1.1%)	384 (41.3%)	74 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.7%)	78.7	502^nd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		76.8	551^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.2%	49	46.3	46.3	68.7	53.9	58.2	60.3	64.8	46.9	47.4	53.2	$14,099	$1,391	$12,708
Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	860	35	24.3	22.3%	224 (26.0%)	23 (2.7%)	105 (12.2%)	428 (49.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.0%)	96.8	89^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%		97.6	73^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.4%	16	73.9	73.9		78.2	78.4	78.3		72.5	76.8	74.7	$14,938	$821	$14,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Middle

What district is Sierra Vista Middle in?

Irvine Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Middle?

Students at Sierra Vista Middle are 67% Asian, 15% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Sierra Vista Middle a good school?

Yes! Sierra Vista Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 55^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Sierra Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually go on to attend Northwood High

How many students attend Sierra Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,282 students attended Sierra Vista Middle.

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