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Sierra Vista Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Sierra Vista Middle School is a public school serving 549 students in grades 6-8 within the Sunnyside School District, which ranks in the bottom 6% of districts in Washington state.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all Washington middle schools with proficiency rates well below state averages—only about 27% of students are proficient in English, 11% in math, and 13% in science. This performance is notably lower than its sister school, Harrison Middle School, which operates in the same district and serves a similar student population but achieves higher scores. Furthermore, while Sierra Vista has the second-highest per-student spending among comparable local schools, it yields the lowest academic outcomes, creating a notable paradox where increased resources have not translated to improved results.

Despite these current struggles, the school has shown it can effectively support vulnerable students in the past, with historical data indicating much stronger performance for groups like English Language Learners. Comparisons to other area schools like Zillah Middle School and Toppenish Middle School, which serve students with similar economic needs but achieve better results, suggest that targeted school-level strategies and district support can make a positive difference even in challenging circumstances.

549

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,615

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

916 N. 16 Street
Sunnyside, WA 98944

(509) 836-4157

District: Sunnyside School District

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sunnyside High School

Feeder schools for Sierra Vista Middle School:

Elementary:	Chief Kamiakin Elementary School
	Outlook Elementary School
	Sun Valley Elementary School
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

4.9%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (17% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg27%

Washington avg48%

517^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Sunnyside School District

232^nd of 247Sunnyside School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	517 of 534	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	511 of 535	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	516 of 539	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	517 of 541	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	508 of 529	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	435 of 512	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	309 of 437	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	365 of 435	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	432 of 443	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	429 of 445	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	467 of 498	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	455 of 497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	434 of 492	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	433 of 483	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	429 of 476	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	435 of 466	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	419 of 463	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	66 of 100	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	449 of 471	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	438 of 464	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	440 of 464	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	454 of 479	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	455 of 469	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	384 of 452	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	264 of 376	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	314 of 347	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	303 of 344	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	290 of 336	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	309 of 360	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	314 of 353	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	203 of 344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	106 of 259	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	58.7	14 of 59	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	432 of 457	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	403 of 455	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	434 of 475	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	433 of 458	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	317 of 448	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	141 of 349	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	461 of 472	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	452 of 466	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	463 of 470	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	470 of 480	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	462 of 476	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	385 of 453	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	277 of 371	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	33.6	171 of 268	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	419 of 488	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	317 of 488	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	279 of 480	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	341 of 470	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)76th percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2018)36th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science13%-36 vs state

Math11%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	916 N. 16 Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 836-4157	549	29	18.9	90.9%	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.4	517^th of 534 public middle schools	3.2%		8.4	511^th of 535 public middle schools	4.5%	6		13.3	13.3		27.2	33.2	19.9	26.7		12.9	12.2	7.7	10.9	$18,615	$2,399	$16,215
Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	810 S. 16th Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3601	820	40	20.3	83.0%	46 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18.2	449^th of 534 public middle schools	15.9%		19.5	450^th of 535 public middle schools	15.9%	1		25.8	25.8		32.7	41.7	33.6	36.1		22.1	21.7	19.7	21.2	$18,194	$2,363	$15,831
Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8600	815	46	17.9	84.8%	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	773 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	28.4	388^th of 534 public middle schools	27.3%		29.3	376^th of 535 public middle schools	29.7%	12		20.7	20.7		34.4	39.4	30.8	34.7		39.2	32.8	36.1	36.1	$17,461	$1,194	$16,266
Granger Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1003	425	24	17.7	92.7%	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.3	461^st of 534 public middle schools	13.7%		13.2	481^st of 535 public middle schools	10.1%	20	17.7	17.4	17.5	20.0	38.0	24.2	34.2	29.0	13.5	33.7	19.0	10.7	18.6	$18,755	$1,452	$17,303
Zillah Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Cutler Way	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5511	300	16	18.4	72.0%	85 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.4	332^nd of 534 public middle schools	37.8%		30.8	366^th of 535 public middle schools	31.6%	34		32.3	32.3		38.5	38.5	55.2	44.0		26.4	35.6	39.6	34.0	$15,801	$440	$15,360
Housel Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Highland Dr.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 786-1732	529	34	15.4	75.8%	123 (23.3%)	3 (0.6%)	381 (72.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	19.4	445^th of 534 public middle schools	16.7%		18.9	452^nd of 535 public middle schools	15.5%	7		25.4	25.4		37.8	30.6	26.8	31.3		27.3	23.5	28.7	26.4	$17,645	$1,705	$15,940
Toppenish Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Goldendale Avenue	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-2730	757	40	19.0	89.7%	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	657 (86.8%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	9.5	500^th of 534 public middle schools	6.4%		8.2	512^th of 535 public middle schools	4.3%	12		20.5	20.5		20.8	29.9	24.8	25.0		15.1	21.3	14.8	16.9	$17,393	$1,238	$16,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Vista Middle School

What high school do graduates of Sierra Vista Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle School usually go on to attend Sunnyside High School

What district is Sierra Vista Middle School in?

Sunnyside School District

Is Sierra Vista Middle School a good school?

Sierra Vista Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Vista Middle School?

Students at Sierra Vista Middle School are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

How many students attend Sierra Vista Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Sierra Vista Middle School.

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