Is Sitting Bull Academy a good school?

Sitting Bull Academy ranks 3376 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sitting Bull Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,618 students attended Sitting Bull Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sitting Bull Academy?

Students at Sitting Bull Academy are 55% Hispanic, 33% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sitting Bull Academy attend?

Students who attend Sitting Bull Academy usually go on to attend: High : Apple Valley High

Sitting Bull Academy

Summary:

Sitting Bull Academy is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Apple Valley, California, with 1,618 students. The school is part of the Apple Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1343 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sitting Bull Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from 1688 out of 5390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 3376 out of 5862 in 2023-2024.

Academically, Sitting Bull Academy's performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.54% to 46.83% in English Language Arts and 14.17% to 42.03% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 35.54% to 47.37% in ELA and 31.57% to 45.64% in Math. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than Hispanic students, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Sitting Bull Academy has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.8% in 2017-2018 to 26.9% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average of 14.3%.

While Sitting Bull Academy's academic performance is generally better than the nearby Phoenix Academy, Yucca Loma Elementary, and Sandia Elementary within the Apple Valley Unified School District, it lags behind the performance of the higher-performing schools in the neighboring Victor Elementary School District, such as Mountain View Montessori Charter and Endeavour School of Exploration.

Detail:

Public K-8

19445 Sitting Bull Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308-5002

(760) 961-8479

District: Apple Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3376^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,647

Students who attend Sitting Bull Academy usually attend:

High:

Apple Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 1,618

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

White:

33.5%

African American:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sitting Bull Academy ranks worse than 57.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.78. (See more...)

Compare Details Sitting Bull Academy ranks worse than 52% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.35. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Sitting Bull Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Apple Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.6%), White (33.5%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Apple Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sitting Bull Academy is 23.7, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sitting Bull Academy employs 67.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sitting Bull Academy is $5,647, which is the 5^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Apple Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sitting Bull Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Sitting Bull Academy 3376^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sitting Bull Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sitting Bull Academy 1443^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sitting Bull Academy in the ranking list.)

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Apple Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Apple Valley Unified 1343^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sitting Bull Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	83.36	828^th	5113	83.8%
2008	71.69	1332^nd	5113	73.9%
2009	62.97	1769^th	5193	65.9%
2010	63.11	1821^st	5314	65.7%
2011	66.95	1644^th	5377	69.4%
2012	66.76	1688^th	5390	68.7%
2013	57.31	2281^st	5530	58.8%
2015	57.86	2036^th	5611	63.7%
2016	59.08	2034^th	5614	63.8%
2017	58.12	2113^th	5692	62.9%
2018	60.73	2005^th	5662	64.6%
2019	49.58	2618^th	5789	54.8%
2022	34.05	3529^th	5883	40.0%
2023	32.31	3707^th	5874	36.9%
2024	36.78	3376^th	5862	42.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.32	1552^nd	3246	52.2%
2019	23.29	2986^th	3275	8.8%
2022	49.30	1233^rd	3311	62.8%
2023	37.35	1990^th	3250	38.8%
2024	46.82	1368^th	3160	56.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.51	1064^th	2420	56.0%
2024	33.26	1645^th	2634	37.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.93	1574^th	5084	69.0%
2019	49.02	2473^rd	5173	52.2%
2022	39.12	3083^rd	5264	41.4%
2023	40.77	3003^rd	5374	44.1%
2024	39.26	3192^nd	5511	42.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.52	1999^th	5413	63.1%
2019	50.61	2454^th	5492	55.3%
2022	33.95	3419^th	5635	39.3%
2023	35.43	3333^rd	5617	40.7%
2024	36.55	3296^th	5605	41.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.33	1028^th	2128	51.7%
2019	46.60	1077^th	2585	58.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.17	1922^nd	5431	64.6%
2019	47.68	2573^rd	5510	53.3%
2022	35.46	3317^th	5663	41.4%
2023	29.93	3787^th	5650	33.0%
2024	36.93	3276^th	5636	41.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.76	912^th	4830	81.1%
2019	57.85	1799^th	4963	63.8%
2022	37.13	3136^th	5084	38.3%
2023	39.21	2971^st	5098	41.7%
2024	40.00	2960^th	5102	42.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.98	1953^rd	2737	28.6%
2019	29.34	2171^st	2834	23.4%
2022	19.13	2293^rd	2726	15.9%
2023	14.71	2354^th	2662	11.6%
2024	26.89	2049^th	2647	22.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	63.65	723^rd	2236	67.7%
2012	52.69	1033^rd	2259	54.3%
2013	56.81	972^nd	2379	59.1%
2015	59.81	865^th	2477	65.1%
2016	59.49	883^rd	2497	64.6%
2017	47.23	1184^th	2508	52.8%
2018	58.90	875^th	2480	64.7%
2019	58.79	938^th	2715	65.5%
2022	33.76	1661^st	2740	39.4%
2023	38.75	1503^rd	2802	46.4%
2024	40.35	1443^rd	2777	48.0%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	11.76	589^th	665	11.4%
2024	34.08	467^th	699	33.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.88	253^rd	1364	81.5%
2019	35.11	871^st	1442	39.6%
2022	32.89	1093^rd	1540	29.0%
2023	45.04	578^th	1529	62.2%
2024	28.29	1322^nd	1477	10.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.42	585^th	1538	62.0%
2024	52.48	517^th	1550	66.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.83	746^th	2230	66.5%
2019	56.49	837^th	2369	64.7%
2022	34.14	1533^rd	2458	37.6%
2023	39.35	1363^rd	2549	46.5%
2024	40.31	1366^th	2575	47.0%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.75	290^th	336	13.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.04	809^th	2262	64.2%
2019	60.04	830^th	2380	65.1%
2022	34.41	1511^th	2509	39.8%
2023	36.65	1430^th	2547	43.9%
2024	36.25	1462^nd	2546	42.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.17	908^th	1369	33.7%
2019	36.71	821^st	1491	44.9%
2022	52.18	526^th	1531	65.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.44	854^th	2273	62.4%
2019	55.10	915^th	2407	62.0%
2022	33.17	1537^th	2527	39.2%
2023	40.44	1334^th	2558	47.8%
2024	43.24	1250^th	2547	50.9%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.61	414^th	700	40.9%
2019	18.77	630^th	745	15.4%
2023	45.64	458^th	718	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.35	226^th	600	62.3%
2019	60.21	222^nd	643	65.5%
2022	39.75	352^nd	637	44.7%
2023	63.03	176^th	614	71.3%
2024	50.61	268^th	626	57.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.14	531^st	2072	74.4%
2019	63.27	614^th	2213	72.3%
2022	32.65	1539^th	2359	34.8%
2023	38.61	1318^th	2391	44.9%
2024	37.33	1391^st	2383	41.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sitting Bull Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.50	856^th	1496	42.8%
2019	44.38	877^th	1602	45.3%
2022	22.97	1222^nd	1555	21.4%
2023	25.56	1162^nd	1552	25.1%
2024	35.67	967^th	1535	37.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sitting Bull Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	258	51	19	166	5	n/a	n/a	47	546
2008	261	42	20	181	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
2009	298	50	34	183	2	1	50	0	618
2010	273	69	35	225	3	2	3	0	610
2011	754	148	76	535	5	6	13	0	1537
2012	745	150	76	592	7	0	22	0	1592
2013	688	137	77	581	9	3	21	0	1516
2014	622	128	72	555	6	3	16	0	1402
2015	572	143	71	592	5	6	16	0	1405
2016	619	131	76	606	1	7	17	0	1457
2017	643	129	72	642	2	10	15	0	1513
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1663	1663
2019	730	118	66	712	5	12	40	0	1683
2020	713	110	53	780	7	13	46	0	1722
2021	621	85	50	776	5	11	51	0	1599
2022	542	79	45	811	4	6	51	0	1538
2023	542	84	43	883	6	11	48	1	1618

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sitting Bull Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	546	24.0	22.8	39.5
2008	506	26.5	19.1	52.2
2009	618	26.0	22.1	53.7
2010	610	26.0	23.4	57.7
2011	1537	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	1592	57.5	27.6	53.7
2013	1516	55.7	27.2	54.3
2014	1402	52.7	26.6	53.4
2015	1405	56.0	25.0	53.5
2016	1457	59.0	24.6	55.7
2017	1513	60.8	24.8	53.1
2018	1663	67.4	24.6	53
2019	1683	67.4	24.9	58.2
2020	1722	n/a	n/a	59.7
2021	1599	66.0	24.2	46
2022	1538	67.5	22.7	58.6
2023	1618	67.9	23.7	58.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sitting Bull Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	546	24.0	22.8	39.5
2008	506	26.5	19.1	52.2
2009	618	26.0	22.1	53.7
2010	610	26.0	23.4	57.7
2011	1537	n/a	n/a	49.4
2012	1592	57.5	27.6	53.7
2013	1516	55.7	27.2	54.3
2014	1402	52.7	26.6	53.4
2015	1405	56.0	25.0	53.5
2016	1457	59.0	24.6	55.7
2017	1513	60.8	24.8	53.1
2018	1663	67.4	24.6	53
2019	1683	67.4	24.9	58.2
2020	1722	n/a	n/a	59.7
2021	1599	66.0	24.2	46
2022	1538	67.5	22.7	58.6
2023	1618	67.9	23.7	58.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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