Is Sierra View Elementary a good school?

Sierra View Elementary ranks 1596 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 627 students attended Sierra View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra View Elementary?

Students at Sierra View Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sierra View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Oakdale Junior High High : Oakdale High

Sierra View Elementary

Summary:

Sierra View Elementary is a public elementary school located in Oakdale, California, serving 652 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 819 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Sierra View Elementary consistently outperforms both the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 55.56% of Sierra View students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.19% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 52.97% of Sierra View students were proficient or better, compared to 34.86% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's exceptional performance extends to all student subgroups, including English Language Learners and Special Education students, who rank in the top 10% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively.

While Sierra View Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2018-2019 to 17.3% in 2022-2023. This trend warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying causes and improve student attendance. Compared to nearby schools, Sierra View outperforms Fair Oaks Elementary and Cloverland Elementary in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District, but the performance gap is not as significant as the one between Sierra View and lower-performing schools in the Riverbank Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

1323 East J St.
Oakdale, CA 95361-8860

(209) 848-4200

District: Oakdale Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1596^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,783

Students who attend Sierra View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oakdale Junior High
High:	Oakdale High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 627

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

45.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sierra View Elementary ranks better than 72.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.94. (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 Racial makeup is: White (46.4%), Hispanic (45.9%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra View Elementary is 22.3, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sierra View Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra View Elementary is $6,783, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sierra View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra View Elementary 1596^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sierra View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Oakdale Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakdale Joint Unified 819^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sierra View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	68.76	1425^th	5113	72.1%
2008	72.64	1298^th	5113	74.6%
2009	70.66	1407^th	5193	72.9%
2010	74.92	1239^th	5314	76.7%
2011	66.62	1658^th	5377	69.2%
2012	73.65	1349^th	5390	75.0%
2013	77.94	1162^nd	5530	79.0%
2015	49.98	2444^th	5611	56.4%
2016	51.59	2412^th	5614	57.0%
2017	56.70	2190^th	5692	61.5%
2018	60.30	2026^th	5662	64.2%
2019	76.17	1340^th	5789	76.9%
2021	73.13	348^th	1417	75.4%
2022	66.09	1781^st	5883	69.7%
2023	71.31	1524^th	5874	74.1%
2024	69.94	1596^th	5862	72.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.65	1088^th	3246	66.5%
2019	82.11	287^th	3275	91.2%
2021	81.71	52^nd	602	91.4%
2022	64.36	624^th	3311	81.2%
2023	79.73	275^th	3250	91.5%
2024	76.66	282^nd	3160	91.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.29	420^th	2420	82.6%
2024	75.76	415^th	2634	84.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.12	2483^rd	5084	51.2%
2019	73.05	1028^th	5173	80.1%
2021	78.93	146^th	1110	86.8%
2022	68.26	1258^th	5264	76.1%
2023	76.94	898^th	5374	83.3%
2024	63.31	1611^th	5511	70.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.24	2479^th	5413	54.2%
2019	70.60	1470^th	5492	73.2%
2021	68.99	353^rd	1267	72.1%
2022	61.21	1884^th	5635	66.6%
2023	65.17	1711^th	5617	69.5%
2024	60.22	1943^rd	5605	65.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.54	252^nd	2128	88.2%
2019	91.85	148^th	2585	94.3%
2022	74.43	373^rd	2227	83.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.12	1600^th	5431	70.5%
2019	78.25	1162^nd	5510	78.9%
2021	74.89	295^th	1272	76.8%
2022	69.50	1555^th	5663	72.5%
2023	73.85	1341^st	5650	76.3%
2024	76.00	1233^rd	5636	78.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.09	2030^th	4830	58.0%
2019	78.12	780^th	4963	84.3%
2022	70.84	1118^th	5084	78.0%
2023	68.35	1265^th	5098	75.2%
2024	73.25	1033^rd	5102	79.8%

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Rank History for White students at Sierra View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.01	1418^th	2737	48.2%
2019	58.81	1251^st	2834	55.9%
2022	48.64	1503^rd	2726	44.9%
2023	56.99	1231^st	2662	53.8%
2024	53.42	1314^th	2647	50.4%

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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 Sierra View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	416	2	24	240	4	n/a	n/a	47	733
2007	409	4	22	244	5	n/a	n/a	52	736
2008	395	3	15	241	6	n/a	n/a	0	660
2009	385	5	20	241	7	0	63	0	721
2010	441	1	23	267	10	0	4	0	746
2011	426	5	18	259	7	1	10	0	726
2012	409	5	15	260	6	1	11	0	707
2013	378	5	8	285	5	1	13	0	695
2014	364	2	8	297	7	2	15	0	695
2015	349	5	5	316	7	2	20	0	704
2016	344	7	8	300	6	2	24	0	691
2017	339	6	6	290	6	2	24	0	673
2018	327	8	5	284	5	0	23	0	652
2019	319	11	8	273	3	0	18	0	632
2020	324	9	9	284	3	0	23	0	652
2021	306	6	11	276	3	0	23	0	625
2022	310	2	11	290	3	0	26	0	642
2023	314	5	9	297	3	0	24	0	652
2024	291	6	8	288	6	1	27	0	627

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 Sierra View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	733	33.7	21.8	45.5
2007	736	36.0	20.4	44
2008	660	44.0	15.0	40.2
2009	721	38.0	16.8	42.3
2010	746	34.0	21.9	46.6
2011	726	n/a	n/a	44.9
2012	707	31.0	22.8	n/a
2013	695	31.0	22.4	44.9
2014	695	29.0	23.9	43.9
2015	704	32.0	22.0	46
2016	691	30.0	23.0	46.3
2017	673	28.0	24.0	45.2
2018	652	27.0	24.1	47.1
2019	632	26.0	24.3	47.3
2020	652	n/a	n/a	48
2021	625	28.0	22.3	45.8
2022	642	32.0	20.0	43
2023	652	29.0	22.4	46.5
2024	627	28.0	22.3	46.1

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 Sierra View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	733	33.7	21.8	45.5
2007	736	36.0	20.4	44
2008	660	44.0	15.0	40.2
2009	721	38.0	16.8	42.3
2010	746	34.0	21.9	46.6
2011	726	n/a	n/a	44.9
2012	707	31.0	22.8	n/a
2013	695	31.0	22.4	44.9
2014	695	29.0	23.9	43.9
2015	704	32.0	22.0	46
2016	691	30.0	23.0	46.3
2017	673	28.0	24.0	45.2
2018	652	27.0	24.1	47.1
2019	632	26.0	24.3	47.3
2020	652	n/a	n/a	48
2021	625	28.0	22.3	45.8
2022	642	32.0	20.0	43
2023	652	29.0	22.4	46.5
2024	627	28.0	22.3	46.1

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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