Sierra Vista Middle

Summary:

Sierra Vista Middle is a public middle school located in Covina, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 770 students. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 590 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sierra Vista Middle faces some academic challenges, with its performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 39.92% to 45.45% at Sierra Vista Middle, compared to 43.3% to 49.27% for the district and 45.82% to 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Sierra Vista Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 24.1% to 43.85%, while the district and state averages were higher. However, the school performs particularly well for African American students, ranking in the top 103 out of 626 California middle schools in 2023-2024, but struggles with White and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom half of California middle schools for these subgroups.

Another area of concern for Sierra Vista Middle is its high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 6.0% in 2018-2019 to 29.6% in 2021-2022, well above the district and state averages. When compared to higher-performing schools outside the district, such as Sandburg Middle (Glendora Unified) and Suzanne Middle (Walnut Valley Unified), Sierra Vista Middle lags significantly in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, the school performs relatively well for its Special Education students, ranking in the top 452 out of 1,550 California middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 777 East Puente St.
       Covina, CA  91723-2826


(626) 974-7300

District: Covina-Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1200th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,309 Help


Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually attend:

High:    South Hills High

Feeder schools for Sierra Vista Middle:

Elementary:    Barranca Elementary
    Ben Lomond Elementary
    Mesa Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  770

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.9%
Asian:
9.2%
White:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sierra Vista Middle ranks better than 56.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.57. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.9%), Asian (9.2%), White (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Middle is 23.5, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra Vista Middle is $7,309, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sierra Vista Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Vista Middle 1200th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sierra Vista Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Covina-Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Covina-Valley Unified 590th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sierra Vista Middle

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Rank History for all students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.57 825th 1769 53.4%
2005 44.89 901st 1777 49.3%
2006 47.18 874th 1804 51.6%
2007 43.49 1055th 1999 47.2%
2008 43.07 1090th 2005 45.6%
2009 41.44 1170th 2063 43.3%
2010 40.35 1301st 2179 40.3%
2011 41.74 1307th 2236 41.5%
2012 48.33 1136th 2259 49.7%
2013 57.39 952nd 2379 60.0%
2015 54.94 983rd 2477 60.3%
2016 58.95 895th 2497 64.2%
2017 65.70 760th 2508 69.7%
2018 51.83 1044th 2480 57.9%
2019 49.29 1170th 2715 56.9%
2022 45.48 1289th 2740 53.0%
2023 50.23 1161st 2802 58.6%
2024 48.57 1200th 2777 56.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.56 870th 1364 36.2%
2019 37.00 790th 1442 45.2%
2022 38.13 841st 1540 45.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.44 695th 1538 54.8%
2024 56.68 452nd 1550 70.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.35 1216th 2230 45.5%
2019 53.94 904th 2369 61.8%
2022 44.41 1185th 2458 51.8%
2023 53.79 909th 2549 64.3%
2024 49.83 1051st 2575 59.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.52 923rd 2262 59.2%
2019 46.67 1144th 2380 51.9%
2022 46.44 1159th 2509 53.8%
2023 49.67 1068th 2547 58.1%
2024 49.64 1070th 2546 58.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.85 545th 1369 60.2%
2019 46.34 617th 1491 58.6%
2022 52.40 522nd 1531 65.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.53 1038th 2273 54.3%
2019 50.30 1023rd 2407 57.5%
2022 42.72 1257th 2527 50.3%
2023 49.71 1072nd 2558 58.1%
2024 46.06 1188th 2547 53.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.73 401st 700 42.7%
2019 48.33 444th 745 40.4%
2022 62.21 322nd 733 56.1%
2023 61.97 314th 718 56.3%
2024 43.43 470th 741 36.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.59 78th 600 87.0%
2023 90.05 34th 614 94.5%
2024 77.03 103rd 626 83.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.99 683rd 2072 67.0%
2019 54.87 814th 2213 63.2%
2022 48.70 1042nd 2359 55.8%
2023 55.06 842nd 2391 64.8%
2024 53.30 899th 2383 62.3%
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Rank History for White students at Sierra Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.16 1123rd 1496 24.9%
2019 39.17 969th 1602 39.5%
2022 43.14 862nd 1555 44.6%
2023 38.49 946th 1552 39.0%
2024 48.65 764th 1535 50.2%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sierra Vista Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 348 29 43 140 1 n/a n/a 0 561
1989 344 15 73 125 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1990 337 26 80 139 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1991 362 24 109 161 0 n/a n/a 0 656
1992 374 32 104 148 2 n/a n/a 0 660
1993 344 36 97 161 2 n/a n/a 0 640
1994 323 34 107 211 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1995 291 64 104 271 2 n/a n/a 0 732
1996 291 64 104 271 2 n/a n/a 0 732
1997 300 38 117 251 4 n/a n/a 0 710
1998 410 56 169 372 4 n/a n/a 0 1011
1999 375 63 172 452 2 n/a n/a 0 1064
2000 390 74 176 463 1 n/a n/a 0 1104
2001 370 85 178 474 1 n/a n/a 0 1108
2002 365 79 197 595 6 n/a n/a 16 1258
2003 365 79 197 595 6 n/a n/a 16 1258
2004 355 67 188 638 6 n/a n/a 8 1262
2005 335 69 191 653 3 n/a n/a 10 1261
2006 355 68 199 656 4 n/a n/a 15 1297
2007 319 73 190 686 5 n/a n/a 18 1291
2008 289 60 169 697 4 n/a n/a 0 1219
2009 226 59 145 702 2 8 33 0 1175
2010 217 41 143 709 5 6 4 0 1125
2011 201 40 133 727 5 3 4 0 1113
2012 190 43 104 737 3 6 4 0 1087
2013 174 43 92 706 1 4 6 0 1026
2014 162 41 101 655 1 5 5 0 970
2015 136 36 95 615 0 2 4 0 888
2016 119 26 90 566 1 3 6 0 811
2017 114 33 85 560 3 3 20 0 818
2018 114 34 92 631 4 1 9 0 885
2019 99 28 87 636 3 0 9 0 862
2020 74 24 85 640 5 0 15 0 843
2021 66 22 74 639 4 1 10 0 816
2022 64 24 71 623 2 2 14 4 804
2023 65 24 71 592 5 4 8 1 770

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 Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 561 24.0 23.3 n/a
1989 557 24.8 22.4 n/a
1990 583 26.0 22.4 n/a
1991 656 25.9 25.3 n/a
1992 660 26.3 25.0 20.2
1993 640 29.0 22.1 30.6
1994 675 27.9 24.2 22.8
1995 732 28.7 25.5 28.8
1996 732 28.7 25.5 28.8
1997 710 29.4 24.1 30.3
1998 1011 43.4 23.3 30.2
1999 1064 46.4 22.9 33.6
2000 1104 48.0 23.0 34.1
2001 1108 48.6 22.8 36.7
2002 1258 49.6 25.4 38.2
2003 1258 49.6 25.4 38.2
2004 1262 49.2 25.7 38.8
2005 1261 50.8 24.8 39.8
2006 1297 46.0 28.2 39.1
2007 1291 46.1 28.0 40.7
2008 1219 53.3 22.9 42.5
2009 1175 42.4 24.2 42.1
2010 1125 42.0 26.7 50.6
2011 1113 n/a n/a 50.8
2012 1087 41.4 26.2 n/a
2013 1026 39.1 26.2 60.4
2014 970 39.0 24.8 64.9
2015 888 37.0 24.0 61.3
2016 811 37.0 21.9 63.4
2017 818 35.0 23.3 65
2018 885 37.0 23.9 61.1
2019 862 38.0 22.6 64.7
2020 843 n/a n/a 63
2021 816 35.2 23.1 64.1
2022 804 34.0 23.6 66.5
2023 770 32.7 23.5 64

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 Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 561 24.0 23.3 n/a
1989 557 24.8 22.4 n/a
1990 583 26.0 22.4 n/a
1991 656 25.9 25.3 n/a
1992 660 26.3 25.0 20.2
1993 640 29.0 22.1 30.6
1994 675 27.9 24.2 22.8
1995 732 28.7 25.5 28.8
1996 732 28.7 25.5 28.8
1997 710 29.4 24.1 30.3
1998 1011 43.4 23.3 30.2
1999 1064 46.4 22.9 33.6
2000 1104 48.0 23.0 34.1
2001 1108 48.6 22.8 36.7
2002 1258 49.6 25.4 38.2
2003 1258 49.6 25.4 38.2
2004 1262 49.2 25.7 38.8
2005 1261 50.8 24.8 39.8
2006 1297 46.0 28.2 39.1
2007 1291 46.1 28.0 40.7
2008 1219 53.3 22.9 42.5
2009 1175 42.4 24.2 42.1
2010 1125 42.0 26.7 50.6
2011 1113 n/a n/a 50.8
2012 1087 41.4 26.2 n/a
2013 1026 39.1 26.2 60.4
2014 970 39.0 24.8 64.9
2015 888 37.0 24.0 61.3
2016 811 37.0 21.9 63.4
2017 818 35.0 23.3 65
2018 885 37.0 23.9 61.1
2019 862 38.0 22.6 64.7
2020 843 n/a n/a 63
2021 816 35.2 23.1 64.1
2022 804 34.0 23.6 66.5
2023 770 32.7 23.5 64

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sierra Vista Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,309

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra Vista Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1170th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1161st of 2802 Middle schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra Vista Middle)41.740.6
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Covina-Valley Unified)42.248
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Middle)32.128.8
 3.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Covina-Valley Unified)33.330.4
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra Vista Middle)5254.4
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Covina-Valley Unified)48.752.7
 4.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Middle)39.429.1
 10.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Covina-Valley Unified)33.131.3
 1.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sierra Vista Middle)47.148.4
 1.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Covina-Valley Unified)49.948.4
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sierra Vista Middle)33.722.7
 10.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Covina-Valley Unified)34.326.5
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Sierra Vista Middle)29.425.1
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (Covina-Valley Unified)31.225.1
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students862770
 10.7%
African American2824
 14.3%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian8771
 18.4%
Hispanic636592
 6.9%
Pacific Islander04
White9965
 34.3%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.7%64%
 0.7%


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Sierra Vista Middle ranks 1200th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Sierra Vista Middle are 77% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Sierra Vista Middle usually go on to attend South Hills High

In the 2022-23 school year, 770 students attended Sierra Vista Middle.


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