How does Sierra Preparatory Academy compare to other elementary schools in Santa Ana?

Sierra Preparatory Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.1/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,124 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sierra Preparatory Academy?

7.0% of students at Sierra Preparatory Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 18.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sierra Preparatory Academy improving or declining?

Sierra Preparatory Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sierra Preparatory Academy?

24.3% of students at Sierra Preparatory Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sierra Preparatory Academy

Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Orange County 92705

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,124 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

776 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

85%

Teachers

42 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.1%

White 0.3%

Asian 0.4%

Black 0.5%

Other 0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sierra Preparatory Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.0%
Met Standard	11.7%
Below Standard	81.3%

Exceeded

7.0%

Met

11.7%

Below

81.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Sierra Preparatory Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.0% of students exceeded standard while 11.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.5% exceeded — 6.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

18.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-15.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

24.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,124

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	37	10.8%	29.7%	32.4%	27.0%	40.5%
4th	41	4.9%	9.8%	26.8%	58.5%	14.6%
5th	36	16.7%	5.6%	30.6%	47.2%	22.2%
6th	110	10.0%	12.7%	21.8%	55.5%	22.7%
7th	151	2.6%	18.5%	21.2%	57.6%	21.2%
8th	145	4.1%	15.9%	29.0%	51.0%	20.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	38	7.9%	23.7%	31.6%	36.8%	31.6%
4th	42	7.1%	2.4%	30.9%	59.5%	9.5%
5th	37	10.8%	8.1%	16.2%	64.9%	18.9%
6th	118	4.2%	5.9%	14.4%	75.4%	10.2%
7th	157	4.5%	5.7%	16.6%	73.3%	10.2%
8th	150	3.3%	3.3%	10.0%	83.3%	6.7%