How does Sierra Vista Middle compare to other middle schools in Baldwin Park?

Sierra Vista Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.0/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,376 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sierra Vista Middle?

13.9% of students at Sierra Vista Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sierra Vista Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sierra Vista Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sierra Vista Middle?

13.1% of students at Sierra Vista Middle 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 Vista Middle

Middle School

Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin ParkLos Angeles County91706

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

734 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

40 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

32.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 84 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic88.8%

White0.9%

Asian7.4%

Black0.1%

Other2.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sierra Vista Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.9%
Met Standard	23.0%
Below Standard	63.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Sierra Vista Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Baldwin Park Unified district average of 13.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.5 points higher (vs 10.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 32.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

13.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,376

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	231	12.6%	29.9%	27.3%	30.3%	42.4%
7th	222	13.1%	28.8%	28.4%	29.7%	41.9%
8th	233	12.0%	28.8%	30.5%	28.8%	40.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	233	12.4%	18.9%	30.0%	38.6%	31.3%
7th	223	15.3%	14.8%	29.1%	40.8%	30.0%
8th	234	17.9%	17.1%	29.5%	35.5%	35.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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Middle

Sierra Vista Middle

42.050th pctile

This school

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High School

Sierra Vista High

59.474th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.