How does Sitting Bull Academy compare to other elementary schools in Apple Valley?

Sitting Bull Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.6/100, placing it at the 18th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 5,150 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sitting Bull Academy?

12.4% of students at Sitting Bull Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sitting Bull Academy improving or declining?

Sitting Bull Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 19.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sitting Bull Academy?

20.1% of students at Sitting Bull 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.

Sitting Bull Academy

Apple Valley Unified Apple Valley San Bernardino County 92308

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

5,150 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,708 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

62%

Teachers

68 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 58.0%

White 29.7%

Asian 2.2%

Black 5.0%

Other 5.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sitting Bull Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.4%
Met Standard	19.1%
Below Standard	68.5%

Exceeded

12.4%

Met

19.1%

Below

68.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Sitting Bull Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Apple Valley Unified district average of 7.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 19.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

31.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-19.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

5,150

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	124	18.6%	20.2%	21.0%	40.3%	38.7%
4th	146	20.6%	19.2%	21.2%	39.0%	39.7%
5th	127	5.5%	21.3%	25.2%	48.0%	26.8%
6th	131	15.3%	25.9%	26.7%	32.1%	41.2%
7th	369	12.7%	27.9%	26.6%	32.8%	40.6%
8th	393	9.9%	21.9%	32.3%	35.9%	31.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	122	18.9%	24.6%	19.7%	36.9%	43.4%
4th	147	12.9%	21.8%	35.4%	29.9%	34.7%
5th	126	4.8%	11.9%	32.5%	50.8%	16.7%
6th	130	6.2%	13.8%	30.0%	50.0%	20.0%
7th	367	10.3%	13.9%	27.3%	48.5%	24.3%
8th	393	13.5%	7.6%	20.6%	58.3%	21.1%

Nearby schools

3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1

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Victor Elementary · 2.3 mi

51.1

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Apple Valley Unified · 1.1 mi

39.5

Sandia Academy

Apple Valley Unified · 2.7 mi

23.7

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