Sierra Vista Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Irvine, California

Sierra Vista Middle in Irvine, California enrolled 1,282 students in 2024-25 with 48.9 full-time teachers, 26.2 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 77% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%

1,126 students in 2022-23, 1,188 students in 2023-24, 1,282 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.5 to 48.9.

Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Middle by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,188, 2024-25: 1,28205001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,1882024-251,282
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Middle by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,188, 2024-25: 1,28205001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,1882024-251,282
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Middle by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,188, 2024-25: 1,28205001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,1882024-251,282
Students enrolled at Sierra Vista Middle by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,188, 2024-25: 1,28205001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,1882024-251,282
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,12641.527.1
2023-241,18844.426.8
2024-251,28248.926.2

26.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Sierra Vista Middle 26.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Middle 26.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Sierra Vista Middle 26.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Middle 26.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Sierra Vista Middle 26.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Middle 26.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Sierra Vista Middle 26.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSierra Vista Middle 26.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 365 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sierra Vista Middle enrolled 1,096 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 365 of the 1,096 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent9.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.1% of students were Asian, 14.7% White, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian67.1%
  2. White14.7%
  3. Two or more races8.5%
  4. Hispanic8.0%
  5. Black1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sierra Vista Middle scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280%75%45%
Math, 2022-2377%69% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Irvine

6 public middle schools in Irvine report 2024-25 enrollment; Sierra Vista Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sierra Vista Middle1,28226.214.3%
Jeffrey Trail Middle1,04924.717.6%
Rancho San Joaquin Middle86024.422.0%
South Lake Middle65222.333.4%
Lakeside Middle62924.822.4%
Venado Middle50621.020.4%

All public schools in Irvine →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sierra Vista Middle

  1. Jeffrey Trail MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 1,049 students, 24.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Venado MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 506 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Sierra Vista Middle with Jeffrey Trail MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Irvine Unified spends per student$14,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,373
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSierra Vista Middle is the number 52 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.26.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sierra Vista Middle

  1. How many students attend Sierra Vista Middle?
    1,282 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,126 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Irvine, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Vista Middle?
    26.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sierra Vista Middle a Title I school?
    Sierra Vista Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sierra Vista Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sierra Vista Middle scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sierra Vista Middle in?
    Irvine Unified, NCES district ID 0684500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 068450007375 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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