Ann Street Elementary vs Sierra Vista Elementary

Sierra Vista Elementary holds a commanding position in California's school rankings, sitting at #1 of 9,533 schools statewide, while Ann Street Elementary ranks #536 — itself a strong showing, but separated by the full distance between first and a top-6% finish. The overall rating gap of 1.2 points (Ann Street Elementary at 8.6/10, Sierra Vista Elementary at 9.8/10) understates the magnitude of that state rank difference: Sierra Vista Elementary is the top-ranked elementary school in California.

The academic score delta between these two Los Angeles schools is the sharpest contrast in the data. Ann Street Elementary scores 5.8/10 on academics against Sierra Vista Elementary's 9.5/10 — a 3.7-point gap that reflects a substantial difference in measured proficiency outcomes. Growth tells a different story: Ann Street Elementary earns a 9.8/10 growth score, nearly matching Sierra Vista Elementary's perfect 10.0/10. Students at Ann Street are gaining ground at a rate that nearly mirrors the state's top-ranked school, even as their baseline proficiency trails significantly.

Ann Street Elementary serves 76 students against Sierra Vista Elementary's 151, roughly half the enrollment, in a school 4.6 miles away in the same city. Ann Street's student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 is modestly tighter than Sierra Vista Elementary's 16.8:1. Ann Street Elementary's free and reduced lunch rate stands at 96%, compared to 84% at Sierra Vista Elementary — a 12-point gap indicating Ann Street serves a higher-poverty population, which makes its near-perfect growth score especially notable as a measure of instructional effectiveness relative to incoming student circumstances.

Sierra Vista Elementary extends one grade further, serving students through 6th grade (KG–06), while Ann Street Elementary tops out at 5th grade (KG–05). Families with children moving toward middle school will encounter a transition one year earlier at Ann Street. At 76 total students, Ann Street also operates at a significantly smaller scale, which may appeal to families who prioritize community feel, while Sierra Vista's larger population of 151 offers more peer diversity within a single campus.