Aragon Avenue Elementary vs Sierra Vista Elementary

Sierra Vista Elementary holds an overall rating of 9.8/10 against Aragon Avenue Elementary's 8.9/10 — a 0.9-point gap that carries significant weight given the state context. Sierra Vista Elementary ranks #1 of 9,533 schools in California, making it the top-ranked school statewide. Aragon Avenue Elementary ranks #276 of 9,533, which places it in the top 3% of California schools — a strong result, though the gulf between these two neighbors is wider than the raw ratings suggest.

The sharpest difference between the two schools is academic proficiency. Sierra Vista Elementary scores 9.5/10 on academics compared to Aragon Avenue Elementary's 7.4/10 — a 2.1-point gap that reflects a meaningful difference in tested achievement outcomes. Growth is where Aragon Avenue matches Sierra Vista exactly: both schools score 10.0/10, meaning students at both campuses make exceptional year-over-year learning gains regardless of where they start. For families weighing proficiency versus progress, Aragon Avenue Elementary demonstrates that rapid growth is occurring even against lower baseline achievement numbers.

On demographics and classroom structure, Aragon Avenue Elementary enrolls 216 students across its KG–05 campus, while Sierra Vista Elementary serves 151 students in KG–06. Aragon Avenue's student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1 runs noticeably higher than Sierra Vista's 16.8:1, meaning Sierra Vista students receive more individual attention per teacher on average. Both schools serve high proportions of economically disadvantaged students — Aragon Avenue Elementary at 94% free and reduced lunch eligibility, Sierra Vista Elementary at 84% — making both genuine high-performers within a high-need context, not outliers boosted by affluent enrollment.

The grade span difference is modest but worth noting for families with older elementary-age children: Sierra Vista Elementary extends through sixth grade while Aragon Avenue Elementary tops out at fifth, requiring an earlier middle school transition for Aragon families. The two schools sit 3.8 miles apart within Los Angeles, making them a realistic geographic choice for some families in the area.