Raymond Avenue Elementary vs Sierra Vista Elementary

Sierra Vista Elementary holds a significant edge in overall rating, scoring 9.8 out of 10 compared to Raymond Avenue Elementary's 8.6 out of 10 — a 1.2-point gap that reflects a wide difference in measured outcomes. That gap sharpens considerably when viewed through state rankings: Sierra Vista Elementary ranks #1 of 9,533 schools in California, while Raymond Avenue Elementary ranks #548 — still a strong position in absolute terms, but a world apart from the top of the state.

Academically, the separation is the starkest data point. Sierra Vista Elementary scores 9.5 out of 10 on academic performance versus Raymond Avenue Elementary's 7.0 out of 10 — a 2.5-point delta that represents the largest single-category difference between the two schools. Growth scores tell a closer story: Raymond Avenue Elementary earns a 9.6 out of 10, while Sierra Vista Elementary reaches a perfect 10.0. Both schools are developing students at an exceptional rate; the academic gap is a function of starting points, not trajectory.

Raymond Avenue Elementary enrolls 465 students to Sierra Vista Elementary's 151, making Raymond Avenue more than three times larger. That scale shows up in staffing: Raymond Avenue carries a 21.1:1 student-teacher ratio versus Sierra Vista's 16.8:1, meaning Sierra Vista students see meaningfully more individual teacher attention on average. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility runs high at both schools — 92% at Raymond Avenue Elementary and 84% at Sierra Vista Elementary — indicating both campuses serve predominantly low-income families, though the gap suggests Sierra Vista's population is modestly less economically concentrated.

One structural difference affects older elementary students: Sierra Vista Elementary serves grades KG through 6, while Raymond Avenue Elementary caps at grade 5. Families with rising sixth-graders would face a transition out of Raymond Avenue a year earlier than at Sierra Vista. The two schools sit 11.7 miles apart within Los Angeles, so this is a comparison driven by program and outcome differences rather than neighborhood proximity.