Schools · Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista, AZ schools
Sierra Vista’s public schools score well above Arizona’s averages: 62% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide. Kids attend Colonel Johnston Elementary School or Colonel Smith Middle School or General Myer Elementary School.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A
Sierra Vista’s School Grade: A
The public schools Sierra Vista’s kids attend outperform 90% of Arizona’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
ATest scores
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (151)Better than 99%
High confidence. Built on 522 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests, each against the state average. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Arizona only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Arizona with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Sierra Vista kids go to school
Grades PK–8
Colonel Johnston Elementary School or A-Colonel Smith Middle School or A+General Myer Elementary School
Depends on your address Fort Huachuca Accommodation DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (grades PK–8, Fort Huachuca Accommodation)62%
State average 38.5%
Math (grades PK–8, Fort Huachuca Accommodation)59%
State average 31.2%
Districts
The district serving Sierra Vista
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Colleges
Sierra Vista is home to Cochise County Community College District
Cochise County Community College DistrictUniversity or college · Public · Sierra Vista2,599on campus
More about Cochise County Community College District →Every school
All 25 schools in Sierra Vista
Showing 1–25 of 25 schools
Joyce Clark Middle SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 462 students
BPublicLeman Academy of Excellence-Sierra VistaElementary · Grades K–8 · 394 students
A-CharterCenter for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 360 students
B+CharterHuachuca Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 360 students
B+PublicVillage Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 338 students
B+PublicTown & Country Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 327 students
B-PublicPueblo Del Sol Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 324 students
B+PublicCarmichael Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 285 students
CPublicColonel Johnston Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 270 students
PublicColonel Smith Middle SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 258 students
A-PublicGeneral Myer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 246 students
A+PublicBella Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 232 students
B+PublicBuena High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,715 students
C+PublicCenter for Academic Success #1 - Sierra Vista 9-12High · Grades 9–12 · 130 students
DCharterPPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 75 students
DCharterCTD - Cochise CollegeHigh · Grades 9–12 · 5 students
PublicCTD - Buena High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicSierra Vista OnlineHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicAmerican Leadership Academy - Sierra Vista K-12Other · Grades K–12 · 704 students
CharterBerean AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 352 students
CCharterCarmichael Elementary PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK
PublicSvusd AoiOther · Grades K–12
PublicLeman Academy of Excellence Sierra VistaGrades M
CharterFirst Baptist Christian AcademyOther · Grades PK–11 · 225 students
PrivateVeritas Christian Community SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 129 students
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.