Sierra Vista is an outstanding school! My daughter transferred from Lakeside, and we both agree that this school is much better. The teachers do not teach boring and unused knowledge but most teachers teach things needed in the future. This school prepares students very well for Northwood High.
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Posted by a parent on 06/21/09
Overcrowding defines the misery of this middle school. Join the Sierra Vista crowd, get lost, and be herded through middle school by Mr. No, the Vice Principle. Some great teachers. It's a tougher transition for students to this middle school than to Northwood High School. The facility is as jammed
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Posted by a parent on 06/02/09
My son and daughter goes to this school -- excellent teachers and curriculms! Out of all the middle schools in Irvine, it is the best. Many say Venado and Rancho San Joaquin Middle Schools are better-- however, those are old talks/rumors. I am very glad my children attend this school.
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Posted by a parent on 05/20/09
I've never had a problem!! Don't know what all the deal is with negative comments and the thought that Sierra Vista is a 'holding bin' till high school. True about the vice principal being much more hands on than the principal but so what? I love so much about this school and so many of the teachers
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Posted by a parent on 05/20/09
My son has had trouble with his grades even though he scores very well on his state tests. I have been impressed with the teachers as they go out of their way to help him. The problem I have is with the vice principle who is not exactly a people person and the principle whom is rarely if ever seen.
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Posted by a parent on 12/12/07
I think that Sierra Vista is a great place for learning with mind challenging and hands on ways of learning.
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Posted by a parent on 12/11/07
The school is underfunded and overcrowed. I had heard negative comments about the school but have found my son is doing OK, he had always gotten A's but now is struggling with getting B's. However I can't really say whether it is him adjusting to class changing and being more responsible or wheter
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Posted by a parent on 11/30/05
I am not very familiar with this school yet, as we moved into this school's boundaries in the middle of April. I can tell you I was not impressed, the teachers and principal did not seem to care about the students the way they did in my son's previous school in Maryland. We have moved around a lot,
... Read more and even during mid year moves such as this one my son has always obtained straight a's, but at Sierra Vista his grades were considerably worse. Since he has always scored in the 98-99th percentile on his state tests, I can't help but wonder what made this transition so hard - and it's not that the school's in California are academically harder, as my two daughters maintained their grades at their new Californian elementary school in the same district. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/16/05
Avoid at all costs! Very poor teaching and administrative staff. Many students coming into high school are very ill-prepared for the curriculum. The principal does not appear to like kids at all and is unable to build a teaching team that is focused, competent, and professional. Music program is
... Read more good, art program is awful. Range of electives is poor. School rules not enforced or enforced inconsistently. Read less
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Irvine schools — Sierra Vista Middle School is located at 2 Liberty, Irvine CA 92620. 2 Liberty is in the Northwood neighborhood and 92620 ZIP code in Irvine, CA The school district for Sierra Vista Middle School is the Irvine Unified School District. Sierra Vista Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7 - 8.
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