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West Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Valley Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school with 422 students in Sunnyvale, part of the top-tier Cupertino Union School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

Academically, West Valley's students significantly outperform state averages, though within the elite Cupertino Union district, its scores in math and English place it in the middle among peers like Abraham Lincoln Elementary and William Faria Elementary. The school's standout strength is its exceptional attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.7%, which is better than most nearby schools and indicates a very positive and engaging school culture. It also offers a favorable student-teacher ratio of 20-to-1, providing more individualized attention than several other high-performing schools in the area.

Notably, West Valley excels in supporting specific student groups, with performance for English Learners and students in Special Education ranking in the state's 94th and 97th percentiles, respectively. While it is a consistently excellent school, interesting cross-district comparisons show that Cherry Chase Elementary in the Sunnyvale district has higher academic proficiency, and Oak Avenue Elementary in Los Altos Elementary district ranks among the state's absolute best, demonstrating that individual school quality can sometimes surpass district reputation.

422

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,049

Per pupil spending ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1635 Belleville Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-3926

(408) 245-0148

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend West Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cupertino Middle
High:	Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.9%

White:

25.8%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg82%

California avg41%

206^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cupertino Union

52^nd of 1,543Cupertino Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	206 of 5857	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	545 of 5869	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	235 of 5859	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	274 of 5883	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	36 of 1417	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	247 of 5789	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	261 of 5662	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	208 of 5692	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	370 of 5614	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	183 of 5611	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.8	71 of 5530	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	58 of 5390	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	94.6	152 of 5377	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	95.3	120 of 5314	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	95.2	148 of 5193	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	96.5	99 of 5113	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	179 of 5113	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.4	197 of 4818	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	96.2	152 of 4822	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	96.7	141 of 4809	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	120 of 1203	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	350 of 1205	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	98 of 1190	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	324 of 1154	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	314 of 1149	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	374 of 1071	65.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.9	201 of 3162	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	391 of 3275	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	447 of 3246	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	228 of 5597	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	431 of 5612	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	236 of 5609	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	292 of 5635	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	36 of 1267	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	270 of 5492	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	268 of 5413	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	604 of 5460	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	227 of 5628	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	612 of 5643	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	292 of 5638	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	253 of 5663	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	29 of 1272	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	205 of 5510	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	261 of 5431	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	67 of 718	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.3	71 of 2420	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	874 of 2598	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1562 of 2651	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1679 of 2661	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	1205 of 2726	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	578 of 2834	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	379 of 2737	86.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+45 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Science72%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Belleville Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0148	422	21	20.1	15.9%	109 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	236 (55.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	96.4	206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.4	545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	339	72.0	72.0	78.2	79.2	78.8		78.8	87.5	77.8	84.2		82.7	93.0						$19,049	$477	$18,572
Stevens Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Ainsworth Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-3312	407	20	20.3	13.3%	73 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	240 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (13.0%)	95.3	304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.8	358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	54	69.4	69.4	82.7	72.1	77.4		77.8	86.8	71.6	80.7		80.0	97.4						$21,336	$663	$20,673
Garden Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	10500 Ann Arbor Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5414	471	23	20.7	20.8%	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	393 (83.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	88.5	747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.4	544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	203	54.1	54.1	59.2	67.7	65.0		63.8	81.6	73.0	75.4		76.8							$17,540	$500	$17,040
Montclaire Elementary	Public	K-5	1160 St. Joseph Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 967-9388	442	20	22.2	8.8%	115 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	231 (52.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.6%)	97	148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.6	107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	41	76.1	76.1	83.8	73.9	82.9		80.3	88.6	83.1	84.5		85.4	94.5	95.9	97.3	97.3	95.9	97.3	$17,225	$267	$16,958
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	334	17	20.0	2.7%	105 (31.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	162 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.0%)	98.4	39^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	33^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	88.2	88.2	85.7	80.4	90.2	88.0	86.2	91.8	83.0	86.3	94.0	88.8							$23,057	$297	$22,760
Chester W. Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	545 East Cheyenne Dr.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 736-2180	350	16	21.8	50.6%	46 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	134 (38.3%)	122 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	1124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	307	38.4	38.4	58.5	59.0	55.7		57.4	69.1	64.3	48.0		58.8	96.3						$17,978	$1,147	$16,831
Cherry Chase Elementary	Public	K-5	1138 Heatherstone Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8200	622	30	20.5	7.2%	148 (23.8%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	340 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.1%)	97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	82	75.5	75.5	87.7	85.9	87.8		87.2	84.8	82.9	83.0		83.7							$21,898	$2,874	$19,024
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	21710 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-4798	662	27	24.7	14.4%	41 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.1%)	497 (75.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	97.7	100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	61^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	39	73.3	73.3	77.7	83.6	83.3		81.9	88.5	90.7	90.8		90.2							$14,936	$293	$14,643
William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	99.4	5^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	4^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	89.9	89.9	94.7	92.0	94.5		93.7	96.8	98.2	96.3		97.2	96.9			96.9			$13,787	$206	$13,581
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary	Public	K-5	592 Dunholme Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 732-3363	840	35	23.8	21.3%	237 (28.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52 (6.2%)	452 (53.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.2	415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	30	63.9	63.9	66.7	75.5	77.6		73.0	75.0	81.3	74.6		77.1	98.2						$15,776	$328	$15,448

Frequently Asked Questions about West Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cupertino Middle
High : Homestead High

What district is West Valley Elementary in?

Cupertino Union

How many students attend West Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended West Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Valley Elementary?

Students at West Valley Elementary are 56% Asian, 26% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is West Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! West Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 206^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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