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Sunny Hills High

Public Grades 9-12

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Sunny Hills High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 to 2,337 students in Fullerton, California, within the Fullerton Joint Union High district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 10% of California high schools, with students significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, and boasts an exceptional 98.5% graduation rate. What truly sets Sunny Hills High apart is its ability to achieve this elite status while serving a student population where nearly half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, demonstrating that high academic achievement is possible across diverse economic backgrounds. The school also shows remarkable strength in supporting specific student groups, with its low-income, military-connected, and English Learner students ranking in the state's top percentiles.

Compared to nearby schools, Sunny Hills stands out for its stable, long-term excellence and operational efficiency. While schools like Troy High also achieve very high rankings, Sunny Hills does so with lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio. It also maintains much lower chronic absenteeism than peers like Fullerton Union High or La Mirada High. This performance highlights the school's effective culture and resource use, making it a strong model of consistent excellence within the district.

2,337

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,024

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Lancer Way
Fullerton, CA 92833-2235

(714) 626-4201

District: Fullerton Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Sunny Hills High:

Elementary:	Fern Drive Elementary
	Laguna Road Elementary
	Robert C. Fisler Elementary
Middle:	D. Russell Parks Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.7%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg50%

California avg41%

122^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High

473^rd of 1,543Fullerton Joint Union High 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	94.0	122 of 2162	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	164 of 2159	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	106 of 2170	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	207 of 2123	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	137 of 1290	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	191 of 2133	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	214 of 2017	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	93.0	129 of 2021	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	175 of 2039	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	96 of 1994	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	78 of 2426	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	48 of 2354	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.8	79 of 2367	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	99 of 2281	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.7	105 of 2238	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.7	90 of 2117	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	81 of 2063	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	76.6	171 of 1968	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	67.5	285 of 1901	85.0%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	175 of 1653	89.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.6	71 of 517	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	80 of 585	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	152 of 573	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	99 of 591	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	207 of 581	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	223 of 582	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	170 of 581	70.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	363 of 1161	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	136 of 555	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	303 of 1117	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	378 of 1052	64.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	140 of 1085	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	32 of 1064	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.6	319 of 1044	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.6	31 of 467	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	22 of 941	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	62 of 938	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	89 of 1906	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	174 of 1915	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	111 of 1915	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	195 of 1858	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	115 of 1054	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	208 of 1833	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	169 of 1760	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	258 of 1900	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	297 of 1902	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	286 of 1917	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	348 of 1861	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	330 of 1814	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	448 of 1742	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	91 of 2013	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	109 of 2026	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	101 of 2030	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	131 of 1943	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	111 of 1126	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	159 of 1937	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	260 of 1862	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	155 of 1942	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	135 of 1948	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	121 of 1963	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	209 of 1916	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	142 of 1122	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	182 of 1880	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	257 of 1834	86.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	9 of 175	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	62.9	62 of 168	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	186 of 577	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	125 of 574	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	33 of 541	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.0	166 of 515	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	114 of 422	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	120 of 366	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	250 of 1252	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	604 of 1216	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	371 of 1197	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	147 of 1155	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	231 of 1173	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	100 of 1193	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	65.7	384 of 1204	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	312 of 1222	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	391 of 1173	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2024)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science56%+24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Fantastic. Just fantastic. I love this school, it has the rigorous academia and for the most part, wonderful teachers to help the college bound student in his/her quest to getting into a top university. Be a Lancer, BEAT TROY! Close Quote

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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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunny Hills High	Public	9-12	1801 Lancer Way	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4201	2,337	93	25.2	48.5%	229 (9.8%)	32 (1.4%)	793 (33.9%)	1,137 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	139 (5.9%)	94	122^nd of 2162 public high schools	94.4%		92.9	164^th of 2159 public high schools	92.4%	42	56.2		56.2	80.6	80.6	63.2	63.2	$16,024	$945	$15,079
Fullerton Union High	Public	9-12	201 East Chapman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-3801	1,880	72	26.0	62.8%	320 (17.0%)	18 (1.0%)	1,265 (67.3%)	142 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (6.4%)	70.7	588^th of 2162 public high schools	72.8%		73	523^rd of 2159 public high schools	75.8%	65	34.7	18.2	34.2	63.0	63.0	37.2	37.2	$17,667	$1,083	$16,584
Buena Park High	Public	9-12	8833 Academy Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 992-8601	1,682	73	22.9	90.6%	61 (3.6%)	37 (2.2%)	1,421 (84.5%)	112 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	30 (1.8%)	38.4	1302^nd of 2162 public high schools	39.8%		49.6	1005^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	297	20.2	14.3	20.0	40.6	40.6	20.0	20.0	$17,411	$1,144	$16,267
El Camino High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	14640 Mercado Ave.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3595	256	18	13.9	74.2%	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	224 (87.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	11.4	1945^th of 2162 public high schools	10.0%		10.6	2032^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.9%	87	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	4.1	7.7	7.7	$25,373	$2,091	$23,282
La Mirada High	Public	9-12	13520 Adelfa Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3315	1,726	73	23.6	57.0%	204 (11.8%)	45 (2.6%)	1,244 (72.1%)	178 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	41 (2.4%)	87	265^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		74.7	483^rd of 2159 public high schools	77.6%	218	47.4		46.6	70.6	70.6	54.1	54.1	$18,975	$1,427	$17,548
Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	505 North Euclid St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 576-2714	210	7	28.2	84.3%	23 (11.0%)	7 (3.3%)	163 (77.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.2%)	17.4	1735^th of 2162 public high schools	19.8%		25.7	1575^th of 2159 public high schools	27.0%	160				25.8	25.8	4.5	4.5	$80,389	$462	$79,927
North Orange County Regional Occupational Program	Public	7-12	385 North Muller St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	North Orange County Regional Occupational Program-Adult	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 502-5800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sonora High	Public	9-12	401 South Palm St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-2003	1,779	75	23.8	66.5%	220 (12.4%)	21 (1.2%)	1,317 (74.0%)	173 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	75.2	494^th of 2162 public high schools	77.2%		81.6	384^th of 2159 public high schools	82.2%	110	38.3		37.7	68.1	68.1	36.9	36.9	$17,428	$991	$16,437
Troy High	Public	9-12	2200 East Dorothy Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4401	2,504	108	23.1	39.7%	275 (11.0%)	27 (1.1%)	710 (28.4%)	1,301 (52.0%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	167 (6.7%)	97.9	36^th of 2162 public high schools	98.3%		97.9	45^th of 2159 public high schools	97.9%	9	75.3		75.3	87.1	87.1	78.0	78.0	$17,384	$974	$16,410
Savanna High	Public	9-12	301 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4262	1,466	65	22.4	89.6%	61 (4.2%)	35 (2.4%)	1,215 (82.9%)	120 (8.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	37.8	1314^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		38.7	1276^th of 2159 public high schools	40.9%	38	22.8	26.3	23.0	44.3	44.3	12.4	12.4	$18,986	$1,296	$17,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunny Hills High

What district is Sunny Hills High in?

Fullerton Joint Union High

What schools feed into Sunny Hills High?

Sunny Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fern Drive Elementary
Elementary : Laguna Road Elementary
Elementary : Robert C. Fisler Elementary
Middle : D. Russell Parks Junior High

How many students attend Sunny Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,337 students attended Sunny Hills High.

What is the racial makeup of Sunny Hills High?

Students at Sunny Hills High are 49% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Sunny Hills High a good school?

Yes. Sunny Hills High ranks in the top 5.6% of California high schools.

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