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Sunnyside Elementary

Q: Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 1312 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyside Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 500 students in the Garden Grove Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and outperforming state averages in English and Math despite a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

What makes Sunnyside Elementary stand out is its exceptional effectiveness with its specific student population. While its overall state ranking is solid, it ranks in the top 10% statewide for supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families. This means the school has proven systems to help the students who need it most succeed. Interestingly, Sunnyside achieves these strong academic results while spending less per student than many nearby schools like Merton E. Hill Elementary and Excelsior Elementary. Performance also gets stronger as students move up in grades, with 6th graders scoring significantly higher than younger students.

The school does face a notable challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than at similar schools in the district such as Post Elementary and A. G. Cook Elementary. Addressing this could be a key opportunity for further improvement. Compared to a school in a neighboring district, like Anderson Elementary in the Westminster district, all Garden Grove Unified schools show a strong systemic advantage. In summary, Sunnyside is a school that delivers significant value, especially for vulnerable learners, within a supportive district framework.

500

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,886

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9972 East Russell Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2431

(714) 663-6158

District: Garden Grove Unified

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High:	Bolsa Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.4%

Hispanic:

40.8%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,312^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 44Elementary Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified 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	76.4	1312 of 5857	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	1153 of 5869	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	982 of 5859	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	1014 of 5883	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	1037 of 5789	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	552 of 5662	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	640 of 5692	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.8	863 of 5614	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	1146 of 5611	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	1431 of 5530	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	1188 of 5390	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	1038 of 5377	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	829 of 5314	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	1298 of 5193	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	1329 of 5113	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.6	1566 of 5113	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	1508 of 4818	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	1880 of 4822	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.1	2100 of 4809	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	672 of 1203	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	660 of 1205	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	579 of 1190	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	574 of 1154	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	593 of 1149	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	406 of 1071	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.6	154 of 3162	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	163 of 3245	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	111 of 3311	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	346 of 3275	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	197 of 3246	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	1269 of 5597	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	1137 of 5612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	1092 of 5609	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	1219 of 5635	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	1085 of 5492	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	604 of 5413	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1985 of 5107	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	1585 of 5107	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	1021 of 5087	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	1379 of 5084	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	1633 of 4963	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.3	522 of 4830	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	476 of 5460	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	495 of 5517	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	231 of 5363	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	248 of 5264	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	360 of 5173	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	67 of 5084	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	1285 of 5628	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	1117 of 5643	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	865 of 5638	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	798 of 5663	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	974 of 5510	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	541 of 5431	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.3	487 of 2834	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

White (2019)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science42%+9 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)					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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	9972 East Russell Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6158	500	19	25.9	82.6%	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	204 (40.8%)	257 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.4%)	76.4	1312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		80	1153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	159	41.8	41.8	55.6	54.7	62.8	73.0	62.0	53.2	53.1	48.8	70.3	56.4	$15,886	$1,544	$14,342
A. G. Cook Elementary	Public	K-6	9802 Woodbury Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6251	345	16	22.1	64.6%	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (19.1%)	249 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	96.4	207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	58	66.7	66.7	82.1	91.3	77.8	93.4	86.9	82.1	87.0	62.2	75.4	76.4	$19,126	$1,646	$17,480
Excelsior Elementary	Public	K-6	10421 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6106	426	19	23.0	80.5%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (35.2%)	260 (61.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	91.2	599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.4	730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	131	67.9	67.9	82.7	65.2	76.8	66.1	72.8	86.5	65.2	67.9	57.6	69.0	$18,366	$1,576	$16,790
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	13451 Taft Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6131	390	16	25.1	84.6%	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (64.1%)	131 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	48	2696^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		48	2664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	32	32.0	32.0	33.9	42.9	55.1	47.4	44.4	40.7	44.0	28.0	36.8	37.5	$17,068	$1,634	$15,434
Merton E. Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9681 11th St.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6561	278	14	20.5	86.0%	9 (3.2%)	7 (2.5%)	82 (29.5%)	163 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	83.3	998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.3	1141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	38.2	38.2	65.2	58.1	80.7	68.4	68.3	69.6	60.6	52.9	73.7	64.1	$26,614	$3,748	$22,866
Morningside Elementary	Public	K-6	10521 Morningside Dr.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6328	416	17	24.4	76.0%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (33.2%)	254 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	80.6	1135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.2	1103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	32	41.8	41.8	44.2	60.7	58.2	80.3	63.5	58.1	71.4	50.9	77.6	66.1	$16,936	$1,356	$15,580
Brookhurst Elementary	Public	K-6	9821 William Dalton Way	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6556	427	18	23.6	83.6%	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	255 (59.7%)	125 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	52.3	2475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		52.6	2423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	52	30.9	30.9	46.4	50.8	45.5	38.1	45.8	51.8	42.2	41.8	28.6	41.9	$17,483	$1,651	$15,832
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-6	8902 Hewitt Pl.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7201	445	20	21.7	80.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	227 (51.0%)	185 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	24.6	4446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		30.4	3896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	550	15.9	15.9	16.1	21.9	26.7	41.4	27.0	34.5	24.3	15.9	32.9	26.8	$23,036	$2,579	$20,457
Ethel M. Evans Elementary	Public	K-6	12281 Nelson St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6558	410	17	24.1	79.8%	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	221 (53.9%)	166 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	65.9	1796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		77.6	1264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	532	22.6	22.6	45.8	59.6	58.1	58.2	55.3	66.7	55.8	35.5	53.6	52.6	$17,998	$1,839	$16,159
Stanford Elementary	Public	K-6	12721 Magnolia Ave.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6458	488	19	26.2	73.4%	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	194 (39.8%)	252 (51.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	77	1285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		74	1412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	127	43.6	43.6	50.0	52.4	74.4	74.0	64.3	63.5	44.4	46.2	71.2	56.0	$18,087	$2,031	$16,056

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 51% Asian, 41% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High : Bolsa Grande High

Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 1312^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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