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Lakewood Elementary

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Lakewood Elementary ranks 3274 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 372 students in the Sunnyvale School District, which ranks in the top third statewide, though the school itself has consistently received a 2-star rating, placing it in the middle range of California elementary schools.

Academically, Lakewood's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, and it ranks near the bottom among schools in its own district, with only Vargas Elementary performing lower. This is notable when compared to higher-performing nearby schools like Fairwood Elementary and Ellis Elementary. A significant finding is that Lakewood spends much more per student—over $33,000—than comparable schools, yet this higher investment has not led to stronger academic results, creating a notable resource-outcome gap.

Despite the academic challenges, Lakewood has a clear strength in dramatically improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from pandemic highs to 11%, which is now better than the district average and schools like Ellis and Bracher Elementary. Performance varies considerably for different groups of students from year to year, and the school has shown historical effectiveness with special education students. When looking at schools in the neighboring Santa Clara Unified district, such as Ponderosa Elementary, the performance gap with similar or lower spending becomes even more pronounced.

372

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,457

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Lakechime Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-2539

(408) 522-8272

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle
High:	Fremont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

Asian:

17.7%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg53%

California avg41%

3,274^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Sunnyvale

461^st of 1,543Sunnyvale 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	39.2	3274 of 5857	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3342 of 5869	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	3083 of 5859	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3289 of 5883	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	3214 of 5789	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	3079 of 5662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	3458 of 5692	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.6	3636 of 5614	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	2984 of 5611	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	3570 of 5530	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.1	3070 of 5390	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	2754 of 5377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	2832 of 5314	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	2929 of 5193	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	3054 of 5113	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	3115 of 5113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.8	2674 of 4818	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.3	2871 of 4822	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	2602 of 4809	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1896 of 2227	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1269 of 2585	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	762 of 2128	64.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	1609 of 3162	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2305 of 3245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1712 of 3311	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2373 of 3275	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2009 of 3246	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	2972 of 5597	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3018 of 5612	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2643 of 5609	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	3331 of 5635	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3127 of 5492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	3020 of 5413	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3189 of 5107	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4100 of 5107	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3678 of 5087	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4419 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4349 of 4963	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4175 of 4830	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4301 of 5460	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3792 of 5517	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3464 of 5363	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	3155 of 5264	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3484 of 5173	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2907 of 5084	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3287 of 5628	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3400 of 5643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3278 of 5638	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2998 of 5663	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3076 of 5510	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2970 of 5431	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	1356 of 2635	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1179 of 2420	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	1364 of 2651	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1833 of 2661	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2491 of 2726	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2369 of 2737	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)49th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Lakechime Dr.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8272	372	21	18.0	33.6%	37 (9.9%)	7 (1.9%)	226 (60.8%)	66 (17.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.8%)	39.2	3274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		37.4	3342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	68																	26.8	26.8	30.1	45.9	40.3	38.3	29.7	35.5	40.9	35.3							$33,457	$2,260	$31,197
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	777 San Miguel Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8278	431	25	17.5	31.1%	45 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	296 (68.7%)	57 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	45.5	2853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		45.2	2849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	4	13.3	21.7	8.6	15.1	37.8	26.1	42.9	34.9	17.8	47.8	5.7	25.4	4.4	15.2	5.7	8.7	29.7	29.7	36.9	41.2	44.3	40.7	40.3	47.1	32.8	40.3							$29,828	$2,194	$27,634
Fairwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 Fairwood Ave.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 523-4870	324	17	18.8	23.1%	56 (17.3%)	11 (3.4%)	117 (36.1%)	102 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	75.9	1337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		71.3	1533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	196																	54.0	54.0	42.0	68.3	67.4	59.8	47.1	70.5	50.0	56.8	97.3					97.3	$26,751	$902	$25,849
Bishop Elementary	Public	K-5	450 North Sunnyvale Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8229	465	26	18.1	42.8%	39 (8.4%)	8 (1.7%)	321 (69.0%)	64 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	24 (5.2%)	44.1	2944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		35.4	3485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	541																	28.3	28.3	44.3	38.0	46.6	42.6	48.4	31.1	31.7	36.9	94.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$26,549	$1,503	$25,046
Kathryn Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	4949 Calle de Escuela	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1500	281	15	18.7	41.3%	30 (10.7%)	14 (5.0%)	120 (42.7%)	98 (34.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.6%)	51.6	2522^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		45.6	2828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	306																	24.4	24.4	63.6	37.5	47.8	50.8	55.8	34.4	30.4	40.5							$32,881	$1,337	$31,544
Ellis Elementary	Public	K-5	550 East Olive Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8260	768	36	21.5	24.6%	90 (11.7%)	9 (1.2%)	314 (40.9%)	305 (39.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.9%)	69.1	1644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		73.5	1432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.6%	212																	43.6	43.6	51.8	59.8	50.8	53.9	54.8	55.1	47.6	52.3							$22,501	$1,064	$21,437
Braly Elementary	Public	K-5	675 Gail Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1000	381	18	20.7	31.5%	54 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (36.5%)	163 (42.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	72.8	1480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		67.4	1712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	232																	43.4	43.4	50.0	64.7	62.3	58.9	47.4	58.5	56.6	54.0	94.7	97.3		96.0	97.3		$31,197	$1,301	$29,896
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Ponderosa Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4000	524	24	22.1	28.4%	88 (16.8%)	5 (1.0%)	188 (35.9%)	203 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	88.1	776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.4	1273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	497																	61.8	61.8	65.0	66.7	66.7	66.1	72.0	69.5	60.5	67.5							$29,520	$790	$28,730
Bracher Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Chromite Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1200	269	16	17.2	33.5%	29 (10.8%)	15 (5.6%)	140 (52.0%)	57 (21.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (7.8%)	44.3	2926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.1	2395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	531																	29.4	29.4	54.8	42.1	41.2	45.8	42.9	35.9	22.9	33.3	88.4	93.0		90.7	90.7		$38,037	$1,938	$36,099
George Mayne Elementary	Public	K-5	5030 North First St.	Alviso	95002	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1700	271	13	20.8	48.0%	22 (8.1%)	5 (1.8%)	165 (60.9%)	61 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	65.8	1804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		71.8	1505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	299																	34.1	34.1	67.4	59.5	60.0	62.3	46.5	47.7	37.8	43.9							$32,558	$2,601	$29,957

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle
High : Fremont High

What district is Lakewood Elementary in?

Sunnyvale

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Lakewood Elementary.

Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Elementary ranks 3274^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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