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Sunnyvale Middle

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Sunnyvale Middle ranks 295 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Sunnyvale Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Sunnyvale, CA, part of the Sunnyvale School District. With 1,037 students, Sunnyvale Middle has consistently been ranked as one of the top middle schools in California, currently at 295 out of 2,761 middle schools in the state.

Sunnyvale Middle excels academically, outperforming the Sunnyvale district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.62% of Sunnyvale Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.97% for the Sunnyvale district and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 61.52% of Sunnyvale Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 52.1% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's strong performance is particularly notable for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, White, and multi-racial students.

While Sunnyvale Middle outperforms nearby Columbia Middle School, it lags behind the high-performing schools in the Cupertino Union and Los Altos Elementary school districts, such as John F. Kennedy Middle, Georgina P. Blach Junior High, and Sam H. Lawson Middle. Additionally, Sunnyvale Middle has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.2% in 2021-2022 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern for the school.

1,053

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,356

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1080 Mango Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-1728

(408) 522-8288

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Sunnyvale Middle usually attend:

High:

Homestead High

Feeder schools for Sunnyvale Middle:

Elementary:	Cherry Chase Elementary
	Cumberland Elementary
	Ellis Elementary
	Vargas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.3%

Hispanic:

26.9%

White:

25.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg53%

California avg41%

295^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	88.8	295 of 2761	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	359 of 2783	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	310 of 2781	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	289 of 2740	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	334 of 2715	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	269 of 2480	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	91.2	219 of 2508	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	302 of 2497	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	85.7	316 of 2477	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	405 of 2379	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	466 of 2259	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	361 of 2236	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	62.1	734 of 2179	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	615 of 2063	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	561 of 2005	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	589 of 1999	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	62.3	589 of 1804	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	492 of 1777	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	82.4	245 of 1769	86.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	130 of 739	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	146 of 743	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	158 of 715	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	162 of 733	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	189 of 745	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	162 of 700	76.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.7	181 of 1531	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	331 of 1491	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	215 of 1369	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	313 of 1478	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	291 of 1521	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	411 of 1540	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	255 of 1442	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	195 of 1364	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	296 of 2533	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	346 of 2551	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	298 of 2531	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	327 of 2509	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	318 of 2380	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	289 of 2262	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1431 of 2395	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1622 of 2388	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1434 of 2374	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1630 of 2359	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1497 of 2213	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1214 of 2072	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1147 of 2542	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	1048 of 2579	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1131 of 2531	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	1580 of 2458	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1523 of 2369	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1174 of 2230	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	301 of 2534	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	342 of 2552	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	287 of 2538	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	235 of 2527	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	318 of 2407	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	241 of 2273	89.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	70 of 726	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	56 of 701	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	47 of 677	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	45 of 665	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	56 of 554	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	53 of 462	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	295 of 1566	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	263 of 1552	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	277 of 1531	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	162 of 1520	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	173 of 1537	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	189 of 1543	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	96 of 1555	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	162 of 1602	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	110 of 1496	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science64%+32 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 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)				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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	1080 Mango Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8288	1,053	54	19.4	16.8%	271 (25.7%)	16 (1.5%)	283 (26.9%)	372 (35.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.3%)	88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	359^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.1%	64																	64.2	64.2	63.6	65.3	67.9	65.6	61.8	61.3	61.5	61.5	$22,356	$1,157	$21,199
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		98.1	45^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	29																	77.8	77.8	76.1	79.0	85.5	80.4	71.8	78.4	81.6	77.5	$19,029	$334	$18,695
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1																	83.5	83.5		89.8	86.5	88.1		92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29																	54.5	54.5	62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0	56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Marian A. Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1380 Rosalia Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2800	759	36	21.3	22.0%	123 (16.2%)	8 (1.1%)	229 (30.2%)	350 (46.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		88.6	307^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.0%	7																	55.0	55.0	65.6	70.0	66.4	67.3	63.6	59.6	53.4	58.8	$28,128	$1,177	$26,951
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	15^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.5%	3																	85.3	85.3	84.1	86.8	90.1	87.0	85.5	88.4	91.4	88.4	$18,636	$570	$18,066
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	739 Morse Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8247	697	41	16.9	30.3%	107 (15.4%)	6 (0.9%)	376 (53.9%)	122 (17.5%)	20 (2.9%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		39.5	1480^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.8%	68	12.5	11.8	9.8	11.2	15.6	17.7	22.0	18.7	18.8	17.7	7.3	14.0	12.5	8.8	17.1	13.1	27.2	27.2	40.0	41.0	36.5	39.2	31.6	34.5	30.0	32.1	$24,718	$1,708	$23,010
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	880	41	21.4	15.7%	85 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	698 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (5.9%)	99.3	9^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.7%		99.5	8^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.7%	1																	79.1	79.1	92.0	91.8	89.5	91.0	90.3	91.3	90.5	90.7	$17,285	$256	$17,029
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14																	54.0	54.0	64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2	51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$27,599	$1,636	$25,963
Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.7	68^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	14																	71.1	71.1	84.8	82.5	83.5	83.6	83.0	77.1	75.4	78.5	$21,110	$829	$20,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyvale Middle

What high school do graduates of Sunnyvale Middle attend?

Students who attend Sunnyvale Middle usually go on to attend Homestead High

What district is Sunnyvale Middle in?

Sunnyvale

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyvale Middle?

Students at Sunnyvale Middle are 35% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Sunnyvale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended Sunnyvale Middle.

Is Sunnyvale Middle a good school?

Sunnyvale Middle ranks 295^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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