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Best Public Schools in Sunnyvale, CA

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At a glance

Schools

12,162

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCherry Chase Elementary63^rd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Vargas Elementary up 898 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbia Middle 16.9 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Sunnyvale, California, has 19 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades. In 2025–2026, elementary and middle school averages were above California’s benchmarks in all three tested subjects: elementary schools led by 9 percentage points in ELA, 21 in math and 16 in science; middle schools led by 11, 19 and 22 points, respectively. Those averages hide substantial differences between schools: the gaps from highest to lowest were 48 points in elementary ELA, 58 in math and 51 in science, and about 35–39 points across middle-school subjects. The most important finding is that results vary widely even among schools serving the same grade span.

Cherry Chase Elementary leads elementary schools in every subject, with 84% proficiency in ELA, 88% in math and 82% in science; its scores are about 29, 31 and 32 points above the other elementary schools’ averages. Cupertino Middle leads middle schools at 74% in ELA, 75% in math and 73% in science. At the lower end, Vargas Elementary has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 36% and 30%, while Lakewood Elementary has the lowest science result, at 31%. Columbia Middle is lowest among middle schools in all three subjects—39% ELA, 36% math and 34% science—about 28, 29 and 31 points below the other middle schools’ averages. Fremont High is above California in all three subjects; Community Day’s test scores are suppressed, so it cannot be compared on proficiency.

Recent results are mixed, with ELA declining on average in both elementary schools (down 1 point) and middle schools (down 3); elementary math rose 1 point and science 4, while middle math was effectively flat and science rose 2. Fremont High’s scores fell in all three subjects, by 9 points in ELA, 5 in math and 7 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Chase in the 99th percentile among California elementary schools and Cupertino Middle in the 95th percentile among middle schools. The elementary-school measure was free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 7% at Cherry Chase and 51% at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary, whose scores were above California’s in all three subjects. These figures offer context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	95	141^st of 2740 public middle schools	94.9%		97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%	67																														72.9			72.9				69.1	75.5	78.5		74.3				71.6	76.8	75.5		74.6			$20,175	$253	$19,922
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%)	77.7	1229^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.9%		73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%	202																													55.2				55.2	60.4	55.8	63.0					59.7	53.7	64.8	51.7					56.6	≥ 98%		$19,701	$1,352	$18,349
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%)	91.7	558^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%	113																													68.8				68.8	60.0	66.4	78.7					68.6	74.1	78.6	76.4					76.4	≥ 99%		$16,587	$251	$16,336
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%)	91.6	562^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.3%		96.4	206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%	356																													64.4				64.4	61.9	65.7	72.6					67.3	75.0	82.2	80.5					79.4	94%	1%	$20,674	$436	$20,238
Fremont High	Public	9-12	575 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2400	2,060	97	21.1	23.7%	326 (15.8%)	27 (1.3%)	899 (43.6%)	640 (31.1%)	18 (0.9%)	14 (0.7%)	136 (6.6%)	71.4	592^nd of 2135 public high schools	72.3%		84.2	329^th of 2162 public high schools	84.8%	263																															43.0	0.0	41.9							57.9	57.9							41.8	41.8			$26,330	$421	$25,909
Community Day	Public	9-12	589 West Fremont Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-2233	6	3	2.2	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)	79.4	1157^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.1%		72.8	1480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%	323																													48.0				48.0	60.4	64.0	62.0					62.1	67.9	58.8	50.0					59.1	≥ 98%		$32,669	$587	$32,082
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%)	81.3	1076^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.5%		88.1	776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%	300																													60.0				60.0	56.3	56.3	63.8					58.8	64.6	58.8	66.3					63.2	≥ 99%		$31,730	$136	$31,594
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%)	86.4	332^nd of 2740 public middle schools	87.9%		87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%	18																														63.0			63.0				64.4	61.1	67.1		64.2				63.1	58.1	58.4		59.9			$29,620	$136	$29,484
Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	1054 Carson Dr.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8267	435	24	17.9	29.2%	46 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	259 (59.5%)	87 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.4%)	36.3	3483^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	40.1%		25.2	4381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%	898																													35.3				35.3	42.3	19.2	44.8					36.3	32.7	25.0	30.9					29.7	≥ 99%		$28,204	$1,793	$26,411
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%)	45.4	2879^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.5%		45.5	2853^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%	26	28.6	18.2	14.0				20.2	54.8	18.2	51.2				41.1	47.6	36.4	16.3				33.3	11.9	11.4	4.7				9.3	34.3				34.3	49.2	26.1	44.9					39.9	50.8	31.9	37.1					39.7	97%	0%	$29,914	$2,279	$27,635
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%)	48.7	2681^st of 5817 public elementary schools	53.9%		44.1	2944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	263																													33.3				33.3	35.1	50.8	48.6					44.3	35.1	46.9	40.3					40.4	95%	0%	$26,875	$1,226	$25,649
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%)	98.1	63^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%	14																													81.9				81.9	77.2	88.8	86.9					84.5	88.0	93.5	81.0					88.0	≥ 99%		$23,549	$1,069	$22,480
Cumberland Elementary	Public	K-5	824 Cumberland Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8255	586	31	19.0	9.7%	192 (32.8%)	6 (1.0%)	86 (14.7%)	243 (41.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.0%)	95.2	316^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.4	203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%	113																													76.3				76.3	72.5	71.1	79.4					74.4	79.6	81.6	79.6					80.2	≥ 99%		$23,358	$1,426	$21,932
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%)	70.3	1569^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.1	1644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%	75																													43.4				43.4	58.1	51.4	57.1					55.4	61.1	48.2	51.5					53.6	97%	0%	$23,325	$1,125	$22,200
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%)	42.5	3077^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.1%		39.2	3274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%	197																													30.7				30.7	38.8	34.7	48.4					40.4	42.9	30.1	41.3					37.3	≥ 98%		$32,992	$1,689	$31,303
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%)	44.8	1336^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.2%		42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	76				7.7	18.2	14.3	13.8				3.9	30.3	25.0	20.7				7.7	27.3	14.3	17.2				3.9	18.2	14.3	12.6		34.3			34.3				39.6	39.2	39.1		39.3				34.4	34.7	37.8		35.7			$26,447	$1,559	$24,888
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%)	86.2	336^th of 2740 public middle schools	87.7%		88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%	41																														60.9			60.9				61.3	63.9	66.5		63.9				58.9	61.0	61.2		60.3			$22,870	$1,246	$21,624
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%)	80	1129^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.9	1337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%	208																													46.7				46.7	66.0	51.0	66.1					61.5	74.1	51.0	66.1					64.2	97%	0%	$27,240	$833	$26,407

Cities Near Sunnyvale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View	1.69 mi	15	172^nd
Los Altos	2.13 mi	12	6^th
Santa Clara	2.22 mi	24	215^th
Cupertino	2.23 mi	13	16^th
San Jose	4.39 mi	261	412^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.