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Sunnyvale

At a glance

461^stof 1,543 California districts▲ 21

Better than 70% of California districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2Grades K-8

819 West Iowa Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3217·(408) 522-8200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 70.1% of districts

Schools

5,753

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCherry Chase Elementary77^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bishop Elementary up 541 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbia Middle 16.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Sunnyvale School District consists of 10 public schools (8 elementary and 2 middle schools) serving over 5,700 students in grades K-8, with the district as a whole performing well above California state averages in English, math, and science.

There is, however, a dramatic range in school performance within the district. Top-tier schools like Cherry Chase Elementary and Cumberland Elementary are state standouts with proficiency rates above 80%, while Vargas Elementary and Bishop Elementary struggle with proficiency below 45%. At the middle school level, Sunnyvale Middle is a high performer, whereas Columbia Middle scores below district averages.

Notably, higher per-student spending is found at the lower-performing schools, suggesting resources are directed to support greater student needs rather than correlating with higher scores. A key district strength is very low chronic absenteeism, far better than the state average. The main takeaway for families is that school quality in Sunnyvale varies extremely by specific school, with a significant gap between its highest and lowest achievers.

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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 (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/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 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 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 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 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
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%)	25.2	4381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.6	3393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	988																													18.2		18.2	30.8	35.0	26.6				30.7	39.6	26.2	15.2				26.1							$37,755	$35,962	$1,793
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							$40,685	$38,406	$2,279
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	$35,644	$34,418	$1,226
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%)	97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	82																													75.5		75.5	87.7	85.9	87.8				87.2	84.8	82.9	83.0				83.7							$29,169	$28,100	$1,069
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%)	96.4	203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.3	241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	38																													76.2		76.2	71.4	80.2	85.9				79.8	82.1	80.4	78.2				80.1							$28,430	$27,004	$1,426
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							$28,661	$27,536	$1,125
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							$47,433	$45,744	$1,689
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							$34,471	$32,912	$1,559
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							$27,390	$26,144	$1,246
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	$36,783	$35,950	$833

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View Whisman	1.1 mi	12	329^th
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	1.68 mi	3	320^th
Santa Clara Unified	2.03 mi	30	401^st
Los Altos Elementary	2.05 mi	10	21^st
Fremont Union High	2.07 mi	6	57^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.