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Sunset Elementary

Public Grades K-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a large, highly-rated K-5 public school serving 759 students in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified school district, consistently ranking among the top schools in California.

Academically, Sunset stands out, with over 74% of students proficient in math and over 77% in English, significantly beating both district and state averages. The school is particularly effective for many student groups, with Hispanic students ranking in the 96th percentile statewide. It also boasts excellent attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.2%, far better than many neighbors like Marylin Avenue Elementary (21.5%) or Leo R. Croce Elementary (16.2%). While similar in performance to Lawrence Elementary and Emma C. Smith Elementary, Sunset achieves its results with remarkable efficiency.

Interestingly, Sunset spends less per student than most nearby schools while getting better results, suggesting highly effective use of resources. Performance is strong across grades, though there is a slight dip in 4th and 5th-grade math that the school may be addressing. With a decade of high ratings and a strong recovery in attendance since the pandemic, Sunset Elementary is a stable, high-performing choice for families in Livermore.

759

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,318

Per pupil spending ?

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1671 Frankfurt Way
Livermore, CA 94550-6146

(925) 606-5230

District: Livermore Valley Joint Unified

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Mendenhall Middle
High:	Granada High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Asian:

21.3%

Hispanic:

18.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg55%

California avg41%

402^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified

374^th of 1,543Livermore Valley Joint 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	94.0	402 of 5857	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	694 of 5869	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	408 of 5859	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	531 of 5883	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	125 of 1417	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	508 of 5789	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	531 of 5662	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	693 of 5692	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	90.3	596 of 5614	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	89.2	658 of 5611	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	88.2	572 of 5530	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	88.7	508 of 5390	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	527 of 5377	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	437 of 5314	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	92.8	303 of 5193	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	91.0	424 of 5113	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	94.1	284 of 5113	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.2	376 of 4818	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.8	453 of 4822	90.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	313 of 4809	93.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	200 of 1203	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	370 of 1205	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	262 of 1190	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	400 of 1154	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	388 of 1149	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	383 of 1071	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.7	52 of 2227	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	16 of 293	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	173 of 2585	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	287 of 2128	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	384 of 5597	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	558 of 5612	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	335 of 5609	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	452 of 5635	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	121 of 1267	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	579 of 5492	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	550 of 5413	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	198 of 5107	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	370 of 5107	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	128 of 5087	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	237 of 5084	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	180 of 4963	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	223 of 4830	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	1036 of 5460	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	380 of 5517	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	520 of 5363	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	51 of 5264	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	405 of 5628	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	793 of 5643	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	468 of 5638	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	566 of 5663	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	130 of 1272	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	427 of 5510	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	503 of 5431	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	423 of 718	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	454 of 670	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	320 of 669	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	187 of 610	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	87 of 445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	66 of 339	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	520 of 2847	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	489 of 2598	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	739 of 2651	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	416 of 2661	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	624 of 2726	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	676 of 2834	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	581 of 2737	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science65%+32 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)	% DTP (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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th 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 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 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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 Frankfurt Way	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-5230	759	33	23.3	7.6%	375 (49.4%)	9 (1.2%)	137 (18.1%)	162 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.9%)	94	402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.2	694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	292																									64.6		64.6	82.0	73.4	76.4				77.3	87.5	69.5	66.9				74.7					$14,318	$252	$14,066
Joe Michell	Public	K-8	1001 Elaine Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4738	786	36	22.0	17.7%	324 (41.2%)	11 (1.4%)	236 (30.0%)	139 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (9.2%)	64.8	1852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		70.5	1574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	278																									45.5	45.9	45.7	40.8	56.3	58.0	55.7	61.8	62.4	56.2	45.5	55.7	46.6	35.0	44.3	41.9	45.0					$15,992	$248	$15,744
Emma C. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	391 Ontario Dr.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4750	648	31	21.1	4.6%	251 (38.7%)	4 (0.6%)	131 (20.2%)	200 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	97.6	108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.1	337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	229																									72.0		72.0	81.7	88.9	83.0				84.6	86.5	87.0	79.0				84.3	98.3		98.3		$15,625	$252	$15,373
Marylin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Marylin Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4724	430	22	19.4	51.9%	59 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	283 (65.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	40.8	3163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		43.2	2978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	185																									32.2		32.2	40.0	33.9	43.9				39.3	36.5	35.7	31.7				34.5					$19,944	$1,005	$18,939
Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	801	39	20.7	43.2%	157 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	545 (68.0%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	33.4	3687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		25.6	4313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	626	2.6	0.0	1.9	0.0	2.7	1.5	23.1	0.0	16.7	3.3	16.2	12.8	15.4	8.3	1.9	3.3	21.6	9.7	0.0	2.8	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	37.0	30.8	32.4	30.8	25.0	36.4	38.3	38.6	35.2	36.2	35.9	30.6	21.8	24.4	24.8	25.2	25.6	92.3	92.3		92.3	$16,388	$576	$15,812
Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-5	2451 Portola Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 960-2923	494	21	23.5	13.2%	166 (33.6%)	3 (0.6%)	103 (20.9%)	171 (34.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	94.9	341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.8	361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	20																									73.7		73.7	66.7	85.5	86.8				79.6	73.7	85.5	70.1				76.1					$16,491	$252	$16,239
Rancho Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East Jack London Blvd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4748	586	28	20.6	16.2%	225 (38.4%)	12 (2.0%)	163 (27.8%)	108 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)	80.9	1119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.3	1188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	69																									46.4		46.4	60.0	60.0	66.7				62.1	59.2	64.8	63.5				62.4					$15,888	$248	$15,640
Jackson Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	554 Jackson Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4717	489	22	21.8	21.1%	211 (43.1%)	11 (2.2%)	160 (32.7%)	65 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	81.5	1099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.2	1487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	388																									46.3		46.3	62.7	60.0	64.6				62.4	78.7	60.5	52.5				63.6					$15,817	$1,887	$13,930
Arroyo Seco Elementary	Public	K-5	5280 Irene Way	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4700	584	30	19.7	22.4%	269 (46.1%)	9 (1.5%)	184 (31.5%)	72 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.2%)	67.7	1705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		64.6	1845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	140																									55.6		55.6	57.0	48.9	60.0				55.3	46.2	44.0	47.8				46.0					$17,021	$3,086	$13,935
Vintage Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 Concord St.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4240	522	22	24.2	7.5%	120 (23.0%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	307 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.8%)	94.9	345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.9	350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	5																									75.3		75.3	68.4	80.5	89.4				79.3	71.9	75.9	80.7				76.1					$17,026	$254	$16,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sunset Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Mendenhall Middle
High : Granada High

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Livermore Valley Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 49% White, 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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