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Sunnybrae Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5485^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnybrae Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 346 students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance, with less than 20% of students proficient in English and Math, is notably lower than most nearby schools, and it has a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism at 27.5%. This is a stark contrast to schools like Parkside Montessori or College Park Elementary, which have much higher proficiency and far lower absenteeism. A striking finding is the extreme variation in school quality within a very small area; within about a mile and a half, families could choose between 0-star, 4-star, and 5-star rated schools.

Despite spending more per student than many higher-performing neighbors, Sunnybrae's outcomes have declined dramatically over the past decade. Key areas for improvement include addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and learning from other successful schools in the district with similar student populations, such as Fiesta Gardens International Elementary. The concentration of different school performance levels so close together highlights both a challenge and a potential opportunity for targeted support and change at Sunnybrae.

346

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,389

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1031 South Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94402-1855

(650) 312-7599

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Students who attend Sunnybrae Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Borel Middle
High:	Aragon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

Asian:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg50%

California avg41%

5,485^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 57 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 18Elementary Schools in the San Mateo-Foster City

476^th of 1,543San Mateo-Foster City 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	12.2	5485 of 5857	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5311 of 5869	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	5056 of 5859	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4727 of 5883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1137 of 1417	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4847 of 5789	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4789 of 5662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4665 of 5692	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.9	2618 of 5614	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.5	2054 of 5611	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	31.3	3940 of 5530	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	3761 of 5390	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3380 of 5377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	2362 of 5314	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.9	2821 of 5193	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	2909 of 5113	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	2451 of 5113	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.2	2818 of 4818	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	2813 of 4822	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.7	2960 of 4809	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	146 of 293	50.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	2707 of 3162	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2756 of 3245	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1979 of 3311	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	460 of 602	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2928 of 3275	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2505 of 3246	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	5407 of 5597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	5135 of 5612	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4498 of 5609	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4228 of 5635	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1033 of 1267	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4291 of 5492	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3978 of 5413	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	4921 of 5107	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4903 of 5107	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4902 of 5087	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4612 of 5084	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4623 of 4963	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4493 of 4830	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	5157 of 5460	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5239 of 5517	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5017 of 5363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4601 of 5264	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1023 of 1110	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4800 of 5173	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	4834 of 5084	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	4985 of 5628	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4985 of 5643	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5065 of 5638	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4785 of 5663	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	998 of 1272	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4984 of 5510	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5030 of 5431	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)50th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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 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	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	346	18	19.2	75.1%	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (75.7%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	24 (6.9%)	12.2	5485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.9	5311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	174																	9.6		9.6	23.3	18.0	17.7				19.9	23.0	15.7	9.6				16.5	94.1			$34,389	$31,382	$3,007
LEAD Elementary	Public	K-5	949 Ocean View Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7550	349	16	21.8	66.5%	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (73.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	29 (8.3%)	9.1	5681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		13.6	5429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	252																	10.2		10.2	10.7	12.7	10.4				11.3	14.3	19.6	10.2				14.9	95.4	95.4		$32,843	$30,498	$2,345
Parkside Montessori	Public	K-8	1685 Eisenhower St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7575	418	20	21.2	17.7%	145 (34.7%)	7 (1.7%)	86 (20.6%)	122 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.4%)	77.1	1279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		87.4	840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	439																	57.1	57.9	57.4	37.2	68.9	71.4	92.1	80.0	89.5	70.3	44.2	60.0	45.2	76.3	68.0	84.2	59.9				$24,984	$23,420	$1,564
North Shoreview Montessori	Public	K-8	1301 Cypress Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7588	325	14	23.0	17.5%	101 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.8%)	94 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	53 (16.3%)	91.3	591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		93.9	439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	152																	66.7	78.6	72.4	56.4	79.4	80.0	83.3	73.3	82.1	74.9	66.7	73.5	73.3	73.3	66.7	82.1	72.3				$25,783	$24,794	$989
Fiesta Gardens International Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Bermuda Dr.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7737	418	19	22.0	56.0%	51 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	344 (82.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	29.1	4034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.5	3402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	632	9.8	4.7	11.1	8.1	47.1	10.9	43.1	31.5	10.2	10.9	15.5	12.4	8.3	4.7	7.0	6.2	34.7		34.7	12.0	18.8	37.5				23.5	22.5	20.3	38.0				26.8				$29,472	$28,332	$1,140
Bayside Academy	Public	K-8	2025 Kehoe Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7660	840	43	19.3	43.2%	71 (8.5%)	16 (1.9%)	452 (53.8%)	184 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	70 (8.3%)	46.1	2819^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		53.1	2394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	425																	21.2	31.3	29.1	13.5	43.9	37.7	51.7	55.5	46.2	47.7	19.5	36.6	26.4	39.7	45.8	38.0	38.5	94.4	94.4		$23,813	$22,472	$1,341
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7511	489	21	23.8	25.8%	141 (28.8%)	2 (0.4%)	149 (30.5%)	103 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	85 (17.4%)	79.3	1184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.1	1150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	34																	56.3		56.3	51.8	64.1	60.0				58.4	62.1	63.8	53.8				59.9	98.2		98.2	$26,164	$25,108	$1,056
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	715-A Indian Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7691	431	18	23.9	14.4%	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	304 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.4%)	96.8	168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.4	230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	62																	77.9		77.9	73.3	77.6	83.6				78.3	93.2	80.3	88.2				86.7				$23,014	$22,026	$988
South Hillsborough	Public	K-5	303 El Cerrito Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 344-0303	244	16	14.9	5.3%	106 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.6%)	81 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.3%)	98.3	45^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.7	38^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	7																	73.3		73.3	92.1	90.7	80.0				87.3	97.4	97.7	84.4				92.9				$44,199	$43,648	$551
Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	2199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	857																	21.9		21.9	29.4	44.7	31.3				35.6	35.3	60.5	34.4				44.2	87.0	93.5		$30,876	$29,510	$1,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnybrae Elementary

Is Sunnybrae Elementary a good school?

Sunnybrae Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Sunnybrae Elementary in?

San Mateo-Foster City

How many students attend Sunnybrae Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Sunnybrae Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnybrae Elementary?

Students at Sunnybrae Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sunnybrae Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnybrae Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Borel Middle
High : Aragon High

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