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Sunnyside Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyside Elementary is a public K-8 school in Strathmore, California, with 302 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Sunnyside Elementary's academic performance is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.76% to 34.38% in English Language Arts and 2.94% to 22.86% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.21% to 49.65% in ELA and 33.94% to 46.3% in Math. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 24.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Despite relatively high per-student spending of $25,631 in 2023-2024, the school has not seen improvements in student outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Westfield Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, and schools in the Lindsay Unified School District generally perform better than Sunnyside Elementary across various metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and funding. This suggests that Sunnyside Elementary may be facing systemic challenges that are not being adequately addressed, despite the relatively high per-student spending.

311

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,631

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21644 Avenue 196
Strathmore, CA 93267-9795

(559) 568-1741

District: Sunnyside Union Elementary

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Strathmore High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

White:

3.9%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,288^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,626^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1503^rd of 1,543Sunnyside Union Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5288 of 5857	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5627 of 5869	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	5789 of 5859	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	5804 of 5883	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1367 of 1417	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	5429 of 5789	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	5481 of 5662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	5361 of 5692	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	5391 of 5614	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	4187 of 5611	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5260 of 5530	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	4553 of 5390	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	5069 of 5377	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	5051 of 5314	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	4702 of 5193	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	4929 of 5113	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	4896 of 5113	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	4468 of 4818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	4376 of 4822	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	4296 of 4809	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	2850 of 3162	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	3188 of 3245	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	2760 of 3311	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	524 of 602	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1505 of 3275	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	2020 of 3246	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4665 of 5597	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5390 of 5612	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5543 of 5609	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5443 of 5635	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1136 of 1267	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4726 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5198 of 5413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4504 of 5107	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4870 of 5107	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	5025 of 5087	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5006 of 5084	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4529 of 4963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	4647 of 4830	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5040 of 5460	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5277 of 5517	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5302 of 5363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	5159 of 5264	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1043 of 1110	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5039 of 5173	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4934 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5246 of 5628	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5369 of 5643	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	5576 of 5638	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	5643 of 5663	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1261 of 1272	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5425 of 5510	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	5313 of 5431	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	2626 of 2761	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2609 of 2783	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2627 of 2781	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2676 of 2740	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	843 of 894	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2223 of 2715	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	2339 of 2480	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	2334 of 2508	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	2317 of 2497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	2272 of 2477	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.7	1621 of 2379	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	1349 of 2259	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	1314 of 2236	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.3	1729 of 2179	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1376 of 2063	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1264 of 2005	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1334 of 1999	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1273 of 1804	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	1140 of 1777	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.7	1251 of 1769	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	861 of 1478	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1088 of 1521	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1501 of 1540	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	340 of 363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	412 of 1442	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	39.7	618 of 1364	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	2360 of 2533	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2245 of 2551	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2164 of 2531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2342 of 2509	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	662 of 738	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1863 of 2380	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2185 of 2262	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	2247 of 2395	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2142 of 2388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2251 of 2374	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2312 of 2359	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1670 of 2213	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1932 of 2072	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2370 of 2542	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2394 of 2579	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2464 of 2531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	2402 of 2458	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	685 of 721	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2104 of 2369	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	2112 of 2230	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	2461 of 2534	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2457 of 2552	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	2516 of 2538	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2520 of 2527	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	742 of 763	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	2160 of 2407	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2113 of 2273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	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
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-8	21644 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Sunnyside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1741	311	16	18.8	85.9%	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.7	5288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		11	5627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	339	18.2	9.1	13.6	17.1	31.0	34.4	11.8	18.2	25.0	22.6	22.9	16.7	9.1	2.9	6.1	9.1	11.1							$25,631	$5,574	$20,057
Strathmore Elementary	Public	K-8	23024 Avenue 198	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Strathmore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-2118	702	32	21.7	87.6%	56 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	640 (91.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	4482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		21.7	4705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	223	17.9	26.5	22.7	42.9	23.5	32.8	36.4	34.7	41.0	35.1	34.3	16.1	17.9	11.7	16.7	22.9	19.8							$24,539	$4,353	$20,186
Strathmore Community Day	Public	K-8	19938 Rd. 230	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Strathmore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-9293	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	333 North Westwood Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-6303	355	17	20.8	89.3%	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	323 (91.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	20.2	4806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.4	4733^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	73	5.3	8.3	6.8	35.3	21.7	23.7	31.7	37.1	34.3	30.1	29.4	28.3	13.2	19.5	40.0	27.8	26.1							$24,624	$4,318	$20,306
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	451 East Samoa St.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5916	730	30	24.3	91.5%	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	707 (96.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	53	2437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		47.8	2680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	243	45.8	27.8	36.8	43.9	37.7	48.6	43.4	54.8	69.4	49.7	62.7	34.3	38.9	31.3	43.8	55.7	43.9	98.1			98.1			$24,380	$4,379	$20,001
William R. Buckley Elementary	Public	K-6	2573 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-6412	499	20	24.9	83.4%	72 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	341 (68.3%)	51 (10.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	35.1	3566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.1%		35.8	3450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	116	26.2		26.2	23.4	28.4	39.3	56.5			36.7	23.8	29.3	24.6	39.1			29.5	97.1	97.1		97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,314	$2,214	$18,100
Reagan Elementary	Public	K-8	340 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-1311	426	19	23.0	92.5%	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	394 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	37	3407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		29	4018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	611	25.0	17.1	21.4	54.1	35.1	47.8	25.9	52.0	43.6	42.6	50.0	33.3	26.1	13.0	31.4	15.0	27.3							$24,221	$4,056	$20,165
Westfield Elementary	Public	K-6	1151 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7270	661	27	24.2	81.5%	107 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (77.3%)	26 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	42.5	3042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		44.3	2904^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	138	25.0		25.0	31.6	44.4	41.9	47.1			40.8	27.4	46.7	30.1	40.8			35.7	97.7				98.4		$17,977	$1,771	$16,206
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1873 West Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-0310	393	16	24.5	87.3%	23 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	326 (83.0%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	36.5	3442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		37.8	3319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	123	21.1		21.1	17.9	44.0	44.8	47.5			38.7	30.4	36.0	29.3	27.9			30.7	95.7	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,589	$2,347	$18,242
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 East Tulare Rd.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5466	376	15	25.0	87.8%	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	352 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25.5	4352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		29.4	3982^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	370	7.0	20.0	12.8	43.2	34.6	18.0	34.9	59.3	26.5	37.8	30.8	37.0	14.3	21.7	36.4	23.5	27.2							$25,559	$3,803	$21,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside Elementary

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Strathmore High

What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?

Sunnyside Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

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