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Vargas Elementary

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Vargas Elementary ranks 3476 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vargas Elementary is a K–5 school in Sunnyvale, California, with 435 students, in the Sunnyvale district, which SchoolDigger rates four stars and at the 74th percentile statewide. The main concern is that Vargas’s 2025–26 proficiency rates were the lowest among 10 nearby schools in both English language arts and math, and near the bottom in science.

Vargas’s results were below both state and district rates in all three subjects: 36% in ELA compared with 49% statewide and 56% districtwide; 30% in math compared with 38% statewide and 54% districtwide; and 35% in science compared with 36% statewide and 50% districtwide. Nearby-school averages were 71% in ELA, 71% in math and 65% in science. Vargas ranked second-lowest in science, with only Bishop Elementary lower. Fourth grade stands out as especially difficult: Vargas had 19% ELA proficiency and 25% math proficiency, both the lowest fourth-grade results among nearby schools.

Results have shifted unevenly over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell by 2 percentage points, math rose by 2 points and science rose by 7 points. The latest science result followed two lower years; meanwhile, Vargas’s ELA gap with the state widened from 9 to 13 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking improved from the 25th percentile in 2024–25 to the 40th percentile and two stars in 2025–26, but every nearby school ranked higher. SchoolDigger also places its effectiveness for Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status at the 18th percentile, 22 percentile points below Vargas’s overall ranking. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 17.9, below the nearby average of 20.0, and 29% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

435

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,755

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1054 Carson Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5806

(408) 522-8267

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Vargas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sunnyvale Middle
High:	Homestead High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

Asian:

20.0%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg54%

California avg42%

3,476^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Sunnyvale

247^th of 968Sunnyvale 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
2026	36.3	3476 of 5804	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	4381 of 5857	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3393 of 5869	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3360 of 5859	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3038 of 5883	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3222 of 5789	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2865 of 5662	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	2851 of 5692	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.9	2132 of 5614	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	2284 of 5611	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.9	3531 of 5530	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.2	4298 of 5390	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	4661 of 5377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	4186 of 5314	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	4201 of 5193	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	3442 of 5113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.3	3473 of 5113	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	2523 of 4818	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.8	2453 of 4822	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.0	1924 of 4809	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.9	561 of 1154	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	967 of 1149	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	843 of 1071	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.5	910 of 2585	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	651 of 2128	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	2113 of 3162	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1784 of 3245	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	2730 of 3311	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	2033 of 3275	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1976 of 3246	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3934 of 5569	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	4389 of 5597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3673 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3267 of 5609	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3725 of 5635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2833 of 5492	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	3083 of 5413	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	4155 of 5085	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	4857 of 5107	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4358 of 5107	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4435 of 5087	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3941 of 5084	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3554 of 4963	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2635 of 4830	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	4460 of 5412	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	5171 of 5460	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4748 of 5517	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3312 of 5363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3313 of 5264	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	4133 of 5173	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2676 of 5084	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2824 of 5590	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	3941 of 5628	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2811 of 5643	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	3082 of 5638	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	2354 of 5663	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3491 of 5510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2606 of 5431	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2612 of 2847	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1982 of 2420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	2099 of 2651	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1970 of 2661	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2385 of 2726	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)65th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2022)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2024)21st percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% 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/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	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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%)	36.3	3476^th of 5804 public elementary schools	40.1%		25.2	4381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%	905	35.3	35.3	42.3	19.2	44.8	36.3	32.7	25.0	30.9	29.7							$37,755	$35,962	$1,793
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	315^th of 5804 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.4	203^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%	112	76.3	76.3	72.5	71.1	79.4	74.4	79.6	81.6	79.6	80.2							$28,430	$27,004	$1,426
Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	220 North Whisman Rd.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6952	368	18	20.4	23.4%	84 (22.8%)	8 (2.2%)	109 (29.6%)	109 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.2%)	85	916^th of 5804 public elementary schools	84.2%		78.7	1207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%	291	64.7	64.7	62.9	60.0	71.6	65.4	67.6	47.8	69.1	63.2							$51,618	$51,076	$542
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 5804 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							$29,169	$28,100	$1,069
Edith Landels Elementary	Public	K-5	115 West Dana St.	Mountain View	94041	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3520	399	19	21.0	21.1%	112 (28.1%)	5 (1.3%)	131 (32.8%)	106 (26.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	92.2	526^th of 5804 public elementary schools	90.9%		89	712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%	186	63.8	63.8	73.5	75.8	76.8	75.4	71.0	73.0	63.8	69.2							$51,006	$50,432	$574
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	2675^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.9%		44.1	2944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	269	33.3	33.3	35.1	50.8	48.6	44.3	35.1	46.9	40.3	40.4	94.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$35,644	$34,418	$1,226
Amy Imai Elementary	Public	K-5	253 Martens Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3490	388	18	21.4	11.1%	99 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	176 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (15.2%)	97.6	92^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.6	106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%	14	76.4	76.4	82.5	91.9	82.1	85.6	79.4	98.4	82.1	86.7							$53,352	$52,802	$550
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	1566^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.1	1644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%	78	43.4	43.4	58.1	51.4	57.1	55.4	61.1	48.2	51.5	53.6							$28,661	$27,536	$1,125
Benjamin Bubb Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Hans Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 526-3480	312	18	17.2	17.3%	89 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (21.5%)	104 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.7%)	94.4	380^th of 5804 public elementary schools	93.5%		92.7	490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.6%	110	73.9	73.9	71.1	73.1	76.9	74.1	78.7	75.0	73.9	75.6							$48,578	$48,226	$352
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	1155^th of 5804 public elementary schools	80.1%		72.8	1480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%	325	48.0	48.0	60.4	64.0	62.0	62.1	67.9	58.8	50.0	59.1	94.7	97.3		96.0	97.3		$38,089	$37,502	$587

Frequently Asked Questions about Vargas Elementary

What district is Vargas Elementary in?

Sunnyvale

What schools do graduates of Vargas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vargas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunnyvale Middle
High : Homestead High

How many students attend Vargas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Vargas Elementary.

Is Vargas Elementary a good school?

Vargas Elementary ranks 3476^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vargas Elementary?

Students at Vargas Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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