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Bishop Elementary

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Bishop Elementary ranks 2944 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bishop Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 465 students in the Sunnyvale School District, showing significant recent improvement but still performing below many of its neighbors.

Academically, Bishop is on an upward trajectory, with its statewide ranking improving from the 27th to the 50th percentile over the past few years and test scores in English and math rising notably. However, a performance gap remains when compared to other schools in the district, such as Cumberland Elementary and Cherry Chase Elementary, which have proficiency rates nearly double Bishop's in some subjects. The school serves a student population with a higher level of economic need than these top performers, and it also receives more funding per student, which has not yet closed the academic gap. Chronic absenteeism, while much improved from pandemic highs, remains an area for focus.

Looking at the broader landscape, schools in other districts with similar student demographics, like Braly Elementary in Santa Clara Unified, achieve higher rankings, suggesting Bishop has room to grow. The school's story is one of promising progress, with targeted support needed in areas like 4th-grade math, to continue its positive trend and better serve all its students.

465

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,549

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 North Sunnyvale Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4320

(408) 522-8229

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Bishop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle
High:	Fremont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

Asian:

13.8%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Sunnyvale's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,944^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Sunnyvale

461^st of 1,543Sunnyvale 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	44.1	2944 of 5857	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3485 of 5869	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3914 of 5859	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4277 of 5883	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3229 of 5789	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2756 of 5662	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.5	2942 of 5692	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	2763 of 5614	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	2213 of 5611	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.6	3840 of 5530	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3809 of 5390	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	4405 of 5377	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	4522 of 5314	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	4043 of 5193	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4011 of 5113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	3234 of 5113	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	2594 of 4818	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	2360 of 4822	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.1	2099 of 4809	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	1979 of 3162	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1399 of 3245	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	2764 of 3311	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1796 of 3275	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1816 of 3246	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2592 of 5597	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	3230 of 5612	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4117 of 5609	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4571 of 5635	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3624 of 5492	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2652 of 5413	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3388 of 5107	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4310 of 5107	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4505 of 5087	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4616 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3024 of 4963	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2395 of 4830	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3754 of 5460	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4145 of 5517	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4333 of 5363	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4802 of 5264	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3280 of 5173	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2843 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3140 of 5628	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3486 of 5643	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3498 of 5638	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3644 of 5663	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2605 of 5510	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	2686 of 5431	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.2	1147 of 2420	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	1778 of 2651	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2535 of 2726	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	2299 of 2737	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science28%-4 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)	% 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	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 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
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	$26,549	$1,503	$25,046
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							$29,828	$2,194	$27,634
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							$22,501	$1,064	$21,437
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							$27,612	$1,774	$25,838
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							$33,457	$2,260	$31,197
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%)	72.8	1480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		67.4	1712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	232																	43.4	43.4	50.0	64.7	62.3	58.9	47.4	58.5	56.6	54.0	94.7	97.3		96.0	97.3		$31,197	$1,301	$29,896
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							$22,365	$1,398	$20,967
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Ponderosa Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4000	524	24	22.1	28.4%	88 (16.8%)	5 (1.0%)	188 (35.9%)	203 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	88.1	776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.4	1273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	497																	61.8	61.8	65.0	66.7	66.7	66.1	72.0	69.5	60.5	67.5							$29,520	$790	$28,730
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	$26,751	$902	$25,849
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%)	78.7	1207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		83.4	1023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	184																	50.8	50.8	54.9	66.2	56.9	59.8	55.8	65.2	55.7	59.2							$22,819	$1,402	$21,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Bishop Elementary

How many students attend Bishop Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Bishop Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bishop Elementary?

Students at Bishop Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Bishop Elementary in?

Sunnyvale

What schools do graduates of Bishop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bishop Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle
High : Fremont High

Is Bishop Elementary a good school?

Bishop Elementary ranks 2944^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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