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Cumberland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school in the Sunnyvale School District, serving 586 students in a community with strong academic outcomes.

The school consistently ranks among the best in California, currently in the 97th percentile, and excels in all core subjects. It stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with special student populations, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who perform at the 98th-99th percentile statewide. Furthermore, Cumberland has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.4%, which is a fraction of the rates at nearby schools like Ellis Elementary (15.4%) and Bishop Elementary (11.6%). This indicates a highly engaged and supportive school community.

While it forms a high-performing cluster with neighboring Cherry Chase Elementary within the Sunnyvale district, Cumberland achieves its elite results with moderate per-student spending, outperforming many schools in higher-cost neighboring districts. For instance, it competes closely with elite schools in the Los Altos Elementary district while offering a compelling value proposition for families seeking a consistently excellent and efficient educational environment.

586

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,365

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

824 Cumberland Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-1221

(408) 522-8255

District: Sunnyvale

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sunnyvale Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.5%

White:

32.8%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sunnyvale

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg53%

California avg41%

203^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.4	203 of 5857	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	241 of 5869	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	357 of 5859	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	474 of 5883	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	151 of 5789	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	181 of 5662	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	119 of 5692	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	276 of 5614	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	146 of 5611	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	342 of 5530	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	291 of 5390	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	92.2	303 of 5377	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	476 of 5314	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	834 of 5193	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	89.5	516 of 5113	89.9%	★★★★☆
2007	92.1	398 of 5113	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	655 of 4818	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	799 of 4822	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	88.7	561 of 4809	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	189 of 1203	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	251 of 1205	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	388 of 1190	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	369 of 1154	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	196 of 1149	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	281 of 1071	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.3	44 of 3162	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	252 of 3311	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	190 of 3246	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	95 of 5597	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	171 of 5612	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	358 of 5609	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	557 of 5635	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	138 of 5492	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	199 of 5413	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	448 of 5107	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	541 of 5107	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	622 of 5087	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	20.6	4469 of 5084	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	93.5	251 of 5363	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	1301 of 5264	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	347 of 5628	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	314 of 5643	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	404 of 5638	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	388 of 5663	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	155 of 5510	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	165 of 5431	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	9 of 718	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	168 of 670	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	133 of 669	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	206 of 610	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	79 of 445	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	38 of 339	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	65 of 2847	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	121 of 2635	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	74 of 2420	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	432 of 2598	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	619 of 2651	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	691 of 2661	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	867 of 2726	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.8	129 of 2834	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	79 of 2737	97.1%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Science76%+44 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 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 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 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
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
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%)	97.9	77^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	82	75.5	75.5	87.7	85.9	87.8		87.2	84.8	82.9	83.0		83.7							$21,898	$2,874	$19,024
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
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
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
Chester W. Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	545 East Cheyenne Dr.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 736-2180	350	16	21.8	50.6%	46 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	134 (38.3%)	122 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	1124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	307	38.4	38.4	58.5	59.0	55.7		57.4	69.1	64.3	48.0		58.8	96.3						$17,978	$1,147	$16,831
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Oak Ave.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 237-3900	334	17	20.0	2.7%	105 (31.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.2%)	162 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.0%)	98.4	39^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	33^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	88.2	88.2	85.7	80.4	90.2	88.0	86.2	91.8	83.0	86.3	94.0	88.8							$23,057	$297	$22,760
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
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	106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.8	186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	80	82.3	82.3	81.5	83.9	87.1		84.2	85.1	79.0	85.5		83.3							$24,291	$1,448	$22,843
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary	Public	K-5	592 Dunholme Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 732-3363	840	35	23.8	21.3%	237 (28.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52 (6.2%)	452 (53.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.2	415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	30	63.9	63.9	66.7	75.5	77.6		73.0	75.0	81.3	74.6		77.1	98.2						$15,776	$328	$15,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Elementary

How many students attend Cumberland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Cumberland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cumberland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunnyvale Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Elementary are 41% Asian, 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Cumberland Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cumberland Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 203^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Cumberland Elementary in?

Sunnyvale

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