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D−

Sunnyside Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Plainview, and parts of Strathmore.

Plainview’s Schools page →

Students
311
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,550
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$3.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sunnyside Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.6M, about $11,656 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainview. Grade by grade →

K–8Sunnyside ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency6%
State average 33.1% · 216 students tested
Reading / language arts11%
State average 46.7% · 216 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,550 per student · 16% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 64%Federal 25%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
354’20
344’21
320’22
302’23
311’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 95%White 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Sunnyside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Strathmore
D
311 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.