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Sunnyvale Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale’s School Grade A better than 89% of California school districts

Students
5,753
Schools
10
Spent per student
$25,650
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$270.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sunnyvale Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $270.4M, about $46,995 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sunnyvale. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Fremont HighFremont Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency48%
State average 33.1% · 3,414 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 46.7% · 3,378 students tested

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

Graduation rate 96% at Fremont Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$25,650 per student · 21% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 83%State 13%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,945’20
5,478’21
5,456’22
5,609’23
5,753’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 41%Asian 31%White 18%Two or more races 8%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.