Photo: The Sands of Time 0 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sunnyvale’s public schools outscore 89% of California districts
In Sunnyvale, 59% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sunnyvale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Sunnyvale’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 184 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sunnyvale’s, its schools beat 72%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 59% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fremont Union High spends $24,927 per student and Sunnyvale Elementary $25,650, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
The King's Academy (private), Stratford School - Sunnyvale de Anza Park (private), Basis Independent Silicon Valley Lower (private), South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (private), Silicon Valley Academy (private), French American School of Silicon Valley (private), Kindercare Learning Center (private), Helios School (private), Rainbow Montessori (private), Sunnyvale Christian School (private) and Villa Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Sunnyvale’s grade
A: better than 89% of California school districts, #77 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sunnyvale, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Sunnyvale · depends on your address
Sunnyvale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,053 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Columbia Middle
Grades 6–8 · 697 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sunnyvale · depends on your address
Sunnyvale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,053 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Columbia Middle
Grades 6–8 · 697 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sunnyvale · depends on your address
Sunnyvale Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,053 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Columbia Middle
Grades 6–8 · 697 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sunnyvale
Fremont High
Grades 9–12 · 2,060 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sunnyvale
Fremont High
Grades 9–12 · 2,060 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Sunnyvale
Fremont High
Grades 9–12 · 2,060 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Sunnyvale
Fremont High
Grades 9–12 · 2,060 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Sunnyvale runs its own schools through grade 8 (Sunnyvale Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Fremont Union High School District, shared with Cupertino, Los Altos, Palo Alto and Santa Clara. Parts of Sunnyvale (15%, 15%, 8% and 7% of its land) are served by Cupertino Union Elementary, Santa Clara Unified, Mountain View-Los Altos Union and Mountain View Whisman Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sunnyvale
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Sunnyvale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Sunnyvale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale | A | Sunnyvale Elementary K–8 · Fremont Union High 9–12 |
| Cupertino | A+ | Cupertino Union Elementary K–8 · Fremont Union High 9–12 |
| Mountain View | A | Mountain View Whisman Elementary K–8 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union 9–12 |
| Santa Clara | A− | Santa Clara Unified K–12 · Fremont Union High 9–12 · Campbell Union High 9–12 |
| Los Altos | A+ | Los Altos Elementary K–8 · Cupertino Union Elementary K–8 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union 9–12 |
| San Jose | B+ | San Jose Unified K–12 · East Side Union High 9–12 |
| Fremont | A | Fremont Unified |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Fremont Union High with Sunnyvale for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Sunnyvale
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Community Day).
Questions about Sunnyvale’s schools
Are Sunnyvale’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sunnyvale children attend outscore 89% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #77 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sunnyvale in?
Two districts: Sunnyvale Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Fremont Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Cupertino, Los Altos, Palo Alto and Santa Clara.
Where do Sunnyvale kids go to high school?
Fremont High, with 2,060 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Sunnyvale’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Fremont Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Sunnyvale spend per student?
$24,927 in Fremont Union High School District and $25,650 in Sunnyvale Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Sunnyvale?
Yes: The King's Academy (religious, grades 6–12, 988 students), Stratford School - Sunnyvale de Anza Park (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 532 students), Basis Independent Silicon Valley Lower (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 444 students), South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 212 students), Silicon Valley Academy (religious, grades PK–9, 212 students), French American School of Silicon Valley (nonsectarian, grades PK–7, 198 students), Kindercare Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 166 students), Helios School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 157 students), Rainbow Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 135 students), Sunnyvale Christian School (religious, grades PK–5, 125 students) and Villa Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 24 students).
Parents talk
What Sunnyvale families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.