Schools · Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale, CA schools
Sunnyvale’s public schools score well above California’s averages: 91% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide, and 94% of high schoolers graduate on time against 87.6%. Kids attend one of 8 elementary schools through grade 5, then Sunnyvale Middle or Columbia Middle.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
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Sunnyvale’s School Grade: A+
The public schools Sunnyvale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A+Test scoresB+Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (181)Better than 98%
Good confidence. Built on 384 tested students and a graduating class of 2,698; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Sunnyvale kids go to school
Grades K–5
8 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictGrades 6–8
D-Sunnyvale Middle or D-Columbia Middle
Depends on your address Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (Fremont Union High)91%
State average 48.5%
Reading (grades K–8, Sunnyvale Elementary)10%
State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)
Math (Fremont Union High)87%
State average 33.4%
Math (grades K–8, Sunnyvale Elementary)10%
State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)
Graduation · class of 2020
94% graduate on time
Graduation rate
94%
CA: 87.6%
Graduating class
2,698
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #141 of 720 CA towns →
Districts
Two districts serve Sunnyvale
Fremont Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 6 schools · 9,422 students
$24,927 per studentCA $21,206A+Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 10 schools · 5,753 students
$25,650 per studentCA $21,206Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 30 schools in Sunnyvale
Showing 1–30 of 30 schools
Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 840 students
A+PublicEllis ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 768 students
PublicCherry Chase ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 622 students
D-PublicCumberland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 586 students
D-PublicPonderosa ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 524 students
PublicBishop ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 465 students
D-PublicVargas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 435 students
D-PublicSan Miguel ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 431 students
PublicWest Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students
A+PublicBraly ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 381 students
D-PublicLakewood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 372 students
PublicChester W. Nimitz ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 350 students
A-PublicFairwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 324 students
PublicCupertino MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,067 students
A+PublicSunnyvale MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,053 students
D-PublicMarian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 759 students
D-PublicColumbia MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 697 students
D-PublicFremont HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,060 students
APublicCommunity DayHigh · Grades 9–12 · 6 students
PublicBASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY LOWER
PrivateFRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY
PrivateHELIOS SCHOOL
PrivateKINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER
PrivateRAINBOW MONTESSORI
PrivateSILICON VALLEY ACADEMY
PrivateSOUTH PENINSULA HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
PrivateSTRATFORD SCHOOL - SUNNYVALE DE ANZA PARK
PrivateSUNNYVALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
PrivateTHE KING'S ACADEMY
PrivateVILLA MONTESSORI
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.