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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYVALE·NCES 063846006458
Cherry Chase Elementary
1138 Heatherstone Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · (408) 522-8200 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
45 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 140 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
87.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
83.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 67.9% | 19.3% | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| Math | 69.8% | 13.9% | 10.8% | 5.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 83.3% |
| 2022-23 | 80.5% | 83.4% |
| 2021-22 | 83.7% | 83.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.9% | 85.4% |
| 2017-18 | 80.4% | 83.8% |
| 2016-17 | 81.4% | 82.9% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cherry Chase Elementary
Cherry Chase Elementary's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Chase Elementary this school | 622 | 7.2% | 83.9% |
| Lydiksen Elementary Pleasanton | 586 | 7.2% | 78.8% |
| Park Village Elementary San Diego | 671 | 8.8% | 80.8% |
| Williams Elementary San Jose | 559 | 8.2% | 83.9% |
| Alisal Elementary Pleasanton | 544 | 8.8% | 64.3% |
| Golden View Elementary San Ramon | 654 | 10.4% | 81.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cherry Chase Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #100 of 5,151 | #20 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #128 of 5,172 ▲ 5 | #26 of 226 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #55 of 5,172 ▲ 116 | #10 of 226 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,732 of 5,116 | #68 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #1,212 of 5,915 | #25 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,266 of 5,352 | #84 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,593 of 5,354 | #101 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #5,535 of 5,625 | #235 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #718 of 3,837 | #63 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
622
-55 (-8%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 622 | 30.2 | 20.6:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 28.5 | 20.9:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 29.5 | 20.5:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 31 | 21.8:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 33 | 26.1:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 779 | N/A | N/A | 5% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 16 | 21.7:1 | 6% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 24 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Chase Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (860 to 622); teachers down 8% (33 to 30.2).
About Cherry Chase Elementary
Cherry Chase Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Sunnyvale, California. Enrollment stands at 622 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 34% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Sunnyvale (10 schools, 5,753 students) runs Cherry Chase Elementary.
At Cherry Chase Elementary, 55% of students are Asian. Other students are 24% White, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. The diversity index for Cherry Chase Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. The school has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.6:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 7% of students (45) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Santa Clara County averages 37%, higher than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Cherry Chase Elementary outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Cherry Chase Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 83.9%, compared with a predicted 75.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Santa Clara County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $164,281 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including Cherry Chase Elementary.
The closest school to Cherry Chase Elementary is Sunnyvale Middle, located about 0.4 miles away. Cherry Chase Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 69.9% on proficiency, and Cherry Chase Elementary is above that at 83.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 677 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 622 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.6 students per teacher, compared with 21.8 in 2020-21.
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
- Ellis ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Columbia MiddleMiddle · 697 students
- Cumberland ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Vargas ElementaryElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Sunnyvale
- Fremont HighHigh · 2,060 students
- Cupertino MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- Sunnyvale MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
- Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Ellis ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyvale Middle0.4 mi · 1,053
- Alta Vista High0.6 mi · 78
- Cumberland Elementary0.7 mi · 586
- Mountain View High0.7 mi · 2,187
- Oak Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 334
- Vargas Elementary1.1 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Chase ElementaryHow many students attend Cherry Chase Elementary?
Cherry Chase Elementary enrolls approximately 622 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cherry Chase Elementary serve?
Cherry Chase Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Chase Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Cherry Chase Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Chase Elementary?
Student demographics at Cherry Chase Elementary are roughly 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 55% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Cherry Chase Elementary public or private?
Cherry Chase Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sunnyvale.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.