Cherry Chase Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Sunnyvale, California, Cherry Chase Elementary teaches 622 students from grades K through 5, run under Sunnyvale. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Sunnyvale runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,753 students. Cherry Chase Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cherry Chase Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Asian (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, Cherry Chase Elementary logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cherry Chase Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cherry Chase Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.4%.

In the surrounding community, Santa Clara County reports that median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Cherry Chase Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sunnyvale Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cherry Chase Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherry Chase Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

Cherry Chase Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 860 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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