Total enrollment
5,753
-192 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Sunnyvale
California · 5,753 students · 1 city
From elementary through high school, Sunnyvale runs 10 public K-12 schools (8 elementary and 2 middle), with combined enrollment of about 5,753.
4-year change in Sunnyvale
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sunnyvale ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #131 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,753 | #236 of 587 | #1,656 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #246 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #79 of 587 | #8,089 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.3% | #517 of 587 | #7,205 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #54 of 530 | #379 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sunnyvale
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Cherry Chase Elementary at 83.9% proficient to Vargas Elementary at 31.8%, a gap of 52.1 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 6,570 to 5,753 students (down 12%) and from 259 to 304 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale Middle | Sunnyvale | Middle | 06-08 | 1,053 |
| Ellis Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 768 |
| Columbia Middle | Sunnyvale | Middle | 06-08 | 697 |
| Cherry Chase Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 622 |
| Cumberland Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 586 |
| Bishop Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 465 |
| Vargas Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 435 |
| San Miguel Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 431 |
| Lakewood Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 372 |
| Fairwood Elementary | Sunnyvale | Elementary | KG-05 | 324 |
About Sunnyvale
Across 10 schools, Sunnyvale enrolls about 5,753 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
In terms of grade levels, Sunnyvale is made up of 8 elementary and 2 middle.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 5,945 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,753 in SY 2024-25.
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