Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYVALE·NCES 063846007433
Fairwood Elementary
1110 Fairwood Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089 · (408) 523-4870 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
18.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
75 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%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
59.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
56.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.5% | 23.3% | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| Math | 33.3% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 19.1% |
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 | 59.8% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.8% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 48.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.1% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 64.5% | 60.5% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Fairwood Elementary
Fairwood Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairwood Elementary this school | 324 | 23.1% | 56.0% |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary Mountain View | 368 | 23.4% | 60.7% |
| Farnham Charter San Jose | 372 | 24.2% | 55.9% |
| Sartorette Charter San Jose | 278 | 20.5% | 54.1% |
| El Carmelo Elementary Palo Alto | 282 | 18.4% | 70.9% |
| Highlands Elementary San Mateo | 379 | 27.4% | 58.2% |
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 Fairwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,346 of 5,151 | #111 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,209 of 5,172 ▲ 208 | #108 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #1,347 of 5,172 ▲ 91 | #110 of 226 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,659 of 5,116 | #62 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #4,541 of 5,915 | #192 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #482 of 5,352 | #32 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #324 of 5,354 | #19 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #5,039 of 5,625 | #165 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #867 of 3,837 | #67 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
324
-68 (-17%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 324 | 17.2 | 18.8:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 17.5 | 18.3:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 15 | 29.0:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | N/A | N/A | 54% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 38% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (435 to 324); teachers up 15% (15 to 17.2).
About Fairwood Elementary
Fairwood Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Sunnyvale, California. The school reports 324 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Fairwood Elementary belongs to Sunnyvale, a district of 10 schools and 5,753 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Fairwood Elementary is Hispanic (36%). Other groups make up 31% Asian, 17% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Fairwood Elementary has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairwood Elementary and a ratio of 18.8:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 23% of students. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Fairwood Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Fairwood Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 66.0%. Fairwood Elementary scores 56.0%, 10.0 points below that line.
Santa Clara County has about 1,902,047 residents, and median household income is about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Santa Clara County number 412 and enroll about 230,059.
Nearby, Mission Early College High is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fairwood Elementary ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Fairwood Elementary had 392 students in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.1:1 in 2020-21 to 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Fairwood Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other Fairwood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fairwood Elementary. Fairwood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Fairwood Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 613 students
- Fairwood Elementary SchoolRenton, WA · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Mission Early College High0.6 mi · 183
- Lakewood Elementary0.7 mi · 372
- San Miguel Elementary1.1 mi · 431
- Kathryn Hughes Elementary1.6 mi · 281
- Columbia Middle1.6 mi · 697
- Bishop Elementary2.0 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Fairwood ElementaryHow many students attend Fairwood Elementary?
Fairwood Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fairwood Elementary serve?
Fairwood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fairwood Elementary?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Fairwood Elementary.
How diverse is Fairwood Elementary?
Fairwood Elementary reports a student body of 17% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 31% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairwood Elementary?
Fairwood Elementary is overseen by Sunnyvale in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.