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Enrollment
2,858
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455007963
Sunnyside High
1019 South Peach Ave., Fresno, CA 93727 · (559) 253-6700 · Fresno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,858 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
2,493 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 851 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 677 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 679 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 651 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
15.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 33.5% | 26.5% | 25.7% |
| Math | 4.6% | 10.7% | 18.5% | 66.2% |
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 | 47.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 8.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.2% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 9.9% |
| 2020-21 | 47.2% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 16.4% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 11.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.9% | 12.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Sunnyside High
Sunnyside High's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside High this school | 2,858 | 87.2% | 29.7% |
| McLane High Fresno | 2,056 | 93.3% | 27.8% |
| Hoover High San Diego | 2,011 | 89.2% | 28.4% |
| Sweetwater High National City | 2,290 | 89.2% | 28.5% |
| West Covina High West Covina | 1,756 | 81.9% | 42.3% |
| Magnolia High Anaheim | 1,608 | 90.7% | 37.4% |
Matched among California high 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 Sunnyside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #810 of 1,052 | #28 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #824 of 1,056 ▲ 133 | #26 of 36 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #751 of 1,056 ▼ 26 | #30 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #175 of 1,044 | #8 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,858 | #41 of 2,093 | #2 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #731 of 1,352 | #27 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #718 of 1,351 | #19 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #400 of 1,575 | #19 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #304 of 327 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,858
-90 (-3%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 2,289
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 26.8:1
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 | 2,858 | 134.2 | 21.3:1 | 87% (2,493) |
| 2023-24 | 2,749 | 133.2 | 20.6:1 | 90% (2,463) |
| 2022-23 | 2,879 | 131.3 | 21.9:1 | 90% (2,597) |
| 2020-21 | 2,948 | 110 | 26.8:1 | 88% (2,606) |
| 2017-18 | 2,837 | 109.9 | 25.8:1 | 89% (2,531) |
| 2015-16 | 2,846 | 109 | 26.1:1 | 89% (2,526) |
| 2010-11 | 3,229 | N/A | N/A | 86% (2,770) |
| 2000-01 | 2,289 | 98 | 23.4:1 | 64% (1,475) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,837 to 2,858); teachers up 22% (109.9 to 134.2).
About Sunnyside High
In Fresno, California, part of Fresno County, Sunnyside High is a high school. In all, 2,858 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 241% larger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Sunnyside High falls under Fresno Unified, which has 100 schools enrolling 67,873 students.
About 69% of the student body at Sunnyside High is Hispanic. Other students are 21% Asian, 6% Black, and 2% White. By comparison, Fresno County residents are about 55% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 134.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 87% of the student body. On average, public schools in Fresno County report 75%.
Among California public high schools, Sunnyside High outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Sunnyside High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.7% is 1.3 points above the 28.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ayer Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sunnyside High is 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sunnyside High enrolled 2,948 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 2,858. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.8:1 to 21.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sunnyside High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fresno Unified
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,175 students
- McLane HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Herbert Hoover HighHigh · 2,040 students
- Fresno HighHigh · 1,867 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,175 students
Other Sunnyside High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunnyside High. Sunnyside High is the largest of the 3.
- Sunnyside High SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 2,258 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolSunnyside, WA · 2,122 students
Nearby schools
- Ayer Elementary0.2 mi · 590
- David L. Greenberg Elementary0.4 mi · 490
- Easterby Elementary0.7 mi · 613
- Kings Canyon Middle0.8 mi · 862
- Mario G. Olmos Elementary1.1 mi · 536
- Mollie S. Bakman Elementary1.3 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sunnyside High?
Sunnyside High enrolls approximately 2,858 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sunnyside High serve?
Sunnyside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sunnyside High?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Sunnyside High.
How diverse is Sunnyside High?
Sunnyside High reports a student body of 2% White, 69% Hispanic, 6% Black, 21% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sunnyside High public or private?
Sunnyside High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.