Sunnyslope Elementary

Sunnyslope Elementary operates as a medium-sized primary school in Hollister, California, run under Hollister. Current enrollment sits at 602 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Hollister (5,908 students total), Sunnyslope Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sunnyslope Elementary shows that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 6% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, San Benito County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Benito County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunnyslope Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 33.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Benito County indicate the typical household earns roughly $114,394 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Sunnyslope Elementary is one of 28 public schools in San Benito County (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rancho San Justo, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunnyslope Elementary. On composite proficiency, Sunnyslope Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunnyslope Elementary has edged up 4%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 11% to 6% over that span.

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