Sunset Elementary

As a high-enrollment primary school in Livermore, California, Sunset Elementary caters to 759 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Livermore Valley Joint Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sunset Elementary sits 63% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in Livermore Valley Joint Unified (12,945 students total), Sunset Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Sunset Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the resource side, On paper, Sunset Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sunset Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Alameda County shows the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunset Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Joe Michell is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunset Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Sunset Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 776 (now 759). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 62% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Sunset Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.