West Valley Elementary

Set in Sunnyvale, California, West Valley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of Cupertino Union. It works with 422 students across grades K through 5.

Within Cupertino Union, which oversees 23 schools and 13,526 students, West Valley Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Valley Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 26% White, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting West Valley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, West Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

In the surrounding community, Santa Clara County reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), West Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cupertino Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Valley Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 79.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Valley Elementary's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 422). Class-load math has tightened: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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