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SUNNYVALE MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SUNNYVALE MIDDLE
Located at 216 N COLLINS RD, in SUNNYVALE, Texas, SUNNYVALE MIDDLE is an average-sized middle school that serves 556 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within SUNNYVALE ISD.
Within SUNNYVALE ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,306 students, SUNNYVALE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNNYVALE MIDDLE lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNNYVALE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.6%; this one delivers 74.9%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SUNNYVALE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SUNNYVALE H S, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNNYVALE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNNYVALE MIDDLE at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.5%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 556 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Dallas County at a glance
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