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What's something SUNNYVALE MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
556
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYVALE ISD·NCES 484188011203
Sunnyvale Middle School
216 N COLLINS RD, SUNNYVALE, TX 75182 · (972) 226-2922 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
92 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 199 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sunnyvale Middle School→Sunnyvale High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SUNNYVALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 57.0% | 26.0% | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 33.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Sunnyvale Middle School
Sunnyvale Middle School's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale Middle School this school | 556 | 16.5% | 74.5% |
| Trent Middle School FRISCO | 697 | 8.6% | 72.0% |
| Schimelpfenig Middle School PLANO | 826 | 17.2% | 79.4% |
| Knox Wiley Middle School LEANDER | 916 | 17.8% | 53.5% |
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 894 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
| Heritage Middle School COLLEYVILLE | 724 | 24.9% | 70.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Sunnyvale Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #56 of 1,635 | #7 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #130 of 1,670 ▼ 39 | #11 of 123 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #88 of 1,670 ▲ 16 | #14 of 123 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #325 of 1,570 | #13 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,004 of 1,749 | #74 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #740 of 1,542 | #51 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #97 of 1,543 | #7 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #1,584 of 1,648 | #119 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #826 of 942 | #75 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
556
+64 (+13%) vs 2020
+43% since 2010-11, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 556 | 38.3 | 14.5:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 36.4 | 15.2:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 16% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 9% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyvale Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (578 to 556); teachers up 3% (37 to 38.3).
About Sunnyvale Middle School
The public middle school Sunnyvale Middle School is located in SUNNYVALE, Texas. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 556 students.
Sunnyvale Middle School is in SUNNYVALE ISD, a district with 2,306 students across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Sunnyvale Middle School, at 42%. Enrollment also includes 24% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Sunnyvale Middle School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Sunnyvale Middle School, with 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 17%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Sunnyvale Middle School is A+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.6% for Sunnyvale Middle School. The school posts 74.5%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
The shortest distance from Sunnyvale Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Sunnyvale High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Sunnyvale Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Sunnyvale Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment rise, from 492 in 2020-21 to 556 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Sunnyvale Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUNNYVALE ISD
- Sunnyvale High SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Sunnyvale Intermediate SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Sunnyvale Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Dallas County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in SUNNYVALE
- Sunnyvale High SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Sunnyvale Intermediate SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Sunnyvale Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Education Center International Academy 1Elementary · 131 students
Other Sunnyvale Middle schools
One other US public school is named Sunnyvale Middle. Sunnyvale Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sunnyvale MiddleSunnyvale, CA · 1,053 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyvale High School0.2 mi · 738
- Sunnyvale Elementary School0.4 mi · 503
- Sunnyvale Intermediate School0.5 mi · 509
- Shaw Elementary School1.9 mi · 483
- Education Center International Academy 12.6 mi · 131
- Austin Elementary School2.7 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyvale Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunnyvale Middle School?
Sunnyvale Middle School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sunnyvale Middle School serve?
Sunnyvale Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sunnyvale Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Sunnyvale Middle School.
How diverse is Sunnyvale Middle School?
Sunnyvale Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunnyvale Middle School?
Sunnyvale Middle School is overseen by SUNNYVALE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.