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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,213 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Sunnyside School District is a school district in Washington (Yakima County). During the 2024 school year, 6,213 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Sunnyside School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Stephen Berg2027
Leticia Zesati20242027
Jory Anderson20232027
Jilliann Patterson2025
Linda Roberts2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,686,000 $3,644 21%
Local: $5,746,000 $884 5%
State: $85,136,000 $13,098 74%
Total: $114,568,000 $17,626
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $119,468,000 $18,379
Total Current Expenditures: $111,492,000 $17,152
Instructional Expenditures: $56,834,000 $8,743 48%
Student and Staff Support: $21,367,000 $3,287 18%
Administration: $13,839,000 $2,129 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,452,000 $2,992 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,869,000 $595
Construction: $3,124,000 $480
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,140,000 $175


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 22 PS PS 20 PS 21-39 45-49
2018-2019 41 PS PS 38 PS 50-59 65-69
2017-2018 42 PS 40 50-59 60-64
2016-2017 37 PS 35 50-59 60-64
2015-2016 35 PS PS 33 50-59 55-59
2014-2015 28 PS PS 26 60-69 50-54
2013-2014 51 PS PS 49 PS 60-79 70-74
2012-2013 51 PS 49 >=80 75-79
2011-2012 51 >=50 PS 49 >=50 PS 70-74
2010-2011 48 >=50 PS 46 <50 PS 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 37 PS PS 35 PS 40-59 60-64
2018-2019 47 PS 45 PS 50-59 70-74
2017-2018 46 PS 44 60-69 70-74
2016-2017 44 PS 42 50-59 70-74
2015-2016 39 PS PS 37 50-59 65-69
2014-2015 28 PS PS 26 40-49 55-59
2013-2014 52 PS PS 50 PS 60-79 75-79
2012-2013 53 PS 51 >=80 75-79
2011-2012 48 >=50 PS 45 >=50 PS 70-74
2010-2011 48 >=50 PS 46 >=50 PS 70-74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 87 PS PS 86 >=50 >=90
2019-2020 86 PS 87 PS >=80
2018-2019 91 PS 91 PS >=90
2017-2018 91 91 PS 80-89
2016-2017 90 PS 89 PS >=90
2015-2016 90 PS 89 PS >=90
2014-2015 89 88 PS >=90
2013-2014 85 PS 85 PS 80-89
2012-2013 85 PS 84 PS 80-89
2011-2012 77 PS PS 77 80-89
2010-2011 71 PS PS 70 PS PS 70-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,213 -2.5
2022-2023 6,369 -2.1
2021-2022 6,500 -3.3
2020-2021 6,712 -1.3
2019-2020 6,799 -0.6
2018-2019 6,842 -0.4
2017-2018 6,866 0.5
2016-2017 6,832 0.4
2015-2016 6,805 2.0
2014-2015 6,667 2.3
2013-2014 6,515 -0.2
2012-2013 6,531 2.7
2011-2012 6,356 1.6
2010-2011 6,257 2.8
2009-2010 6,083 2.2
2008-2009 5,948 2.9
2007-2008 5,773 0.5
2006-2007 5,742 -1.9
2005-2006 5,853 2.1
2004-2005 5,732 0.9
2003-2004 5,681 0.4
2002-2003 5,657 2.2
2001-2002 5,535 2.6
2000-2001 5,391 3.2
1999-2000 5,216 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sunnyside School District (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 8.9
Black 0.2 4.8
Hispanic 93.0 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Two or More Races 0.6 8.9
White 5.8 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Sunnyside School District had 349.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.78.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 31.03
Elementary: 164.09
Secondary: 152.26
Total: 349.38

Sunnyside School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 35.71
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 24.88
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 97.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 30.79
Total Guidance Counselors: 19.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.67
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.82
Other Support Services: 143.43


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Sunnyside School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chief Kamiakin Elementary School573PK-5
Harrison Middle School8096-8
Outlook Elementary School437PK-5
Pioneer Elementary School601PK-5
Shs Graduation Alliance29-12
Sierra Vista Middle School5866-8
Sunnyside High School2,1679-12
Sun Valley Elementary School432PK-KG
Washington Elementary606PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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