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Sunnyvale School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,618 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Sunnyvale School District is a school district in California (Santa Clara County). During the 2024 school year, 5,618 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Isabel Jubes-FlamerichTrustee Area 22028
Peggy Shen BrewsterTrustee Area 420242028
Michelle MaginotTrustee Area 32026
Bridget WatsonTrustee Area 12026
Evelyn CastilloTrustee Area 520252026

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Sunnyvale School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 26Patrick AhrensDemocratic Party 100% 17%

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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: $7,298,000 $1,332 5%
Local: $120,564,000 $22,001 82%
State: $18,390,000 $3,356 13%
Total: $146,252,000 $26,688
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $142,482,000 $26,000
Total Current Expenditures: $120,359,000 $21,963
Instructional Expenditures: $73,993,000 $13,502 52%
Student and Staff Support: $16,407,000 $2,993 12%
Administration: $15,333,000 $2,797 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,626,000 $2,668 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $14,068,000 $2,567
Construction: $13,965,000 $2,548
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $8,045,000 $1,468

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 (%)
2020-2021 <=20 <50 <50 PS PS
2018-2019 54 76 11-19 20 20-24 71 69
2017-2018 55 76 11-19 22 25-29 73 69
2016-2017 54 75 25-29 21 20-24 75-79 70
2015-2016 53 74 20-24 23 30-39 65-69 71
2014-2015 51 74 20-24 22 30-39 60-64 70
2013-2014 70-79 >=50 PS 60-79 PS >=50
2012-2013 62 81 40-44 41 40-59 70-74 77
2011-2012 62 83 45-49 41 60-79 70-74 75
2010-2011 61 82 45-49 41 <50 60-69 77

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 (%)
2020-2021 <=20 <50 <50 PS PS
2018-2019 59 76 20-29 32 35-39 80 72
2017-2018 59 76 11-19 30 35-39 79 73
2016-2017 57 76 30-34 29 20-24 75-79 71
2015-2016 57 76 30-34 31 30-39 70-74 72
2014-2015 53 72 20-24 27 30-39 70-74 72
2013-2014 >=90 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 62 80 50-54 38 40-59 80-84 80
2011-2012 61 81 45-49 40 40-59 70-74 78
2010-2011 58 79 45-49 36 >=50 70-79 79

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

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 5,618 2.7
2022-2023 5,465 -0.3
2021-2022 5,480 -8.6
2020-2021 5,950 -8.0
2019-2020 6,426 -3.7
2018-2019 6,664 1.3
2017-2018 6,575 0.6
2016-2017 6,536 -1.6
2015-2016 6,640 -2.2
2014-2015 6,787 -0.9
2013-2014 6,848 1.4
2012-2013 6,751 1.7
2011-2012 6,635 2.1
2010-2011 6,496 2.9
2009-2010 6,305 2.1
2008-2009 6,172 2.3
2007-2008 6,027 0.4
2006-2007 6,003 0.6
2005-2006 5,967 0.3
2004-2005 5,948 -0.2
2003-2004 5,960 0.5
2002-2003 5,931 1.3
2001-2002 5,854 -1.7
2000-2001 5,951 1.3
1999-2000 5,875 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sunnyvale School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 31.0 12.1
Black 1.3 4.9
Hispanic 39.4 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.4
Two or More Races 8.2 5.8
White 18.5 20.2

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, Sunnyvale School District had 286.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 45.14
Elementary: 241.40
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 286.54

Sunnyvale School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 23.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 20.00
School Administrators: 23.00
School Administrative Support: 30.13
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 139.22
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 38.60
Other Support Services: 134.51

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 Sunnyvale School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bishop Elementary446KG-5
Cherry Chase Elementary596KG-5
Columbia Middle6726-8
Cumberland Elementary589KG-5
Ellis Elementary758KG-5
Fairwood Elementary321KG-5
Lakewood Elementary375KG-5
San Miguel Elementary399KG-5
Sunnyvale Middle1,0376-8
Vargas Elementary416KG-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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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