How does Sunnyvale Middle compare to other middle schools in Sunnyvale?

Sunnyvale Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.4/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,047 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sunnyvale Middle?

42.9% of students at Sunnyvale Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 63.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sunnyvale Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sunnyvale Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sunnyvale Middle?

11.0% of students at Sunnyvale Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sunnyvale Middle

Middle School

Sunnyvale SunnyvaleSanta Clara County94087

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,037 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

21%

Teachers

54 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 180 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic29.1%

White24.7%

Asian31.8%

Black1.4%

Other12.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sunnyvale Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.9%
Met Standard	20.7%
Below Standard	36.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Sunnyvale Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 25.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 11.2 points above the Sunnyvale district average of 31.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 44.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 16.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

42.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

63.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,047

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	332	35.8%	27.7%	15.7%	20.8%	63.5%
7th	343	37.9%	27.4%	17.2%	17.5%	65.3%
8th	343	37.6%	30.3%	15.2%	16.9%	67.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	338	48.8%	13.0%	13.6%	24.6%	61.8%
7th	346	49.4%	11.8%	15.0%	23.7%	61.3%
8th	345	47.5%	13.9%	15.1%	23.5%	61.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Cherry Chase Elementary

77.199th pctile

Cumberland Elementary

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Middle

Sunnyvale Middle

60.488th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.