Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 1329 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 443 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bonita Vista Middle High : Bonita Vista Senior High

Sunnyside Elementary

Summary:

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bonita, CA, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 438. It is part of the Chula Vista Elementary District, which is ranked 537 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunnyside Elementary has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between 893 and 1756 out of around 5,600-5,900 California elementary schools. This places it in the top 30% of elementary schools in the state. The school outperforms the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly strong science proficiency rates. Sunnyside also performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top 10-20% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

Sunnyside Elementary's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, compared to the nearby schools, likely contribute to its strong academic outcomes. The school's lower free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratio compared to the surrounding schools may also be factors in its academic success. While the school's male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds lag slightly behind their female and more affluent peers, Sunnyside's focus on equity and inclusive practices is commendable and indicates a commitment to supporting all students.

Detail:

Public K-6

5430 San Miguel Rd.
Bonita, CA 91902-2209

(619) 479-0571

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1329^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,324

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonita Vista Middle
High:	Bonita Vista Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 443

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

White:

13.1%

Asian:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunnyside Elementary ranks better than 77.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.15. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.4%), White (13.1%), Asian (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary is 21. 20 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside Elementary is $11,324, which is the 11^th highest among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Elementary 1329^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sunnyside Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chula Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chula Vista Elementary 537^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunnyside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	79.96	893^rd	4809	81.4%
2005	84.43	758^th	4822	84.3%
2006	81.53	894^th	4818	81.4%
2007	81.21	929^th	5113	81.8%
2008	81.52	901^st	5113	82.4%
2009	75.47	1186^th	5193	77.2%
2010	82.58	863^rd	5314	83.8%
2011	79.89	1013^th	5377	81.2%
2012	71.22	1459^th	5390	72.9%
2013	71.88	1481^st	5530	73.2%
2015	79.20	1141^st	5611	79.7%
2016	85.11	893^rd	5614	84.1%
2017	79.73	1144^th	5692	79.9%
2018	79.69	1150^th	5662	79.7%
2019	76.88	1303^rd	5789	77.5%
2022	66.73	1756^th	5883	70.2%
2023	72.63	1476^th	5874	74.9%
2024	76.15	1329^th	5862	77.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.99	517^th	3311	84.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.18	284^th	2420	88.3%
2024	72.51	461^st	2634	82.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.56	837^th	5084	83.5%
2019	71.56	1105^th	5173	78.6%
2022	65.89	1365^th	5264	74.1%
2023	73.66	1049^th	5374	80.5%
2024	79.00	877^th	5511	84.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.20	1448^th	5413	73.2%
2019	66.92	1655^th	5492	69.9%
2022	71.90	1441^st	5635	74.4%
2023	75.97	1247^th	5617	77.8%
2024	78.61	1149^th	5605	79.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	62.97	527^th	2128	75.2%
2022	66.69	480^th	2227	78.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.81	1028^th	5431	81.1%
2019	79.93	1078^th	5510	80.4%
2022	58.99	2008^th	5663	64.5%
2023	66.57	1663^rd	5650	70.6%
2024	69.91	1510^th	5636	73.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.11	409^th	4830	91.5%
2019	85.00	505^th	4963	89.8%
2022	77.49	839^th	5084	83.5%
2023	80.97	692^nd	5098	86.4%
2024	85.42	531^st	5102	89.6%

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Rank History for White students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.17	821^st	2737	70.0%
2019	74.25	666^th	2834	76.5%
2023	69.39	820^th	2662	69.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sunnyside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	480	22	67	194	17	n/a	n/a	0	780
1989	473	21	80	178	18	n/a	n/a	0	770
1990	468	22	66	213	16	n/a	n/a	0	785
1991	467	15	63	165	15	n/a	n/a	0	725
1992	468	15	57	172	9	n/a	n/a	0	721
1993	425	24	55	171	11	n/a	n/a	0	686
1994	403	20	59	177	7	n/a	n/a	0	666
1995	357	30	60	210	7	n/a	n/a	0	664
1996	357	30	60	210	7	n/a	n/a	0	664
1997	325	20	61	173	4	n/a	n/a	0	583
1998	308	30	66	187	5	n/a	n/a	0	596
1999	300	23	62	190	4	n/a	n/a	0	579
2000	293	18	70	192	3	n/a	n/a	0	576
2001	270	22	72	199	3	n/a	n/a	0	566
2002	210	17	54	189	2	n/a	n/a	0	472
2003	210	17	54	189	2	n/a	n/a	0	472
2004	198	15	71	228	4	n/a	n/a	0	516
2005	167	13	45	193	6	n/a	n/a	1	425
2006	138	12	41	209	6	n/a	n/a	4	410
2007	126	19	34	204	5	n/a	n/a	7	395
2008	110	5	33	207	5	n/a	n/a	0	360
2009	116	11	21	215	6	1	20	0	390
2010	197	17	19	153	7	1	2	0	396
2011	117	20	29	236	4	2	0	0	408
2012	121	20	22	247	2	0	0	0	412
2013	129	29	34	246	2	1	1	0	442
2014	115	21	31	264	1	2	9	0	443
2015	118	18	31	271	1	2	19	0	460
2016	105	15	31	288	0	2	13	0	454
2017	101	10	27	304	0	1	13	0	456
2018	95	8	33	302	0	1	17	0	456
2019	81	10	36	287	1	2	17	0	434
2020	82	6	37	301	1	1	18	0	446
2021	77	9	39	307	1	1	15	0	449
2022	66	9	38	303	1	1	22	0	440
2023	67	8	41	298	1	1	22	0	438
2024	58	7	44	303	2	1	28	0	443

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sunnyside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	27.5	28.3	n/a
1989	770	28.5	27.0	n/a
1990	785	31.3	25.0	n/a
1991	725	26.5	27.3	n/a
1992	721	26.9	26.8	7.2
1993	686	26.7	25.7	9.2
1994	666	27.8	24.0	11.6
1995	664	26.8	24.8	16.6
1996	664	26.8	24.8	16.6
1997	583	24.4	23.9	13.6
1998	596	27.4	21.8	15.6
1999	579	27.5	21.1	12.4
2000	576	28.4	20.3	12.8
2001	566	28.0	20.2	11.8
2002	472	22.5	21.0	15.5
2003	472	22.5	21.0	15.5
2004	516	24.0	21.5	14.3
2005	425	21.0	20.2	17.7
2006	410	21.0	19.5	15
2007	395	20.0	19.8	15.5
2008	360	23.0	15.7	23.1
2009	390	20.0	18.6	17.7
2010	396	19.5	20.3	26
2011	408	n/a	n/a	24.3
2012	412	19.0	21.6	n/a
2013	442	21.0	21.0	36.9
2014	443	20.0	22.1	32.1
2015	460	21.0	21.9	35.2
2016	454	22.0	20.6	36.8
2017	456	21.0	21.7	32.2
2018	456	20.0	22.8	35.1
2019	434	19.7	21.9	35.3
2020	446	n/a	n/a	37.9
2021	449	21.0	21.3	36.7
2022	440	21.0	20.9	39.5
2023	438	22.0	19.9	36.3
2024	443	21.0	21.0	42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sunnyside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	780	27.5	28.3	n/a
1989	770	28.5	27.0	n/a
1990	785	31.3	25.0	n/a
1991	725	26.5	27.3	n/a
1992	721	26.9	26.8	7.2
1993	686	26.7	25.7	9.2
1994	666	27.8	24.0	11.6
1995	664	26.8	24.8	16.6
1996	664	26.8	24.8	16.6
1997	583	24.4	23.9	13.6
1998	596	27.4	21.8	15.6
1999	579	27.5	21.1	12.4
2000	576	28.4	20.3	12.8
2001	566	28.0	20.2	11.8
2002	472	22.5	21.0	15.5
2003	472	22.5	21.0	15.5
2004	516	24.0	21.5	14.3
2005	425	21.0	20.2	17.7
2006	410	21.0	19.5	15
2007	395	20.0	19.8	15.5
2008	360	23.0	15.7	23.1
2009	390	20.0	18.6	17.7
2010	396	19.5	20.3	26
2011	408	n/a	n/a	24.3
2012	412	19.0	21.6	n/a
2013	442	21.0	21.0	36.9
2014	443	20.0	22.1	32.1
2015	460	21.0	21.9	35.2
2016	454	22.0	20.6	36.8
2017	456	21.0	21.7	32.2
2018	456	20.0	22.8	35.1
2019	434	19.7	21.9	35.3
2020	446	n/a	n/a	37.9
2021	449	21.0	21.3	36.7
2022	440	21.0	20.9	39.5
2023	438	22.0	19.9	36.3
2024	443	21.0	21.0	42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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