Is Chester W. Nimitz Elementary a good school?

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary ranks 1121 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chester W. Nimitz Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Chester W. Nimitz Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chester W. Nimitz Elementary?

Students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary are 34% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Chester W. Nimitz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chester W. Nimitz Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cupertino Middle High : Homestead High

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Summary:

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary is a public K-5 school in Sunnyvale, California, part of the highly-ranked Cupertino Union School District. With 419 students and a 22.7 student-teacher ratio, the school consistently outperforms state averages on standardized tests, particularly in the performance of specific student subgroups.

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary's test scores are impressive, with proficiency rates ranging from 50.82% to 73.33% in Mathematics and 53.09% to 66.67% in English Language Arts/Literacy, far exceeding the state averages. The school also shines in Science, with 50.82% proficiency in 5th grade compared to the state average of 32.68%. Notably, the school's White students and English Language Learners rank in the top 5% and top 3% of California elementary schools, respectively, while Special Education students rank in the top 1%.

While Chester W. Nimitz Elementary's performance is generally lower than the top-performing schools in the Cupertino Union School District, such as L.P. Collins Elementary and William Faria Elementary, it outperforms nearby schools in the Santa Clara Unified and Sunnyvale school districts. However, the school faces challenges with a higher chronic absenteeism rate and a larger proportion of students from lower-income families, which may contribute to the performance gap.

Detail:

Public K-5

545 East Cheyenne Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-4421

(408) 736-2180

District: Cupertino Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1121^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,768

Students who attend Chester W. Nimitz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cupertino Middle
High:	Homestead High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 419

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.1%

Hispanic:

34.1%

White:

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chester W. Nimitz Elementary ranks better than 80.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.85. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Student population at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (34.1%), Hispanic (34.1%), White (18.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary is 22.7, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Chester W. Nimitz Elementary employs 18.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary is $6,768. 13 elementary schools in the Cupertino Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chester W. Nimitz Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chester W. Nimitz Elementary 1121^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chester W. Nimitz Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cupertino Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Cupertino Union 41^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	73.66	1168^th	4809	75.7%
2005	70.15	1327^th	4822	72.5%
2006	80.80	928^th	4818	80.7%
2007	75.13	1166^th	5113	77.2%
2008	70.99	1360^th	5113	73.4%
2009	64.53	1701^st	5193	67.2%
2010	55.11	2269^th	5314	57.3%
2011	67.99	1578^th	5377	70.7%
2012	65.51	1760^th	5390	67.3%
2013	70.23	1564^th	5530	71.7%
2015	68.34	1562^nd	5611	72.2%
2016	75.62	1287^th	5614	77.1%
2017	74.26	1372^nd	5692	75.9%
2018	76.11	1308^th	5662	76.9%
2019	78.25	1245^th	5789	78.5%
2021	77.02	305^th	1417	78.5%
2022	78.07	1284^th	5883	78.2%
2023	75.79	1338^th	5874	77.2%
2024	80.85	1121^st	5862	80.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.74	364^th	3246	88.8%
2019	75.12	410^th	3275	87.5%
2021	87.49	36^th	602	94.0%
2022	91.23	149^th	3311	95.5%
2023	82.26	236^th	3250	92.7%
2024	89.89	113^th	3160	96.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.02	33^rd	2634	98.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.87	2957^th	5084	41.8%
2019	41.20	3030^th	5173	41.4%
2021	39.70	654^th	1110	41.1%
2022	60.33	1657^th	5264	68.5%
2023	58.28	1856^th	5374	65.5%
2024	64.59	1520^th	5511	72.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.48	1777^th	5413	67.2%
2019	73.19	1367^th	5492	75.1%
2021	74.23	302^nd	1267	76.2%
2022	80.14	1106^th	5635	80.4%
2023	78.47	1155^th	5617	79.4%
2024	75.20	1282^nd	5605	77.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	77.25	380^th	2585	85.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.94	939^th	5431	82.7%
2019	80.58	1043^rd	5510	81.1%
2021	76.64	278^th	1272	78.1%
2022	71.85	1443^rd	5663	74.5%
2023	69.79	1516^th	5650	73.2%
2024	81.68	1016^th	5636	82.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.27	717^th	1071	33.1%
2019	42.61	793^rd	1149	31.0%
2022	55.49	655^th	1154	43.2%
2023	64.52	523^rd	1190	56.1%
2024	55.70	675^th	1203	43.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.05	3976^th	4830	17.7%
2019	23.51	4143^rd	4963	16.5%
2022	46.35	2429^th	5084	52.2%
2023	36.11	3216^th	5098	36.9%
2024	40.86	2911^th	5102	42.9%

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Rank History for White students at Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.25	852^nd	2737	68.9%
2019	67.42	925^th	2834	67.4%
2022	82.89	348^th	2726	87.2%
2023	87.59	178^th	2662	93.3%
2024	87.91	143^rd	2647	94.6%

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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 Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	260	34	80	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
1989	255	35	87	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1990	244	41	122	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	462
1991	242	60	153	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1992	236	50	180	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1993	264	59	198	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
1994	252	45	239	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	616
1995	262	42	202	71	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1996	262	42	202	71	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1997	268	35	237	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1998	321	36	244	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	295	39	235	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	649
2000	255	32	222	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2001	233	29	218	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2002	178	31	219	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
2003	178	31	219	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
2004	169	33	214	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
2005	189	24	228	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
2006	185	19	231	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
2007	195	15	253	110	1	n/a	n/a	1	575
2008	218	21	249	110	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
2009	230	21	303	117	0	1	0	0	672
2010	206	24	298	128	0	0	4	0	660
2011	217	21	289	150	0	1	9	0	687
2012	219	22	293	154	0	1	15	0	704
2013	227	20	306	163	0	2	11	0	729
2014	232	12	297	152	0	3	20	0	716
2015	231	12	298	162	1	3	26	0	733
2016	223	12	313	141	2	3	27	0	721
2017	209	7	293	132	0	3	29	0	673
2018	211	7	287	125	0	2	36	0	668
2019	210	6	256	117	0	2	37	0	628
2020	198	11	236	130	1	1	27	0	604
2021	157	9	184	136	0	2	29	0	517
2022	98	11	123	154	1	2	28	0	417
2023	77	12	143	143	0	1	42	1	419

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 Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	16.4	26.3	n/a
1989	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1990	462	14.0	33.0	n/a
1991	513	19.4	26.4	n/a
1992	537	19.7	27.2	26.6
1993	604	23.0	26.3	32.6
1994	616	21.6	28.5	31
1995	578	23.0	25.1	32.7
1996	578	23.0	25.1	32.7
1997	616	25.0	24.6	22.9
1998	670	n/a	0.0	24.5
1999	649	28.5	22.8	20
2000	585	29.0	20.2	21.2
2001	555	26.0	21.3	17.8
2002	498	25.0	19.9	22.5
2003	498	25.0	19.9	22.5
2004	505	26.0	19.4	25.9
2005	550	25.5	21.6	24.4
2006	537	26.0	20.7	24.2
2007	575	28.5	20.2	24.7
2008	599	31.2	19.2	21.5
2009	672	32.7	19.9	20.4
2010	660	31.5	20.9	24.2
2011	687	n/a	n/a	23.1
2012	704	28.2	24.8	n/a
2013	729	30.8	23.6	24.7
2014	716	30.5	23.4	23.9
2015	733	29.0	25.2	20.6
2016	721	30.0	24.0	19.4
2017	673	27.5	24.4	21.1
2018	668	25.1	26.6	22.2
2019	628	26.8	23.3	22
2020	604	n/a	n/a	14.2
2021	517	22.5	22.9	25.3
2022	417	19.4	21.4	41
2023	419	18.4	22.7	48.9

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 Chester W. Nimitz Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	16.4	26.3	n/a
1989	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1990	462	14.0	33.0	n/a
1991	513	19.4	26.4	n/a
1992	537	19.7	27.2	26.6
1993	604	23.0	26.3	32.6
1994	616	21.6	28.5	31
1995	578	23.0	25.1	32.7
1996	578	23.0	25.1	32.7
1997	616	25.0	24.6	22.9
1998	670	n/a	0.0	24.5
1999	649	28.5	22.8	20
2000	585	29.0	20.2	21.2
2001	555	26.0	21.3	17.8
2002	498	25.0	19.9	22.5
2003	498	25.0	19.9	22.5
2004	505	26.0	19.4	25.9
2005	550	25.5	21.6	24.4
2006	537	26.0	20.7	24.2
2007	575	28.5	20.2	24.7
2008	599	31.2	19.2	21.5
2009	672	32.7	19.9	20.4
2010	660	31.5	20.9	24.2
2011	687	n/a	n/a	23.1
2012	704	28.2	24.8	n/a
2013	729	30.8	23.6	24.7
2014	716	30.5	23.4	23.9
2015	733	29.0	25.2	20.6
2016	721	30.0	24.0	19.4
2017	673	27.5	24.4	21.1
2018	668	25.1	26.6	22.2
2019	628	26.8	23.3	22
2020	604	n/a	n/a	14.2
2021	517	22.5	22.9	25.3
2022	417	19.4	21.4	41
2023	419	18.4	22.7	48.9

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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