Sunnyside High

Summary:

Sunnyside High is a public high school located in Fresno, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,879 students. The school is part of the Fresno Unified School District, which is ranked 1082 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunnyside High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.0% to 93.4% over the past five school years, which is higher than the graduation rates of some nearby schools like McLane High (89.2%) and Cambridge Continuation High (43.5%). However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.8% in 2017-2018 to 52.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of other nearby schools like Erma Duncan Polytechnical High (23.5%) and Sanger West High (11.7%).

Sunnyside High's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is generally lower than the Fresno Unified School District and the state of California averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian, African American, and Special Education students performing particularly low. While Sunnyside High performs better than some nearby schools in terms of graduation and dropout rates, it lags behind schools like Career Technical Education Charter and Erma Duncan Polytechnical High in academic performance and overall school rankings.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1019 South Peach Ave.
       Fresno, CA  93727-4889


(559) 253-6700

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1351st of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,553 Help


Feeder schools for Sunnyside High:

Elementary:    Ayer Elementary
    Aynesworth Elementary
    Burroughs Elementary
    David L. Greenberg Elementary
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Middle:    Elizabeth Terronez Middle
    Kings Canyon Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.6 Help
Number of students:  2,749

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.9%
Asian:
20.1%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.6% Help


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Compare Details Sunnyside High ranks worse than 58.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 13 ranked high schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sunnyside High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Sunnyside High has the largest high school student body size in the Fresno Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.9%), Asian (20.1%), African American (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunnyside High is 20.6. 9 high schools in the Fresno Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Sunnyside High employs 133.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside High is $8,553. 10 high schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside High:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside High 1351st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Sunnyside High in the ranking list.)

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Fresno Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fresno Unified 1082nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunnyside High

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Rank History for all students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.02 1151st 1653 30.4%
2005 27.88 1097th 1901 42.3%
2006 31.85 1043rd 1968 47.0%
2007 35.88 991st 2063 52.0%
2008 35.83 1021st 2117 51.8%
2009 37.43 1108th 2238 50.5%
2010 35.33 1129th 2281 50.5%
2011 33.66 1213th 2367 48.8%
2012 32.29 1249th 2354 46.9%
2013 30.34 1306th 2426 46.2%
2015 40.21 1170th 1994 41.3%
2016 34.67 1282nd 2039 37.1%
2017 43.24 1171st 2021 42.1%
2018 38.34 1251st 2017 38.0%
2019 35.74 1325th 2133 37.9%
2021 35.28 836th 1290 35.2%
2022 28.90 1454th 2123 31.5%
2023 32.41 1346th 2348 42.7%
2024 32.59 1351st 2323 41.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.97 595th 786 24.3%
2024 15.81 649th 804 19.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.45 647th 938 31.0%
2019 33.98 636th 941 32.4%
2021 56.26 137th 467 70.7%
2022 35.68 648th 1044 37.9%
2023 36.50 566th 1323 57.2%
2024 39.37 494th 1350 63.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.28 1280th 1547 17.3%
2024 26.46 1116th 1534 27.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.34 1116th 1862 40.1%
2019 42.54 1116th 1937 42.4%
2021 41.20 692nd 1126 38.5%
2022 33.55 1275th 1943 34.4%
2023 37.57 1205th 2247 46.4%
2024 37.74 1208th 2235 46.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.90 1190th 1760 32.4%
2019 32.67 1225th 1833 33.2%
2021 31.04 753rd 1054 28.6%
2022 25.89 1363rd 1858 26.6%
2023 33.18 1273rd 2118 39.9%
2024 29.58 1365th 2098 34.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.85 850th 1052 19.2%
2019 30.01 773rd 1117 30.8%
2021 20.44 508th 555 8.5%
2022 42.01 531st 1161 54.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.75 1168th 1834 36.3%
2019 34.34 1191st 1880 36.6%
2021 30.77 793rd 1122 29.3%
2022 28.09 1333rd 1916 30.4%
2023 29.58 1346th 2207 39.0%
2024 33.15 1240th 2172 42.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.68 558th 581 4.0%
2019 10.42 530th 582 8.9%
2022 4.85 555th 581 4.5%
2023 13.32 651st 731 10.9%
2024 15.16 603rd 712 15.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.48 305th 582 47.6%
2019 31.02 401st 592 32.3%
2022 21.54 432nd 522 17.2%
2023 25.41 540th 720 25.0%
2024 18.77 624th 721 13.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.96 1103rd 1742 36.7%
2019 36.57 1158th 1814 36.2%
2022 30.86 1292nd 1861 30.6%
2023 32.84 1307th 2142 39.0%
2024 34.78 1258th 2125 40.8%
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Rank History for White students at Sunnyside High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.86 826th 1173 29.6%
2019 21.75 983rd 1222 19.6%
2022 18.07 1016th 1204 15.6%
2023 19.41 1101st 1434 23.2%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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by a citizen
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Open Quote Generally the teachers are quite dedicated. A few of them do have some social issues, however, there are enough students of color that they are transparent. People from the community may not realize how well organized and up-to-date the school actually is. For instance, there are computer labs available on each of the quads (Yale/Stanford/Harvard/California). In each quad there are counselors and support staff. A few days a week the homeroom shows video produced by the campus journalism club that is like a news show and includes interviews with students. There are a lot of clubs on campus, and students are encouraged to become involved in afterschool tutoring or other events. What impressed me most recently was the pre-testing options available, such as Pre-SAT and Pre-Fresno City College Placement. The Pre-SAT program even includes self-study units for studying for the SAT. So if you really want to get into college, they guide you to a reasonable choice. There is even Career Exploration classes or units, as well as instruction on financial aid. They are trying to improve outreach to Special Education students so that they have better options for transitioning into adulthood more gracefully. If you can put up with a bit of chuff here and there, I still say this is a pretty great deal, despite the deepening economic travails of the surrounding community. To summarize the campus is quite on the ball, the staff work at trying to improve and the atmosphere mostly feels pretty flexible and upbeat. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sunnyside High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 168 209 395 720 10 n/a n/a 0 1502
2001 236 301 672 1070 10 n/a n/a 0 2289
2002 262 385 967 1428 13 n/a n/a 0 3055
2003 262 385 967 1428 13 n/a n/a 0 3055
2004 225 386 881 1417 10 n/a n/a 0 2919
2005 196 375 890 1398 15 n/a n/a 0 2874
2006 168 420 915 1461 20 n/a n/a 0 2984
2007 168 398 992 1599 17 n/a n/a 4 3178
2008 161 358 1042 1722 17 n/a n/a 0 3300
2009 133 349 991 1693 12 13 2 0 3193
2010 126 315 956 1776 10 10 0 0 3193
2011 146 303 917 1841 8 7 7 0 3229
2012 122 302 905 1818 7 9 12 0 3175
2013 119 291 861 1923 9 7 19 0 3229
2014 109 252 759 1945 12 3 16 0 3096
2015 84 243 688 1848 9 4 12 0 2888
2016 79 213 664 1860 9 4 17 0 2846
2017 71 186 629 1853 13 5 13 0 2770
2018 78 184 634 1902 14 7 18 0 2837
2019 85 194 602 1973 14 7 21 0 2896
2020 98 175 596 2105 12 7 28 0 3021
2021 74 171 605 2037 13 8 39 1 2948
2022 68 173 566 2047 11 6 43 1 2915
2023 62 156 577 2022 10 7 44 1 2879
2024 55 153 553 1922 10 10 46 0 2749

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 1502 69.0 21.8 68.1
2001 2289 98.5 23.2 64.4
2002 3055 126.7 24.1 65.4
2003 3055 126.7 24.1 65.4
2004 2919 125.8 23.2 60.2
2005 2874 124.0 23.2 74.7
2006 2984 117.1 25.5 72
2007 3178 128.6 24.7 75
2008 3300 157.8 20.9 87.5
2009 3193 139.6 20.6 87.5
2010 3193 134.6 23.7 87.6
2011 3229 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 3175 117.4 27.0 n/a
2013 3229 115.1 28.0 99.9
2014 3096 120.0 25.7 76.7
2015 2888 113.0 25.5 85
2016 2846 110.0 25.8 88.8
2017 2770 111.4 24.8 90.4
2018 2837 109.8 25.8 89.2
2019 2896 122.5 23.6 90.5
2020 3021 n/a n/a 89.9
2021 2948 110.2 26.7 88.4
2022 2915 130.6 22.3 91.8
2023 2879 131.3 21.9 90.2
2024 2749 133.2 20.6 89.6

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 1502 69.0 21.8 68.1
2001 2289 98.5 23.2 64.4
2002 3055 126.7 24.1 65.4
2003 3055 126.7 24.1 65.4
2004 2919 125.8 23.2 60.2
2005 2874 124.0 23.2 74.7
2006 2984 117.1 25.5 72
2007 3178 128.6 24.7 75
2008 3300 157.8 20.9 87.5
2009 3193 139.6 20.6 87.5
2010 3193 134.6 23.7 87.6
2011 3229 n/a n/a 85.8
2012 3175 117.4 27.0 n/a
2013 3229 115.1 28.0 99.9
2014 3096 120.0 25.7 76.7
2015 2888 113.0 25.5 85
2016 2846 110.0 25.8 88.8
2017 2770 111.4 24.8 90.4
2018 2837 109.8 25.8 89.2
2019 2896 122.5 23.6 90.5
2020 3021 n/a n/a 89.9
2021 2948 110.2 26.7 88.4
2022 2915 130.6 22.3 91.8
2023 2879 131.3 21.9 90.2
2024 2749 133.2 20.6 89.6

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sunnyside High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,553

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunnyside High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1325th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1346th of 2348 High schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sunnyside High)53.646.2
 7.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fresno Unified)44.946.1
 1.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Sunnyside High)16.49.9
 6.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fresno Unified)15.514
 1.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Sunnyside High)13.913.2
 0.7%
   11th Grade Science (Fresno Unified)15.318.5
 3.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Sunnyside High)10.314.8
 4.4%
   12th Grade Science (Fresno Unified)12.77.9
 4.8%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students28962879
 0.6%
African American194156
 19.6%
American Indian1410
 28.6%
Asian602577
 4.2%
Hispanic19732022
 2.5%
Pacific Islander77
White8562
 27.1%
Two or More Races2144
 109.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.5%90.2%
 0.3%


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Sunnyside High ranks 1351st of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Sunnyside High are 70% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,749 students attended Sunnyside High.


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