Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 1150 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, 522 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 49% Asian, 41% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Donald S. Jordan Intermediate High : Bolsa Grande High

Sunnyside Elementary

Summary:

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 509 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Sunnyside Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates of 64.47% in English Language Arts and 55.84% in Math, compared to the district's 59.43% and 49.15%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 53.97% in 3rd grade to 70.51% in 5th grade. Sunnyside also has high rankings in the state for English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.3% in 2017-2018 to 20.7% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Excelsior Elementary also performs well, with proficiency rates in the 60-70% range for both ELA and Math. In contrast, Mitchell Elementary and Brookhurst Elementary have lower proficiency rates, with some grades performing below 50% in both subjects. Sunnyside Elementary's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.31% to 78.19%, is comparable to the nearby schools, which also serve a significant number of students from low-income families.

Detail:

Public K-6

9972 East Russell Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92844-2431

(714) 663-6158

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1150^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,774

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate
High:	Bolsa Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 522

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.0%

Hispanic:

41.4%

White:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunnyside Elementary ranks better than 80.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.02. (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: Asian (49%), Hispanic (41.4%), White (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.8% 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 25.7. 40 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sunnyside Elementary employs 20.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside Elementary is $11,774. 39 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Elementary 1150^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sunnyside Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd 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	51.08	2100^th	4809	56.3%
2005	56.95	1880^th	4822	61.0%
2006	65.88	1508^th	4818	68.7%
2007	65.65	1566^th	5113	69.4%
2008	71.85	1329^th	5113	74.0%
2009	73.18	1298^th	5193	75.0%
2010	83.17	829^th	5314	84.4%
2011	79.42	1038^th	5377	80.7%
2012	76.71	1188^th	5390	78.0%
2013	72.99	1431^st	5530	74.1%
2015	78.98	1146^th	5611	79.6%
2016	85.85	863^rd	5614	84.6%
2017	90.08	640^th	5692	88.8%
2018	91.29	552^nd	5662	90.3%
2019	82.60	1037^th	5789	82.1%
2022	83.58	1014^th	5883	82.8%
2023	84.35	985^th	5874	83.2%
2024	80.02	1150^th	5862	80.4%

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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
2018	88.96	197^th	3246	93.9%
2019	78.06	346^th	3275	89.4%
2022	95.05	111^th	3311	96.6%
2023	87.90	163^rd	3250	95.0%
2024	86.60	154^th	3160	95.1%

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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	97.21	67^th	5084	98.7%
2019	87.96	360^th	5173	93.0%
2022	92.92	248^th	5264	95.3%
2023	93.97	232^nd	5374	95.7%
2024	88.64	494^th	5511	91.0%

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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	89.21	604^th	5413	88.8%
2019	79.79	1085^th	5492	80.2%
2022	77.59	1219^th	5635	78.4%
2023	80.17	1093^rd	5617	80.5%
2024	79.00	1135^th	5605	79.8%

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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	90.54	541^st	5431	90.0%
2019	81.91	974^th	5510	82.3%
2022	86.65	798^th	5663	85.9%
2023	85.00	867^th	5650	84.7%
2024	78.59	1114^th	5636	80.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.87	406^th	1071	62.1%
2019	57.73	593^rd	1149	48.4%
2022	61.22	574^th	1154	50.3%
2023	61.89	579^th	1190	51.3%
2024	56.54	659^th	1203	45.2%

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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	84.28	522^nd	4830	89.2%
2019	60.97	1633^rd	4963	67.1%
2022	65.07	1379^th	5084	72.9%
2023	73.28	1022^nd	5098	80.0%
2024	61.79	1583^rd	5102	69.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	79.31	487^th	2834	82.8%

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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	Total
1988	222	13	126	54	0	n/a	n/a	415
1989	199	9	143	64	0	n/a	n/a	415
1990	190	10	149	66	0	n/a	n/a	415
1991	154	15	170	81	1	n/a	n/a	421
1992	166	10	213	99	1	n/a	n/a	489
1993	144	8	226	96	0	n/a	n/a	474
1994	131	10	245	108	0	n/a	n/a	494
1995	96	10	293	121	0	n/a	n/a	520
1996	96	10	293	121	0	n/a	n/a	520
1997	95	10	279	151	1	n/a	n/a	536
1998	102	9	283	164	3	n/a	n/a	561
1999	96	4	269	172	4	n/a	n/a	545
2000	86	6	317	170	4	n/a	n/a	583
2001	75	7	319	176	4	n/a	n/a	581
2002	37	14	311	200	3	n/a	n/a	565
2003	37	14	311	200	3	n/a	n/a	565
2004	37	10	329	193	2	n/a	n/a	571
2005	35	10	341	192	1	n/a	n/a	579
2006	30	5	343	195	0	n/a	n/a	573
2007	19	4	346	198	0	n/a	n/a	567
2008	14	6	327	196	n/a	n/a	n/a	543
2009	26	7	311	207	2	7	2	562
2010	30	7	293	204	1	3	1	539
2011	42	6	342	223	1	3	1	618
2012	52	8	356	234	1	3	6	660
2013	55	5	407	231	1	1	3	703
2014	55	4	416	238	1	2	2	718
2015	62	6	408	206	1	0	3	686
2016	56	8	414	210	0	3	3	694
2017	43	6	386	217	0	6	5	663
2018	47	5	365	224	0	7	7	655
2019	41	6	364	229	0	8	10	658
2020	36	4	346	218	0	7	11	622
2021	26	3	322	214	0	5	16	586
2022	27	4	277	207	0	5	11	531
2023	20	2	258	212	0	6	11	509
2024	27	2	256	216	0	10	11	522

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	415	17.0	24.4	n/a
1989	415	16.0	25.9	n/a
1990	415	18.0	23.0	n/a
1991	421	18.0	23.3	n/a
1992	489	18.3	26.7	40.5
1993	474	17.0	27.9	45.4
1994	494	16.4	30.1	51.2
1995	520	18.0	28.9	60.4
1996	520	18.0	28.9	60.4
1997	536	21.0	25.5	55.8
1998	561	25.0	22.4	58.8
1999	545	23.5	23.2	52.3
2000	583	24.0	24.3	51.6
2001	581	24.5	23.7	52.7
2002	565	26.0	21.7	57.2
2003	565	26.0	21.7	57.2
2004	571	25.0	22.8	60.6
2005	579	25.0	23.2	56
2006	573	25.0	22.9	57.4
2007	567	24.0	23.6	54.7
2008	543	24.0	22.6	61
2009	562	24.0	22.5	66.2
2010	539	23.5	22.8	61.6
2011	618	n/a	n/a	60.8
2012	660	26.5	24.9	n/a
2013	703	26.0	27.0	58.7
2014	718	26.0	27.6	66.4
2015	686	26.0	26.3	63.4
2016	694	26.0	26.6	58.8
2017	663	25.0	26.5	57
2018	655	25.0	26.2	63.5
2019	658	24.0	27.4	62.3
2020	622	n/a	n/a	67.2
2021	586	24.0	24.4	70.3
2022	531	21.0	25.1	73.3
2023	509	19.0	26.7	78.2
2024	522	20.3	25.7	82.8

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	415	17.0	24.4	n/a
1989	415	16.0	25.9	n/a
1990	415	18.0	23.0	n/a
1991	421	18.0	23.3	n/a
1992	489	18.3	26.7	40.5
1993	474	17.0	27.9	45.4
1994	494	16.4	30.1	51.2
1995	520	18.0	28.9	60.4
1996	520	18.0	28.9	60.4
1997	536	21.0	25.5	55.8
1998	561	25.0	22.4	58.8
1999	545	23.5	23.2	52.3
2000	583	24.0	24.3	51.6
2001	581	24.5	23.7	52.7
2002	565	26.0	21.7	57.2
2003	565	26.0	21.7	57.2
2004	571	25.0	22.8	60.6
2005	579	25.0	23.2	56
2006	573	25.0	22.9	57.4
2007	567	24.0	23.6	54.7
2008	543	24.0	22.6	61
2009	562	24.0	22.5	66.2
2010	539	23.5	22.8	61.6
2011	618	n/a	n/a	60.8
2012	660	26.5	24.9	n/a
2013	703	26.0	27.0	58.7
2014	718	26.0	27.6	66.4
2015	686	26.0	26.3	63.4
2016	694	26.0	26.6	58.8
2017	663	25.0	26.5	57
2018	655	25.0	26.2	63.5
2019	658	24.0	27.4	62.3
2020	622	n/a	n/a	67.2
2021	586	24.0	24.4	70.3
2022	531	21.0	25.1	73.3
2023	509	19.0	26.7	78.2
2024	522	20.3	25.7	82.8

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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