Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 1240 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, 350 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 39% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Denman (James) Middle High : Academy (The)- SF @McAteer High : Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School High : Balboa High High : Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High High : Galileo High High : Jordan (June) School for Equity High : Lincoln (Abraham) High High : Lowell High High : Marshall (Thurgood) High High : Mission High High : O'Connell (John) High High : S.F. International High High : Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High High : Washington (George) High

Sunnyside Elementary

Summary:

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school in San Francisco, California, serving 327 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked 651 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Sunnyside Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates for Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Sunnyside performs particularly well for White and female students, ranking in the top 15% and 20% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of the state. Sunnyside has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 22.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Miraloma Elementary and Sloat (Commodore) Elementary also rank in the top 20-25% of California elementary schools, while schools like Glen Park Elementary, Sheridan Elementary, and Cleveland Elementary have significantly lower academic performance. Sunnyside also serves a more affluent student population compared to some nearby schools, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

Detail:

Public K-5

250 Foerster St.
San Francisco, CA 94112-1341

(415) 469-4746

District: San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1240^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,103

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Denman (James) Middle
High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 350

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.6%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Asian:

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunnyside Elementary ranks better than 78.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 29^th among 71 ranked elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.96. (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 Student population at Sunnyside Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.6%), Hispanic (21.1%), Asian (18.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.4% 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 22.9. 45 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sunnyside Elementary employs 15.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside Elementary is $6,103, which is the highest among 72 elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Elementary 1240^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sunnyside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

San Francisco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Francisco Unified 651^st 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	34.72	2956^th	4809	38.5%
2005	44.18	2474^th	4822	48.7%
2006	43.16	2543^rd	4818	47.2%
2007	42.72	2752^nd	5113	46.2%
2008	38.35	3040^th	5113	40.5%
2009	42.22	2927^th	5193	43.6%
2010	41.91	3061^st	5314	42.4%
2011	32.86	3776^th	5377	29.8%
2012	36.64	3485^th	5390	35.3%
2013	55.39	2385^th	5530	56.9%
2015	79.66	1117^th	5611	80.1%
2016	70.79	1494^th	5614	73.4%
2017	76.85	1249^th	5692	78.1%
2018	76.20	1306^th	5662	76.9%
2019	85.73	868^th	5789	85.0%
2022	84.84	950^th	5883	83.9%
2023	85.22	942^nd	5874	84.0%
2024	77.96	1240^th	5862	78.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunnyside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.67	197^th	445	55.7%

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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	53.04	2164^th	5084	57.4%
2019	62.39	1604^th	5173	69.0%
2022	78.78	803^rd	5264	84.7%
2023	75.89	953^rd	5374	82.3%
2024	57.83	1920^th	5511	65.2%

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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	77.58	1161^st	5413	78.6%
2019	91.12	496^th	5492	91.0%
2022	89.84	645^th	5635	88.6%
2023	87.01	793^rd	5617	85.9%
2024	79.86	1102^nd	5605	80.3%

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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	71.91	1401^st	5431	74.2%
2019	73.96	1352^nd	5510	75.5%
2022	74.62	1333^rd	5663	76.5%
2023	80.91	1054^th	5650	81.3%
2024	74.08	1320^th	5636	76.6%

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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	40.13	2855^th	4830	40.9%
2019	61.08	1625^th	4963	67.3%
2022	41.90	2755^th	5084	45.8%
2024	37.74	3137^th	5102	38.5%

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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	75.16	636^th	2737	76.8%
2019	87.92	153^rd	2834	94.6%
2022	86.24	226^th	2726	91.7%
2023	80.39	405^th	2662	84.8%
2024	81.17	376^th	2647	85.8%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Sunnyside elementary school is awesome!Parent and teacher community highly interactive with students.... The principal is approachable and open to making it the best elementary school inSan Francisco! Close Quote

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	57	47	114	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1989	49	52	121	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	321
1990	50	47	125	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	332
1991	40	39	131	98	5	n/a	n/a	0	313
1992	47	43	136	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	329
1993	38	37	146	96	2	n/a	n/a	0	319
1994	36	36	131	120	2	n/a	n/a	0	325
1995	20	45	140	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1996	20	45	140	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1997	13	40	136	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	315
1998	9	34	148	138	2	n/a	n/a	0	331
1999	18	25	152	140	1	n/a	n/a	0	336
2000	14	29	162	129	3	n/a	n/a	0	337
2001	10	35	155	117	0	n/a	n/a	1	318
2002	13	26	139	80	0	n/a	n/a	9	267
2003	13	26	139	80	0	n/a	n/a	9	267
2004	15	24	121	73	1	n/a	n/a	7	241
2005	27	32	123	65	1	n/a	n/a	12	260
2006	34	31	121	64	0	n/a	n/a	13	263
2007	39	37	101	66	0	n/a	n/a	28	271
2008	46	48	101	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	260
2009	53	45	79	75	3	1	19	0	275
2010	68	43	83	81	2	1	35	0	313
2011	84	37	82	77	0	1	38	0	319
2012	112	41	87	82	2	4	37	0	365
2013	85	30	66	87	1	4	83	0	356
2014	135	16	74	97	1	5	38	0	366
2015	165	15	77	83	1	2	42	0	385
2016	175	14	62	84	1	3	46	0	385
2017	183	15	60	77	0	4	49	0	388
2018	174	15	50	76	1	4	70	0	390
2019	177	14	45	70	0	4	73	0	383
2020	173	15	40	70	0	7	71	0	376
2021	159	16	47	73	0	7	71	0	373
2022	128	11	61	64	0	8	65	0	337
2023	126	6	63	60	0	9	63	0	327
2024	135	9	66	74	0	7	59	0	350

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	301	13.0	23.1	n/a
1989	321	13.0	24.6	n/a
1990	332	14.0	23.7	n/a
1991	313	14.0	22.3	n/a
1992	329	14.2	23.1	53.8
1993	319	12.0	26.6	54.5
1994	325	15.0	21.7	62.8
1995	331	14.0	23.6	71.9
1996	331	14.0	23.6	71.9
1997	315	16.0	19.7	49.2
1998	331	19.0	17.4	63.4
1999	336	19.0	17.7	63.7
2000	337	19.0	17.7	72.1
2001	318	18.0	17.7	66.6
2002	267	18.0	14.8	64.7
2003	267	18.0	14.8	64.7
2004	241	15.0	16.1	69.7
2005	260	14.5	17.9	59.3
2006	263	16.0	16.4	0
2007	271	16.0	16.9	60.1
2008	260	17.0	15.3	60
2009	275	16.1	16.1	53.1
2010	313	18.0	17.3	50.2
2011	319	n/a	n/a	48
2012	365	19.0	19.2	46.6
2013	356	19.0	18.6	44.7
2014	366	19.0	19.2	43.2
2015	385	18.0	21.3	37.4
2016	385	19.0	20.2	33
2017	388	13.5	28.7	27.3
2018	390	17.0	22.9	27.7
2019	383	16.0	23.9	24.8
2020	376	n/a	n/a	22.9
2021	373	16.0	23.3	24.1
2022	337	15.0	22.4	30.9
2023	327	15.0	21.8	30.9
2024	350	15.2	22.9	29.4

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	301	13.0	23.1	n/a
1989	321	13.0	24.6	n/a
1990	332	14.0	23.7	n/a
1991	313	14.0	22.3	n/a
1992	329	14.2	23.1	53.8
1993	319	12.0	26.6	54.5
1994	325	15.0	21.7	62.8
1995	331	14.0	23.6	71.9
1996	331	14.0	23.6	71.9
1997	315	16.0	19.7	49.2
1998	331	19.0	17.4	63.4
1999	336	19.0	17.7	63.7
2000	337	19.0	17.7	72.1
2001	318	18.0	17.7	66.6
2002	267	18.0	14.8	64.7
2003	267	18.0	14.8	64.7
2004	241	15.0	16.1	69.7
2005	260	14.5	17.9	59.3
2006	263	16.0	16.4	0
2007	271	16.0	16.9	60.1
2008	260	17.0	15.3	60
2009	275	16.1	16.1	53.1
2010	313	18.0	17.3	50.2
2011	319	n/a	n/a	48
2012	365	19.0	19.2	46.6
2013	356	19.0	18.6	44.7
2014	366	19.0	19.2	43.2
2015	385	18.0	21.3	37.4
2016	385	19.0	20.2	33
2017	388	13.5	28.7	27.3
2018	390	17.0	22.9	27.7
2019	383	16.0	23.9	24.8
2020	376	n/a	n/a	22.9
2021	373	16.0	23.3	24.1
2022	337	15.0	22.4	30.9
2023	327	15.0	21.8	30.9
2024	350	15.2	22.9	29.4

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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