Is Sunnybrae Elementary a good school?

Sunnybrae Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sunnybrae Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 359 students attended Sunnybrae Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnybrae Elementary?

Students at Sunnybrae Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sunnybrae Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnybrae Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Borel Middle High : Aragon High

Sunnybrae Elementary

Summary:

Sunnybrae Elementary is a public elementary school in San Mateo, California, serving 368 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, which is ranked 452 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a moderately-ranked district, Sunnybrae Elementary consistently performs in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average scores on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California schools for these subgroups. Sunnybrae has also seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2018-2019 to 37.5% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the San Mateo-Foster City district, such as Beresford Elementary, Meadow Heights Elementary, and LEAD Elementary, generally perform at or above the district and state averages. The nearby Montessori schools, Parkside Montessori and North Shoreview Montessori, even outperform the district and state across all subject areas. This suggests that Sunnybrae's challenges may go beyond just socioeconomic factors, as other schools with similar demographics are still able to achieve much higher levels of academic proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-5

1031 South Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94402-1855

(650) 312-7599

District: San Mateo-Foster City

SchoolDigger Rank:
5304^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,224

Students who attend Sunnybrae Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Borel Middle
High:	Aragon High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

White:

7.8%

Asian:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunnybrae Elementary ranks worse than 90.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.92. (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 (76.6%), White (7.8%), Asian (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunnybrae Elementary is 19.9, which is the 6^th best among 17 elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnybrae Elementary is $9,224, which is the 2^nd highest among 17 elementary schools in the San Mateo-Foster City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnybrae Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnybrae Elementary 5304^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sunnybrae Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Mateo-Foster City:

SchoolDigger ranks San Mateo-Foster City 452^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunnybrae Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	34.68	2960^th	4809	38.4%
2005	38.39	2813^th	4822	41.7%
2006	38.18	2818^th	4818	41.5%
2007	47.80	2451^st	5113	52.1%
2008	40.63	2909^th	5113	43.1%
2009	43.87	2821^st	5193	45.7%
2010	53.39	2362^nd	5314	55.6%
2011	38.04	3380^th	5377	37.1%
2012	32.64	3761^st	5390	30.2%
2013	31.31	3940^th	5530	28.8%
2015	57.45	2054^th	5611	63.4%
2016	47.86	2618^th	5614	53.4%
2017	20.36	4665^th	5692	18.0%
2018	18.74	4789^th	5662	15.4%
2019	19.45	4847^th	5789	16.3%
2021	20.89	1137^th	1417	19.8%
2022	21.15	4727^th	5883	19.6%
2023	17.83	5069^th	5874	13.7%
2024	14.92	5304^th	5862	9.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.32	2505^th	3246	22.8%
2019	24.08	2928^th	3275	10.6%
2021	31.04	460^th	602	23.6%
2022	37.77	1979^th	3311	40.2%
2023	26.85	2760^th	3250	15.1%
2024	27.77	2705^th	3160	14.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.03	4834^th	5084	4.9%
2019	15.71	4800^th	5173	7.2%
2021	18.26	1023^rd	1110	7.8%
2022	20.69	4601^st	5264	12.6%
2023	15.23	5027^th	5374	6.5%
2024	13.52	5233^rd	5511	5.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.21	3978^th	5413	26.5%
2019	24.09	4291^st	5492	21.9%
2021	20.80	1033^rd	1267	18.5%
2022	24.83	4228^th	5635	25.0%
2023	22.26	4504^th	5617	19.8%
2024	14.90	5128^th	5605	8.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	36.93	146^th	293	50.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.99	5030^th	5431	7.4%
2019	15.92	4984^th	5510	9.5%
2021	22.43	998^th	1272	21.5%
2022	19.28	4785^th	5663	15.5%
2023	16.02	5075^th	5650	10.2%
2024	16.95	4978^th	5636	11.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunnybrae Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.33	4493^rd	4830	7.0%
2019	15.81	4623^rd	4963	6.9%
2022	18.45	4612^th	5084	9.3%
2023	12.91	4912^th	5098	3.6%
2024	12.55	4898^th	5102	4.0%

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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 Sunnybrae Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	306	19	83	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	545
1989	318	21	90	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1990	290	20	87	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1991	310	19	88	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1992	284	21	95	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1993	312	17	106	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	603
1994	274	13	111	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1995	246	23	104	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	551
1996	246	23	104	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	551
1997	244	21	86	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	226	22	104	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	550
1999	203	24	100	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	517
2000	164	20	90	160	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
2001	158	12	73	147	2	n/a	n/a	3	395
2002	142	21	71	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	393
2003	142	21	71	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	393
2004	137	19	74	146	3	n/a	n/a	1	380
2005	130	12	69	168	0	n/a	n/a	6	385
2006	116	7	82	196	0	n/a	n/a	19	420
2007	122	9	82	194	1	n/a	n/a	19	427
2008	107	9	85	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	420
2009	95	9	71	233	1	21	40	0	470
2010	104	11	65	291	0	21	29	0	521
2011	101	15	57	298	1	20	29	0	521
2012	93	16	54	315	2	10	31	0	521
2013	89	10	60	327	2	6	29	0	523
2014	77	8	52	351	1	14	22	0	525
2015	78	6	61	340	1	20	21	0	527
2016	70	11	49	334	2	21	27	0	514
2017	59	8	39	323	2	23	24	0	478
2018	52	5	37	310	0	16	24	0	444
2019	43	6	33	275	0	19	24	0	400
2020	49	2	37	280	0	17	28	0	413
2021	37	2	40	253	0	15	25	0	372
2022	32	2	31	281	0	10	20	0	376
2023	32	2	28	276	0	14	16	0	368
2024	28	3	21	275	0	12	20	0	359

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 Sunnybrae Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	545	22.0	24.7	n/a
1989	576	25.0	23.0	n/a
1990	541	24.0	22.5	n/a
1991	570	24.0	23.7	n/a
1992	559	24.4	22.9	24.7
1993	603	26.8	22.5	26.2
1994	560	24.8	22.6	30.7
1995	551	23.0	24.0	35.2
1996	551	23.0	24.0	35.2
1997	529	25.5	20.7	38.6
1998	550	28.0	19.6	39.1
1999	517	26.2	19.7	43.5
2000	436	21.0	20.8	40.6
2001	395	20.0	19.8	34.4
2002	393	19.2	20.5	44.5
2003	393	19.2	20.5	44.5
2004	380	20.0	19.0	50.4
2005	385	20.0	19.3	52
2006	420	22.0	19.1	53.9
2007	427	22.0	19.4	55.9
2008	420	27.0	15.6	61
2009	470	24.0	18.1	57.2
2010	521	29.1	17.9	58.9
2011	521	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	521	23.1	22.5	n/a
2013	523	24.1	21.7	62.9
2014	525	23.0	22.8	64.8
2015	527	23.0	22.9	62.6
2016	514	22.0	23.3	59.3
2017	478	21.0	22.7	62.6
2018	444	18.0	24.6	67.3
2019	400	17.0	23.5	65
2020	413	n/a	n/a	52.8
2021	372	19.0	19.5	63.4
2022	376	19.0	19.7	61.2
2023	368	19.0	19.3	58.2
2024	359	18.0	19.9	71.9

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 Sunnybrae Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	545	22.0	24.7	n/a
1989	576	25.0	23.0	n/a
1990	541	24.0	22.5	n/a
1991	570	24.0	23.7	n/a
1992	559	24.4	22.9	24.7
1993	603	26.8	22.5	26.2
1994	560	24.8	22.6	30.7
1995	551	23.0	24.0	35.2
1996	551	23.0	24.0	35.2
1997	529	25.5	20.7	38.6
1998	550	28.0	19.6	39.1
1999	517	26.2	19.7	43.5
2000	436	21.0	20.8	40.6
2001	395	20.0	19.8	34.4
2002	393	19.2	20.5	44.5
2003	393	19.2	20.5	44.5
2004	380	20.0	19.0	50.4
2005	385	20.0	19.3	52
2006	420	22.0	19.1	53.9
2007	427	22.0	19.4	55.9
2008	420	27.0	15.6	61
2009	470	24.0	18.1	57.2
2010	521	29.1	17.9	58.9
2011	521	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	521	23.1	22.5	n/a
2013	523	24.1	21.7	62.9
2014	525	23.0	22.8	64.8
2015	527	23.0	22.9	62.6
2016	514	22.0	23.3	59.3
2017	478	21.0	22.7	62.6
2018	444	18.0	24.6	67.3
2019	400	17.0	23.5	65
2020	413	n/a	n/a	52.8
2021	372	19.0	19.5	63.4
2022	376	19.0	19.7	61.2
2023	368	19.0	19.3	58.2
2024	359	18.0	19.9	71.9

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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