Elementary · California

Fairwood Elementary

Free meals for all

Fairwood Elementary, a public elementary school in Sunnyvale, California: grades k–5, 324 students, 18.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Sunnyvale.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 324
Teachers (FTE): 17.2
Students per teacher: 18.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

60%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

159 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

57%proficient

+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

162 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Sunnyvale

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Sunnyvale.

Location

Address: 1110 Fairwood Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone: (408)523-4870
City or town: Sunnyvale
County: Santa Clara County

Quality of life in Sunnyvale Schools in Sunnyvale

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Lakewood ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	372	18.1	38%	35%	0.7 mi
San Miguel ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	431	17.6	41%	40%	1.1 mi
Kathryn Hughes Elementary	K–5	281	18.7	51%	41%	1.6 mi
Bishop ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	465	18.2	43%	37%	2.0 mi
Bracher Elementary	K–5	269	17.3	46%	33%	2.2 mi
George Mayne Elementary	K–5	271	20.8	62%	44%	2.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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