Enrollment
240
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sunol, CA
Sunol Glen Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Sunol Glen Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060002109291
👥 S:T ratio 20
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sunol Glen Elementary earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 20:1
- students per teacher
- 10.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 240
- students enrolled
Sunol Glen Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sunol Glen Unified · California
NCES ID 060002109291 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
10.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
-81% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sunol Glen Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sunol Glen Elementary
Sunol Glen Elementary is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Sunol, California, enrolling 240 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 20:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 10.4% free-meal eligibility runs 81% below the California average.
Enrollment of 240 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 177 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #9, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Asian (38%) and White (33%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 71/100).
10.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Sunol Glen Unified operates only this one school, so Sunol Glen Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Sunol Glen Elementary compares
Sunol Glen Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20:1 | ▼ 7% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 10.4% | ▼ 81% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 240 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
20:1
Leaner classes than 16% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
240
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
10.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 81% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
20:1
students per teacher
- 7% below state mean
Top 35% in California - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,221
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Asian 38.3%
White 32.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8%
Two or More 12.5%
African American 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Largest group: Asian at 38.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 70.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 70.7, Sunol Glen Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sunol Glen Unified, which includes Sunol Glen Elementary.
$16,221
Per student
-2%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.7%
State 35.6%
Federal 7.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~240 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sunol Glen Elementary
How many students attend Sunol Glen Elementary?
Sunol Glen Elementary has 240 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sunol, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunol Glen Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Sunol Glen Elementary is 20:1, which is 7% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 27% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sunol Glen Elementary?
10.4% of students at Sunol Glen Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sunol Glen Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Sunol Glen Elementary is Asian at 38.3% of enrollment, in Sunol, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sunol Glen Elementary?
Sunol Glen Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sunol Glen Elementary a good school?
Sunol Glen Elementary earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Sunol Glen Unified?
None reported; Sunol Glen Unified operates only Sunol Glen Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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