Sunnyvale High School

Sunnyvale · TX · SUNNYVALE ISD · Public


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  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Sunnyvale High School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 181 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston University, Columbia College, Columbia College Chicago.
  • Students here average SAT 1,156 and average ACT 24. Texas publishes each school's own averages; 74% of seniors tested. The national SAT average is about 1,030.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Sunnyvale High School publishes its college acceptances (not stated): 181 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 3 AP courses offered — Strong
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 59th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 73rd percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 99% (2024-25, Texas TAPR)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Sunnyvale High School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 181 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 2

Duke University · Princeton University

Cal State · 3

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · California State University-Los Angeles · San Diego State University

Other California · 2

California Institute of the Arts · Notre Dame de Namur University

Out of state · 132

Abilene Christian University · American Musical and Dramatic Academy · Amherst College · Angelo State University · Arizona State University-Tempe · Arkansas Baptist College · Arkansas State University · Arkansas Tech University · Arlington Baptist University · Auburn University · Austin College · Austin Community College District · Barry University · Baylor University · and 118 more below

Not matched to a college page · 42

Amarillo College · American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles · Bacone College · Berkeley City College · Bethany College · Blinn College · Brigham Young University-Provo · Brookhaven College · Butler Community College · Carl Albert State College · Cedar Valley College · Christ For the Nations Institute · Cisco College · Collin College · and 28 more below

Is my kid's college on this list?

— Stanford University ✓ New York University — University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University ✓ Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

All 181 colleges, as the document prints them
Abilene Christian University Amarillo College American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles American Musical and Dramatic Academy Amherst College Angelo State University Arizona State University-Tempe Arkansas Baptist College Arkansas State University Arkansas Tech University Arlington Baptist University Auburn University Austin College Austin Community College District Bacone College Barry University Baylor University Belmont University Benedictine College Bentley University Berkeley City College Bethany College Blinn College Boston University Brigham Young University-Hawaii Brigham Young University-Idaho Brigham Young University-Provo Brookhaven College Butler Community College California Institute of the Arts
and 151 more
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California State University-Los Angeles Carl Albert State College Case Western Reserve University Cedar Valley College Cedarville University Centenary College of Louisiana Christ For the Nations Institute Cisco College Coastal Carolina University College of the Ozarks Collin College Collin County Community College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University-Fort Collins Columbia College Columbia College Chicago Concordia University Texas Concordia University- Concordia University-Nebraska Crown College Daemen College Dallas Baptist University De Montfort University Defiance College DeSales University DeVry University Doane University Dordt University Drexel University Duke University East Central University East Texas Baptist University Eastern Oklahoma State College Eastfield College Eckerd College El Centro College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Fordham University Freed-Hardeman University Gannon University Goucher College Grambling State University Grand Canyon University Grayson College Hardin-Simmons University Harding University Hawaii Pacific University Henderson State University Hendrix College Hofstra University Houston Baptist University Howard Payne University Indiana University-Bloomington International Aviation and Travel Academy Iowa State University Ithaca College John Brown University Johnson & Wales University Kansas State University Keiser University Kent State University Kilgore College King's College La Salle University Lake Superior State University Lamar University Langston University Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Dallas LeTourneau University Liberty University LIU Brooklyn Long Beach City College Long Island University Louisiana State University Louisiana State University-Shreveport Louisiana Tech University Loyola University Chicago Lubbock Christian University Lyon College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Maryville University of Saint Louis McLennan Community College McMurry University Michigan State University Middle Tennessee State University Midwestern State University Millsaps College Mississippi State University Missouri State University Montclair State University Mount St. Clare College National Institute of Technology Delhi Navarro College New York Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University North Central Texas College North Dakota State University North Lake College Northeast Texas Community College NorthWest Arkansas Community College Northwestern University Northwood University-Texas Notre Dame de Namur University Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University Ohio University-Main Campus Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City University Oklahoma Panhandle State University Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Oklahoma Wesleyan University Oral Roberts University Ottawa University-Ottawa Ouachita Baptist University Our Lady of the Lake University Pace University, New York City Campus Paris Junior College Pennsylvania State University Pittsburg State University Point Park University Prairie View A & M University Pratt Institute Princeton University Purdue University Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology Ranger College Red Rocks Community College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Richland College Rider University Rochester Institute of Technology Roosevelt University Rosemont College Saint Edward's University Saint Francis University Saint Louis University Sam Houston State University Samford University San Diego State University San Jacinto Community College Santa Fe University of Art and Design Seton Hall University

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Independently verified As published by Sunnyvale High School — SHS CCMR Coordinator page - 'Students Have Been Accepted' ↗. Found at: Sunnyvale High School > Our School > SHS CCMR Coordinator; the last of 15 accordion panels, titled 'Students Have Been Accepted', holds the page's single 5-colu.

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How Sunnyvale High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 59th percentile nationally with 3 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - PLEASANT GROVE, A+ SECONDARY SCHOOL, UPLIFT LUNA PREP H S and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

59th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
3
Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
77
≈10 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
8
0 calculus · 8 advanced
Lab science classes
14
5 physics · 9 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

73rd percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
174
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
23.6
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
2.4%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
16.7%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

13.7%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

The University of Texas at Austin

29%
admit rate
$11,688
in-state tuition/yr · $44,908 out-of-state
1230–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full The University of Texas at Austin profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Texas

Texas's public scholarships

Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.

Auto-admit Top 10% Automatic Admission
Guaranteed admission to a Texas public university (not a $ award)
GPA: Top 10% class rank (UT Austin caps at top 5%)

Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)

Official program details ↗
Need-based TEXAS Grant
Up to $16,182/yr (tuition & required fees)
GPA: No GPA gate to qualify (3.0 / top-third = priority) Income: Need-based (federal Student Aid Index)

Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)

Official program details ↗
Merit Texas First Early Completion Scholarship
Scholarship equal to the TEXAS Grant amount
GPA: 3.0 Test: SAT/ACT at the 80th percentile OR top-10% class rank

Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation & Attendance

Does this school get students to the finish line — and keep them in the building?

Two things every family wants to know: do students graduate on time, and do they show up. These are TEA's official campus figures.

4-Year Graduation Rate
99%
Class of 2024, on-time
100% counting GED + continuers
Attendance Rate
97%
share of days attended
Chronic Absenteeism
5%
miss ≥10% of school days — lower is better
Annual Dropout Rate
0%
grades 9-12, one year — lower is better

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. Graduation = 4-year longitudinal rate (Class of 2024); attendance & dropout = SY2023-24. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

College & Career Readiness

How ready are this school's graduates for what comes next?

Beyond graduating, are students prepared — for college, a career, or the military? These are TEA's official readiness measures for the most recent graduating class.

97%
College, Career & Military Ready (CCMR)
of graduates meet at least one readiness benchmark · 87% met CCMR's college-ready component (a qualifying test score, dual credit, AP/IB, or an associate's degree)
SAT / ACT
% Tested
74%
graduates taking SAT/ACT
Avg SAT
1156
school mean (1600 scale)
Avg ACT
24
school mean (36 scale)
% Above SAT/ACT Criterion
66%
scored above TEA's criterion
Advanced coursework
% Taking AP/IB
33%
enrolled in AP or IB
% Above AP/IB Criterion
60%
scored at the AP/IB benchmark
% Dual-Credit
54%
earning college credit in HS (gr 9-12)
What counts as CCMR-ready? →

Under TEA's accountability system, a graduate counts as College/Career/Military Ready by meeting any one of: a qualifying SAT/ACT or TSI score; AP/IB exam scores of 3+; college dual-credit with a C or better; an associate's degree; an industry-based certification; an OnRamps course; military enlistment; or an aligned career-prep program. It rolls "is this graduate prepared for what's next?" into one comparable number — which is why a school can post a high CCMR even when its average SAT is modest (strong career, military, and dual-credit pathways count too).

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. CCMR / SAT-ACT / AP-IB = Class of 2024 graduates; dual-credit = grades 9-12. School SAT/ACT averages are campus means, not the scores of admitted college applicants. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

Texas Accountability

TEA's official A–F rating: A (96/100).

The Texas Education Agency's official accountability grade for this campus — a single A–F letter and a 0–100 scaled score the state assigns to every public high school, rolled up from the domains below.

TEA Grade
A
96/100
Student Achievement
96 · A
School Progress
89 · B
Closing the Gaps
95 · A
What the A–F domains mean →

Student Achievement — STAAR performance plus, for high schools, college/career/military readiness and graduation. School Progress — academic growth and performance relative to schools with similar economic profiles. Closing the Gaps — outcomes across student groups. TEA awards the campus the better of two methods per domain; the overall grade is the weighted roll-up.

Source: Texas Education Agency, A–F Accountability Ratings (2024-25) via data.texas.gov; the state's official campus rating under Texas Education Code §39.054. Covers every rated Texas public high school.

Texas State Testing

STAAR End-of-Course results: how many students meet grade level.

The share of students scoring Meets Grade Level or above on Texas's high-school End-of-Course exams — the state's core academic-proficiency benchmark, reported for every campus.

English I
86%
at Meets or above
Approaches 94% · Masters 39%
English II
83%
at Meets or above
Approaches 91% · Masters 20%
Algebra I
33%
at Meets or above
Approaches 95% · Masters 7%
Biology
95%
at Meets or above
Approaches 99% · Masters 42%
U.S. History
90%
at Meets or above
Approaches 99% · Masters 70%
What do Approaches / Meets / Masters mean? →

Texas reports STAAR at three rising bars: Approaches (likely to succeed in the next grade with support), Meets (solid command, on track for college/career readiness — the headline number above), and Masters (advanced command). End-of-Course exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so they reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) STAAR EOC performance, 2024-25, All Students. Small-group results are masked by TEA for privacy and shown only where reported.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
4.7%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
30
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
369:1
Around the US median. Counselors are stretched but functional.
Counselor FTE
2.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
45
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 144 in 2021 to 171 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+18.8%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +5.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 738 students:

2025
777
2027
862
2029
956

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $13,613 per student in district revenue, the 218 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,967,634/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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At a glance

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Sunnyvale High School is a public high school in Sunnyvale, TX, enrolling 738 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 19% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

174 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 73% of U.S. high schools.

Texas reports 97% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 99%; its average SAT was 1,156.

It has about 369 students per school counselor.

5% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sunnyvale High School publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 181 colleges. Source: SHS CCMR Coordinator page - 'Students Have Been Accepted'.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Sunnyvale High School graduates go to college? Sunnyvale High School publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 181 colleges. Source: SHS CCMR Coordinator page - 'Students Have Been Accepted'.

How many AP courses does Sunnyvale High School offer? Sunnyvale High School offers 3 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Sunnyvale High School's graduation rate? Texas reports 97% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 99%; its average SAT was 1,156.

How many students attend Sunnyvale High School? Sunnyvale High School is a public high school in Sunnyvale, TX, enrolling 738 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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