| Sunnyvale Middle School | |
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| Address | |
| 1080 Mango Avenue Sunnyvale, California, Santa Clara County, 94087-1728 United States |
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| Information | |
| Motto | "Respect, Responsibility, Right Choices" |
| School district | Sunnyvale Elementary School District |
| Principal | Dorothy Abreu-Coito |
| Vice principal | Sue Kranich |
| Vice principal | Ron Gantvoort |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Website | Sunnyvale Middle School home page |
Sunnyvale Middle School is located in the Sunnyvale Elementary School District in Sunnyvale, California. It is one of the two grade 6–8 middle schools located in the ten-school district, the other being Columbia Middle School. The school mascot is a Spartan.
The school opened in the 1960s as Mango Junior High School. In 1982 the name was changed to Sunnyvale Junior High School and it became the only grade 7-8 junior high school in the district. In 1994 the school became Sunnyvale Middle School.
In 1992 and 1999, Sunnyvale Middle School was recognized as a California Distinguished School, an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs.[1]
During the 1999-2000 school year, the school was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.[2] Based on the 2010 CST scores, Sunnyvale Middle School's API score was 843, an increase of 38 points from 2009.
Notable alumni include: