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How has Sunrise Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLHEAD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4378)·NCES 040150002184
Sunrise Elementary
2645 LANDON DR, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86429 · (928) 754-1815 · Mohave County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 39% larger than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
27.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunrise Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Mohave County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #592 of 1,072 ▼ 77 | #17 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #665 of 1,072 ▼ 18 | #21 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #82 of 930 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #670 of 1,223 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #250 of 1,007 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #92 of 256 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
+82 (+25%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 359
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 414 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 77% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 21% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 64% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Elementary.
About Sunrise Elementary
Sunrise Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in BULLHEAD CITY, Arizona. The school has 414 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Bullhead City School District (4378) oversees Sunrise Elementary and 5 other schools, with 2,191 students in total.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Sunrise Elementary, more than any other group. Other students are 43% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Mohave County residents are about 80% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sunrise Elementary scores 62%.
Sunrise Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Arizona public elementary schools.
For the population of Mohave County, median household income comes to about $57,684, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mohave County's 77 public schools enroll about 23,396 students and include Sunrise Elementary.
About 0.1 miles separate Sunrise Elementary from the closest public school, Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East. The five-mile area around Sunrise Elementary holds 5 other public schools.
Federal data place Sunrise Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 25% increase took enrollment from 332 in 2020-21 to 414 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Sunrise Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mohave County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
220,517
Census ACS
Median income
$57,684
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
23,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullhead City School District (4378)
- Desert Valley SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Fox Creek Jr High SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Bullhead City Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Diamondback Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Coyote Canyon SchoolElementary · 90 students
Other schools in BULLHEAD CITY
- Mohave High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Mohave Accelerated Learning CenterHigh · 522 students
- Desert Valley SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Fox Creek Jr High SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Bullhead City Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Young Scholars AcademyElementary · 412 students
Other Sunrise Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 15 states are named Sunrise Elementary. Sunrise Elementary is the 18th largest of the 30.
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolYuma, AZ · 655 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 426 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,402 students
- Sunrise ElementaryRancho Cordova, CA · 1,235 students
- Sunrise ElementaryBLAINE, MN · 1,015 students
Nearby schools
- Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East0.1 mi · 110
- Bennett William G Elementary School4.0 mi · 330
- Laughlin J-SHS4.0 mi · 313
- Diamondback Elementary School4.6 mi · 313
- Mohave High School4.8 mi · 1,067
- Bullhead City Middle School5.2 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise ElementaryHow large is Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sunrise Elementary serve?
Sunrise Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student diversity at Sunrise Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunrise Elementary are roughly 44% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary is overseen by Bullhead City School District (4378) in Mohave County.
What county does Sunrise Elementary serve?
Sunrise Elementary serves Mohave County in AZ.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.