Sunrise Middle

Sunrise Middle, an intimate junior high in San Jose, California, part of Sunrise Middle District, enrolls 301 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Sunrise Middle sits 54% below that benchmark.

Operationally, Sunrise Middle answers to Sunrise Middle District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Sunrise Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sunrise Middle has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Sunrise Middle is one.

San Jose High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, Sunrise Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.