Sunrise (Special Education)

As a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Concord, California, Sunrise (Special Education) instructs 18 students from grades K through 8, part of Mt. Diablo Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sunrise (Special Education) sits 96% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Mt. Diablo Unified, which oversees 50 schools and 29,210 students, Sunrise (Special Education) is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sunrise (Special Education) lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Black, 22% White, 22% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Contra Costa County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sunrise (Special Education) has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sunrise (Special Education) tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, Contra Costa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Sunrise (Special Education) is one.

The closest other public school is Monte Gardens Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 44%: 32 students in 2018 compared to 18 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 28% across the same window.

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