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What's something Sunrise Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001378
Sunrise Elementary School
4050 SOUTH GENOA WAY, AURORA, CO 80013 · (720) 886-2900 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
304 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
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 | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 15.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sunrise Elementary School
Sunrise Elementary School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Elementary School this school | 497 | 61.2% | 17.4% |
| Independence Elementary School AURORA | 439 | 64.7% | 25.9% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 54.1% | 22.4% |
| Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 518 | 57.7% | 33.8% |
| Denver Green School Southeast DENVER | 586 | 64.8% | 19.5% |
| Mission Viejo Elementary School AURORA | 552 | 53.8% | 22.0% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sunrise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #813 of 931 | #78 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #749 of 940 ▲ 39 | #72 of 96 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #859 of 946 ▲ 6 | #82 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #239 of 1,056 | #49 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #354 of 896 | #39 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #10 of 896 | #9 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #357 of 983 | #42 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #393 of 664 | #38 of 70 |
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
497
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 497 | 33.5 | 14.8:1 | 61% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 32.4 | 14.2:1 | 67% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 30.5 | 16.2:1 | 57% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 35.3 | 16.5:1 | 51% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 38% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 13% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 43 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (582 to 497); teachers down 5% (35.3 to 33.5).
About Sunrise Elementary School
Sunrise Elementary School, located in AURORA, Colorado, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 497 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 31% bigger than the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Cherry Creek School District has 52,099 students spread across 70 schools.
About 36% of students at Sunrise Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 18% Black, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
For every teacher at Sunrise Elementary School, there are about 14.8 students; the school has 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. There are 304 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 61% of enrollment. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is higher.
Sunrise Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.4% and a predicted 29.6%.
In Arapahoe County, home to about 659,844 people, the median household earns about $101,087 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Arapahoe County number 176, with about 115,502 students.
Sunrise Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Dakota Valley Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Sunrise Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Sunrise Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.4% against a local average of 35.7%.
NCES assigns Sunrise Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 478 to 497, a 4% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Other Sunrise Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 15 states are named Sunrise Elementary. Sunrise Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 30.
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 506 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,402 students
- Sunrise ElementaryRancho Cordova, CA · 1,235 students
- Sunrise ElementaryBLAINE, MN · 1,015 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 907 students
Nearby schools
- Dakota Valley Elementary School0.7 mi · 571
- Horizon Middle School0.8 mi · 714
- Sky Vista Middle School0.8 mi · 969
- Aspen Crossing Elementary School0.8 mi · 569
- Summit Elementary School1.0 mi · 337
- Aurora Frontier K-81.2 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sunrise Elementary School?
Sunrise Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sunrise Elementary School serve?
Sunrise Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sunrise Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Sunrise Elementary School.
How diverse is Sunrise Elementary School?
Sunrise Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Sunrise Elementary School in?
Sunrise Elementary School is part of Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.