Sunrise Elementary School

Sunrise Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in AURORA, Colorado, overseen by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. Current enrollment sits at 497 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Sunrise Elementary School sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah (52,099 students total), Sunrise Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Sunrise Elementary School records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% White, 18% Black, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sunrise Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunrise Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Arapahoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Sunrise Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dakota Valley Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunrise Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 38% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sunrise Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.