Sunnyside Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary school in Smyrna, Delaware, Sunnyside Elementary School works with 507 students from grades K through 4, operated by Smyrna School District.

Smyrna School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,887 students; Sunnyside Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Sunnyside Elementary School reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sunnyside Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Sunnyside Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Sunnyside Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

Smyrna Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunnyside Elementary School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 29% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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