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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153004422
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4815 SUNRAY DR, HOLIDAY, FL 34690 · (727) 774-9100 · Pasco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
306 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 29.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 420 | 72.9% | 30.2% |
| GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 393 | 75.6% | 35.2% |
| JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 513 | 69.8% | 50.9% |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LAKELAND | 479 | 76.2% | 56.3% |
| WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 422 | 72.5% | 46.0% |
| ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 543 | 71.8% | 30.3% |
Matched among Florida 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 SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #2,074 of 2,136 | #56 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #2,038 of 2,149 ▲ 37 | #51 of 60 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #2,059 of 2,149 ▼ 17 | #57 of 60 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #1,713 of 2,267 | #51 of 61 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #784 of 2,077 | #25 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #549 of 2,108 | #24 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #353 of 2,188 | #6 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #883 of 1,374 | #17 of 27 |
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
420
+59 (+16%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 420 | 27.6 | 15.2:1 | 73% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 76% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 92% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 82% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 86% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 48 | 11.3:1 | 79% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 57% (397) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in HOLIDAY, Florida, as a small elementary school. In all, 420 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 105-school district, PASCO, which enrolls 86,873 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. By comparison, Pasco County residents are about 72% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
A staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.2:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Pasco County, the average is 37%.
Test results at SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 14.4 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.2%, compared with a predicted 44.6%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Florida.
In Pasco County, median household income comes to about $70,492, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 86,873 students.
The closest school to SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 1.3 miles away. SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.7% on proficiency, and SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 30.2%.
NCES assigns SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 361 to 420. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
Other schools in HOLIDAY
- ANCLOTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,150 students
- PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 830 students
- GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 625 students
- GULFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 393 students
Other Sunray Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sunray Elementary. SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Sunray Elementary SchoolSUNRAY, TX · 256 students
Nearby schools
- GULF TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 625
- ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 543
- MITTYE P. LOCKE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY PREV PK-51.7 mi · 84
- JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 513
- PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 830
- ATHENIAN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS2.6 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.