SUNRISE ELEMENTARY

As a cozy elementary school in ORLANDO, Florida, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY serves 456 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ORANGE. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is among them.

On the student-mix side, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DISCOVERY MIDDLE, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNRISE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 526 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 53% to 44%.

Inside the community feed, members of the SUNRISE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.