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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003220
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
101 LONE PALM RD, ORLANDO, FL 32828 · (407) 384-1585 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
110 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
76.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 67.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY this school | 456 | 24.1% | 71.4% |
| SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUTZ | 555 | 22.3% | 76.3% |
| PIERCE HAMMOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOXAHATCHEE | 571 | 28.2% | 74.1% |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COOPER CITY | 556 | 24.3% | 77.1% |
| AVALON ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 553 | 19.2% | 78.5% |
| GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 548 | 20.6% | 85.5% |
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 SUNRISE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #409 of 2,136 | #38 of 157 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #387 of 2,149 ▲ 224 | #33 of 159 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #295 of 2,149 ▲ 165 | #28 of 159 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #1,591 of 2,267 | #123 of 168 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #290 of 2,077 | #13 of 159 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #391 of 2,108 | #22 of 159 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #1,932 of 2,188 | #132 of 162 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #775 of 1,374 | #69 of 112 |
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
456
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-67% since 2000-01, when it was 1,395
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 37% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 29% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 1,395 | 80 | 17.4:1 | 20% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE ELEMENTARY.
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY sits in ORLANDO, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 456 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% below the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida.
ORANGE serves 207,778 students across 272 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is White, with 44% of students. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Orange County overall, the White share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY scores 67%.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. Public schools in Orange County average 39%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is +2.3 points: 71.4% actual, 69.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 286, with about 216,813 students.
DISCOVERY MIDDLE, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
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- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Sunrise Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 15 states are named Sunrise Elementary. SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is the 13th largest of the 30.
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,402 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 907 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 906 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 428 students
- Sunrise ElementaryRancho Cordova, CA · 1,235 students
Nearby schools
- DISCOVERY MIDDLE1.1 mi · 814
- CAMELOT ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 545
- WATERFORD ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 532
- CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 555
- TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 610
- TIMBER CREEK HIGH1.8 mi · 3,383
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARYHow large is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SUNRISE ELEMENTARY serve?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY public or private?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.