SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1925 HAM BROWN RD, in KISSIMMEE, Florida, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a roomy elementary campus that works with 906 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under OSCEOLA. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

Across the 83 schools in OSCEOLA (75,388 students total), SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 55% of students at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.6%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Across the wider county, Osceola County reports that median household income runs about $72,637, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 897 students in 2018 to 906 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 15% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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