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How has SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,402
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126002765
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
375 MARION OAKS CRSE, OCALA, FL 34473 · (352) 671-6200 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
921 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 52 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 195 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 207 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 228 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 295 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 208 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 217 | 15% |
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 38.2% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,901 of 2,136 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,726 of 2,149 | #18 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,699 of 2,149 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,402 | #43 of 2,267 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,864 of 2,077 | #29 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #766 of 2,108 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.8% | #31 of 621 | #1 of 19 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,402
+586 (+72%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 16.0:1
% White
16%
was 30%
% Hispanic
54%
was 43%
% Black
25%
was 21%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,402 | 73 | 19.2:1 | 66% (921) |
| 2023-24 | 1,275 | 69 | 18.5:1 | 67% (848) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 55 | 18.5:1 | 73% (745) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 81% (661) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in OCALA, Florida, is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 1,402 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 132% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
The MARION system has 62 schools and 46,349 students.
More than half of enrollment at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic: 54%. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 16% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 17% share among Marion County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 19.2:1, based on 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is 57%.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 10.6 points below predicted: 37.7% against 48.3%.
The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,010 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 68 public schools with about 46,349 students, including SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKS sits about 0.4 miles from SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Federal data put enrollment at 816 in 2017-18 and 1,402 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. By 2024-25, 16% of students were White, compared with 30% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 16.0 in 2017-18 to 19.2 in 2024-25.
The SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
- MARION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,196 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKS0.4 mi · 1,260
- MARION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,196
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 1,171
- HAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 1,010
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL7.9 mi · 1,600
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 1,904
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 54% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MARION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.