SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1651 MARA LOMA BLVD SE, in PALM BAY, Florida, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a big primary school that hosts 907 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by BREVARD. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 109 schools in BREVARD (73,587 students total), SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 56.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Brevard County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 50.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 8%, going from 838 students in 2018 to 907 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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