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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT·NCES 160153000725
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
165 COBBLESTONE LANE, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404 · (208) 524-7880 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Idaho public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
104 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 46%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
61.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 568 | 18.3% | N/A |
| SIENA ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 565 | 18.6% | N/A |
| SEVEN OAKS ELEMENTARY EAGLE | 534 | 14.8% | N/A |
| ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY BOISE | 610 | 22.0% | N/A |
| HAYDEN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAYDEN LAKE | 502 | 22.1% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bonneville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #63 of 323 | #4 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #70 of 319 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #34 of 393 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #292 of 295 | #26 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #236 of 296 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #309 of 328 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #173 of 208 | #11 of 14 |
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
568
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 568 | 24 | 23.7:1 | 18% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 29.5 | 23.0:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 23.6 | 25.4:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 23 | 25.1:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 7% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (600 to 568); teachers up 2% (23.6 to 24).
About SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. It has an enrollment of 568 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 332 students for elementary schools in Idaho.
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, whose 20 schools enroll 9,903 students.
At SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 86% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Bonneville County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 26%.
There are about 23.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 24. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 18%. That is 23 points below the 41% average for public schools in Bonneville County.
Among Idaho public elementary schools, SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Bonneville County show median household income comes to about $79,068, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 57 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,028, SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.5 miles away. SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 568, down from 625 in 2020-21.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- EAGLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 704 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 577 students
- EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
Other Sunnyside Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 14 states are named Sunnyside Elementary. SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 21.
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 714 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSmyrna, DE · 507 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 500 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryNEW BRIGHTON, MN · 498 students
- Sunnyside ElementarySobieski, WI · 497 students
Nearby schools
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 753
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 577
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 383
- EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 560
- ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY1.8 mi · 572
- THERESA BUNKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-06.
Is SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT.
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