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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sunny Heights Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD WARREN TOWNSHIP·NCES 181236001971
Sunny Heights Elementary School
11149 Stonybrook Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46229 · (317) 532-2900 · Marion County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
309 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Sunny Heights Elementary School
Sunny Heights Elementary School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Heights Elementary School this school | 485 | 63.7% | 20.5% |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School Merrillville | 466 | 62.4% | 40.0% |
| Eastridge Elementary School Indianapolis | 424 | 67.2% | 25.4% |
| Lakeside Elementary School Indianapolis | 527 | 69.4% | 27.8% |
| Warren Early Childhood Center Indianapolis | 471 | 60.5% | N/A |
| Brookview Elementary School Indianapolis | 507 | 68.6% | 23.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Sunny Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #833 of 983 | #78 of 140 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #822 of 986 | #75 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #854 of 986 | #88 of 142 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #412 of 1,079 | #75 of 157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #438 of 991 | #68 of 142 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #386 of 996 | #112 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #278 of 1,058 | #84 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #502 of 597 | #79 of 86 |
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
485
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 64% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 72% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 36.5 | 13.2:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 56 | 8.0:1 | 76% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 88% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 85% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 17 | 27.8:1 | 77% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 41% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunny Heights Elementary School.
About Sunny Heights Elementary School
The public elementary school Sunny Heights Elementary School is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school teaches kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 485 students.
Sunny Heights Elementary School is one school in MSD Warren Township, a system of 15 schools with 11,915 students.
The largest group at Sunny Heights Elementary School is Black students, at 62%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. County-wide, 27% of Marion County residents are Black. The diversity index for Sunny Heights Elementary School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunny Heights Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.5%.
The county, Marion County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 274, with about 161,456 students.
Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Sunny Heights Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sunny Heights Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sunny Heights Elementary School had a net gain of 40 students, or 9%. The number of students per teacher increased from 8.0 to 14.7 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Sunny Heights Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Warren Township
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Creston Intermediate & Middle SchlMiddle · 1,106 students
- Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleMiddle · 1,079 students
- Stonybrook Intermediate & MiddleMiddle · 1,043 students
- Pleasant Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Nearby schools
- Stonybrook Intermediate & Middle0.2 mi · 1,043
- Warren Online Academy0.9 mi · 492
- Andrew J Brown Academy1.1 mi · 435
- Brookview Elementary School1.3 mi · 507
- Eastridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 424
- Lakeside Elementary School1.6 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Sunny Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Sunny Heights Elementary School?
Sunny Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Sunny Heights Elementary School serve?
Sunny Heights Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Sunny Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Sunny Heights Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sunny Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sunny Heights Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 26% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sunny Heights Elementary School in?
Sunny Heights Elementary School is part of MSD Warren Township.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.