Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001541
Sunnyside Elementary School
16025 S. Lindenwood Dr, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 780-7680 · Johnson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
33 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
75.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 67.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Sunnyside Elementary School
Sunnyside Elementary School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Elementary School this school | 316 | 10.4% | 59.6% |
| Arbor Creek Elementary Olathe | 367 | 12.5% | 66.3% |
| Bentwood Elem Overland Park | 366 | 12.8% | 59.9% |
| Meadow Lane Elem Olathe | 349 | 9.5% | 75.7% |
| Prairie Center Elem Olathe | 360 | 16.7% | 64.5% |
| Canyon Creek Elementary Lenexa | 459 | 8.7% | 73.4% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #115 of 625 | #64 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #13 of 625 | #10 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #59 of 625 | #44 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #347 of 714 | #89 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #327 of 539 | #62 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #277 of 540 | #66 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #632 of 658 | #89 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #36 of 377 | #4 of 76 |
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
316
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 316 | 22.7 | 13.9:1 | 10% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 25.6 | 12.9:1 | 15% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.2 | 13.4:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 28.3 | 15.8:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | N/A | N/A | 10% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 7% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (448 to 316); teachers down 20% (28.3 to 22.7).
About Sunnyside Elementary School
Sunnyside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Olathe, Kansas. The school serves 316 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Sunnyside Elementary School belongs to Olathe, a district of 52 schools and 28,194 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Sunnyside Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Sunnyside Elementary School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 10% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
Sunnyside Elementary School scores 59.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Johnson County, the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Johnson County is home to 168 public schools and about 93,598 public school students.
Chisholm Trail Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Sunnyside Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sunnyside Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Sunnyside Elementary School was 324 in 2020-21 and 316 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sunnyside Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other Sunnyside Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 14 states are named Sunnyside Elementary. Sunnyside Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 21.
- Sunnyside ElemDodge City, KS · 365 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 714 students
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 568 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSmyrna, DE · 507 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Chisholm Trail Middle School0.4 mi · 569
- Woodland Spring Middle School0.7 mi · 333
- Prairie Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 432
- Arbor Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 367
- Scarborough Elem0.9 mi · 307
- Brougham Elem1.0 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sunnyside Elementary School?
Sunnyside Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sunnyside Elementary School serve?
Sunnyside Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sunnyside Elementary School?
Sunnyside Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sunnyside Elementary School in?
Sunnyside Elementary School is part of Olathe.
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