Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000517
Sunset Elem
1510 W Republic, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-4520 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
292 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
32.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 | 32.0% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 23.6% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Sunset Elem
Sunset Elem's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Elem this school | 380 | 76.8% | 24.2% |
| Graber Elementary Hutchinson | 311 | 76.5% | 24.4% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Pittsburg | 403 | 82.1% | 33.6% |
| Prairie Elementary School Haysville | 407 | 72.7% | 20.0% |
| Northridge Elementary Newton | 345 | 71.9% | 28.0% |
| Eisenhower Elem Great Bend | 343 | 80.5% | 16.4% |
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 Sunset Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #543 of 625 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #542 of 625 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #531 of 625 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #224 of 714 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #64 of 539 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #96 of 540 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #127 of 658 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #179 of 377 | #3 of 9 |
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
380
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 380 | 33.3 | 11.4:1 | 77% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 32.2 | 11.8:1 | 76% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 32.9 | 11.8:1 | 80% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 32.7 | 13.6:1 | 75% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 81% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 86% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 69% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (444 to 380); teachers up 2% (32.7 to 33.3).
About Sunset Elem
Sunset Elem is a mid-sized elementary school found in Salina, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 380 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Kansas enroll about 313 students on average.
Salina has 6,441 students in 13 schools, and Sunset Elem is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Sunset Elem is White, with 48% of students. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 34 points below the 82% share among Saline County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Sunset Elem are from different groups.
Its staff includes 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is higher. Sunset Elem has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. It compares with 58% for public schools in Saline County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sunset Elem is -1.2 points: 24.2% actual, 25.4% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Saline County show that the median household earns about $65,422 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Saline County has 17 public schools with about 7,580 students, including Sunset Elem.
Sunset Elem's closest public school neighbor is Cottonwood Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sunset Elem at 6th of 8.
Sunset Elem is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (387) and 2024-25 (380). Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 11.4:1.
This page is set up for the Sunset Elem community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina High CentralHigh · 934 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
Other Sunset Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sunset Elementary. Sunset Elem is the 15th largest of the 24.
- Sunset ElementaryNewton, KS · 199 students
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 1,192 students
- Sunset ElementaryLivermore, CA · 759 students
- Sunset ElementaryAIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA · 634 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolBrentwood, TN · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Cottonwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 326
- Salina South Middle1.4 mi · 782
- Salina High Central1.5 mi · 934
- Heusner Elem1.5 mi · 392
- Stewart Elem2.0 mi · 406
- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy2.2 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset ElemHow many students attend Sunset Elem?
Sunset Elem enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sunset Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sunset Elem have?
Sunset Elem employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Sunset Elem?
Sunset Elem reports a student body of 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Elem in?
Sunset Elem is part of Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.