Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 200996002010
Sunset Elementary
619 Boyd, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6570 · Harvey County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
154 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Newton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 28.8% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 27.1% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Elementary
Sunset Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Elementary this school | 199 | 77.4% | 27.1% |
| Herington Elem Herington | 186 | 74.2% | 49.7% |
| Irving Elem Winfield | 234 | 72.6% | 26.9% |
| Skelly Elementary School El Dorado | 266 | 80.8% | 28.5% |
| I X L Elem Arkansas City | 200 | 74.0% | 26.7% |
| Roosevelt Elem McPherson | 269 | 68.0% | 30.5% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Harvey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #520 of 625 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #464 of 625 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #558 of 625 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #542 of 714 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #125 of 658 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #48 of 377 | N/A |
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
199
-24 (-11%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 199 | 18.9 | 10.5:1 | 77% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 17.5 | 11.9:1 | 73% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 72% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 62% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 21.3 | 12.8:1 | 70% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 72% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 63% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (273 to 199); teachers down 11% (21.3 to 18.9).
About Sunset Elementary
Sunset Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Newton, Kansas. The school teaches kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 199 students. The school is 36% below the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
A total of 8 schools make up Newton, with 2,943 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Sunset Elementary are White (70%). Next come 19% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all Harvey County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Its ratio of 10.5:1 is based on 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harvey County is 52%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.1%. Sunset Elementary scores 27.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harvey County show that median household income comes to about $74,368, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Harvey County counts 18 public schools with about 5,012 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Opportunity Academy, is the closest to Sunset Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 27.1% is below the 28.2% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Sunset Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 223 in 2020-21 to 199 in 2024-25.
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Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
Other Sunset Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sunset Elementary. Sunset Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 24.
- Sunset ElemSalina, KS · 380 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
- Opportunity Academy0.2 mi · 53
- Newton Sr High0.7 mi · 932
- Santa Fe 5/6 Center1.0 mi · 440
- Northridge Elementary1.4 mi · 345
- South Breeze Elementary1.6 mi · 316
- Slate Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset ElementaryHow many students attend Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-04.
Is Sunset Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Elementary?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Sunset Elementary.
How diverse is Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset Elementary?
Sunset Elementary is overseen by Newton in Harvey County.
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