Sunset Lake Elementary School

Sunset Lake Elementary School is one of the average-sized primary schools in VICKSBURG, Michigan, part of Vicksburg Community Schools, with 465 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Sunset Lake Elementary School sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Vicksburg Community Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,560 students; Sunset Lake Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sunset Lake Elementary School records that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Sunset Lake Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunset Lake Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 40.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kalamazoo County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,532, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Sunset Lake Elementary School is one of 93 public schools in Kalamazoo County (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students).

The closest other public school is Vicksburg Pathways High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunset Lake Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Lake Elementary School has fell 14%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 83%.

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