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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001128
Sunnyside Elementary
2070 COUNTY ROAD H, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 · (651) 621-7600 · Ramsey County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
261 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (103) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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
Sunnyside Elementary's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Elementary this school | 498 | 52.4% | 41.1% |
| Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS | 491 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School ROCHESTER | 600 | 48.8% | 32.7% |
| Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS | 469 | 55.2% | 51.7% |
| CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE | 425 | 48.0% | 33.1% |
| William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE | 569 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #507 of 844 | #27 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #381 of 844 | #18 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #577 of 844 | #35 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #301 of 1,130 | #25 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #185 of 769 | #30 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #162 of 796 | #38 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #301 of 942 | #64 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #408 of 499 | #43 of 55 |
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
498
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 498 | 41.4 | 12.0:1 | 52% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 45 | 10.8:1 | 54% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 47.8 | 10.4:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 38.1 | 13.8:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 34% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (525 to 498); teachers up 9% (38.1 to 41.4).
About Sunnyside Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary serves students in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in grades 1 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 498 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 45% higher.
Mounds View Public School District has 11,934 students in 23 schools, and Sunnyside Elementary is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Sunnyside Elementary, 50%, is White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 59% White among all Ramsey County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
For every teacher at Sunnyside Elementary, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 52%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Sunnyside Elementary outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.9%.
For the population of Ramsey County, median household income comes to about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ramsey County counts 302 public schools with about 94,437 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Sunnyside Elementary from the closest public school, Irondale Senior High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Sunnyside Elementary's average proficiency of 41.1% compares with 40.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Sunnyside Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 498, from 522 in 2020-21.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Other schools in NEW BRIGHTON
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Pike Lake Kindergarten CenterElementary · 733 students
- Bel Air ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- GLOBAL ACADEMYElementary · 447 students
- Birth to Two ECSEElementary · 93 students
Other Sunnyside Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 14 states are named Sunnyside Elementary. Sunnyside Elementary is the 5th largest of the 21.
- Sunnyside ElementaryRED WING, MN · 294 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
- Irondale Senior High0.3 mi · 1,812
- Edgewood Middle School0.5 mi · 639
- Mounds View Adult Education0.9 mi · 1
- Mounds View ALC0.9 mi · 114
- VISTA Education Center1.4 mi · 5
- Pinewood Elementary1.4 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyside ElementaryHow large is Sunnyside Elementary?
Sunnyside Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Sunnyside Elementary serve?
Sunnyside Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sunnyside Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Sunnyside Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunnyside Elementary?
At Sunnyside Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?
Sunnyside Elementary is part of Mounds View Public School District.
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