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Sunrise Elementary

12576 LEVER ST NE, BLAINE, MN 55449 · (763) 433-5000 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,015 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,015
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
225 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten14314%
Grade 118118%
Grade 215916%
Grade 316616%
Grade 418218%
Grade 518418%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
63062%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
333%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
18618%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
919%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
727%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
51351%
Female
50249%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
64.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
80.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →

Where Sunrise Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Anoka County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.6%#69 of 844#5 of 45
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
80.1%#32 of 844#4 of 45
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.6%#115 of 844#5 of 45
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,015#5 of 1,130#3 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#673 of 769#40 of 46
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.7%#303 of 796#27 of 47
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.2%#797 of 942#44 of 50
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,015
+19 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,01561.316.6:122% (225)
2023-2499663.915.6:122% (223)
2022-231,07869.415.5:124% (260)
2020-219965617.8:113% (133)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Elementary.

About Sunrise Elementary

Sunrise Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in BLAINE, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 1,015 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 195% bigger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.

Federal data list 53 schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District, with 38,746 students enrolled.

About 62% of the student body at Sunrise Elementary is White. The remaining students are 18% Black, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Anoka County, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Sunrise Elementary, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Anoka County average 42%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sunrise Elementary, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 65.6%.

For Anoka County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $101,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 145 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,656, Sunrise Elementary among them.

The closest school to Sunrise Elementary is Pines School - NSP, located about 1.8 miles away. Sunrise Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Sunrise Elementary ranks 1st of 4 nearby schools, at 65.6% versus a 51.9% average.

The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,015, close to the 996 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.8:1 to 16.6:1.

The discussion board for Sunrise Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Anoka County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students

Quick facts

School name
Sunrise Elementary
District
Anoka-Hennepin School District
Address
12576 LEVER ST NE, BLAINE, MN 55449
Phone
(763) 433-5000
County
Anoka County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
1,015
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
225 (22%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
270318005272
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
Other schools in BLAINE
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Frequently asked questions

About Sunrise Elementary
How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary enrolls approximately 1,015 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sunrise Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunrise Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunrise Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunrise Elementary is approximately 16.6:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sunrise Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunrise Elementary are roughly 62% White, 3% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary is overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District in Anoka County.
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