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Which teacher or staff member at SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274216001763
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY
13005 SUNSET TR, PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 · (763) 745-5900 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
200 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
64.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.6%
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 69 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY this school | 712 | 28.1% | 60.8% |
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 803 | 25.9% | 44.7% |
| Blue Heron Elementary LINO LAKES | 707 | 25.3% | 57.5% |
| Brookside Elementary RAMSEY | 779 | 27.0% | 61.7% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 662 | 26.9% | 50.4% |
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 SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #125 of 844 | #40 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #135 of 844 | #42 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #110 of 844 | #40 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #72 of 1,130 | #21 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #617 of 769 | #124 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #325 of 796 | #102 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #713 of 942 | #134 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #168 of 244 | #34 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. 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
712
+94 (+15%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
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 | 712 | 45.2 | 15.8:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 28% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 43.3 | 15.5:1 | 24% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 48 | 12.9:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 44.2 | 15.3:1 | 23% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 27% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (678 to 712); teachers up 2% (44.2 to 45.2).
About SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of PLYMOUTH, Minnesota. It serves 712 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 107% bigger than that.
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY belongs to WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 16 schools and 12,951 students.
White students make up a majority at SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY, at 65%. The next largest groups are 14% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share in Hennepin County as a whole is similar, at about 66%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.8:1, with 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 28%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is lower.
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is 10.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.8% versus 50.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In Hennepin County (population about 1,269,496), the median household income is $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is one of 496 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE, about 0.6 miles away. SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 61.9% proficiency; SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY posts 60.8%.
Locale data from NCES put SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The school enrolled 712 students in 2024-25, 94 more than the 618 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.9:1 to 15.8:1.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 836 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Other Sunset Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sunset Hill Elementary. SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Sunset Hill ElemLawrence, KS · 398 students
Nearby schools
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE0.6 mi · 817
- School #5350.8 mi · 10
- Tier One1.4 mi · 25
- Tier Three1.4 mi · 226
- Tier Two1.4 mi · 274
- BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY?
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 712 students in grades KG-05.
Is SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY?
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 65% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY?
SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is overseen by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
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