SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY

Located at 13005 SUNSET TR, in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is a big elementary campus that hosts 712 students (grades K through 5), operated by WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 107% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

WAYZATA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 12,951 students. SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Hennepin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Hennepin County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: WAYZATA EAST MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 678 (now 712). Asian enrollment moved from 16% to 8% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.