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Enrollment
536
Middle
DISTRICT 592 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317239000425
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
4611 AVE N, KEARNEY, NE 68847 · (308) 698-8150 · Buffalo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
206 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL→KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
58.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 536 | 38.4% | 59.7% |
| ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 513 | 47.6% | 50.6% |
| PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH | 386 | 34.7% | 55.2% |
| CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON | 295 | 38.0% | 63.7% |
| YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK | 307 | 42.7% | 60.0% |
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY | 648 | 29.0% | 62.3% |
Matched among Nebraska middle 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 SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #48 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #57 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #50 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #54 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #12 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #46 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #41 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #23 of 52 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
536
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 536 | 44.2 | 12.1:1 | 38% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 42.1 | 12.9:1 | 52% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 43.3 | 13.3:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 44% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 40.2 | 14.8:1 | 44% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 38% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 33% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (594 to 536); teachers up 10% (40.2 to 44.2).
About SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The school counted 536 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 30% above the average for middle schools in Nebraska.
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a system of 15 schools with 6,066 students.
The student body at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 73% White. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. Middle schools in Nebraska average 14.5:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 38% at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Schools in Nebraska with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.9%. SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 59.7%.
In Buffalo County, home to about 50,579 people, the median household earns about $75,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Buffalo County with 27 other public schools.
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL had a net loss of 68 students, or 11%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.1:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTERElementary · 332 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTERElementary · 332 students
Other Sunrise Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sunrise Middle. SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLFORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 1,141 students
- Sunrise Middle SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 390 students
- Sunrise MiddleSan Jose, CA · 301 students
Nearby schools
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 417
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 397
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 235
- HANNY ARRAM CENTER1.4 mi · 2
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 257
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Buffalo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.