Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370372001513
Sunny View Elementary School
86 Sunny View School Road, Mill Spring, NC 28756 · (828) 894-1050 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
117 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · 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
Sunny View Elementary School→Polk County Middle School
Based on grade levels within Polk County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Sunny View Elementary School
Sunny View Elementary School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny View Elementary School this school | 120 | 97.5% | 61.9% |
| Barnardsville Elementary Barnardsville | 125 | 97.6% | 72.5% |
| Hot Springs Elementary Hot Springs | 128 | 97.7% | 62.0% |
| Martins Creek Elementary Murphy | 137 | 97.8% | 48.3% |
| Gouge Primary Bakersville | 144 | 97.9% | N/A |
| Harkers Island Elementary Harkers Island | 95 | 96.8% | 74.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Sunny View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #446 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #387 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #412 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #1,455 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #964 of 1,414 |
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
120
-11 (-8%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 120 | 10.2 | 11.8:1 | 98% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 11.2 | 11.0:1 | 98% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 11.9 | 11.2:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 10 | 13.1:1 | 98% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 11 | 10.3:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 98% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 71% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 60% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunny View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (114 to 120); teachers down 8% (11 to 10.2).
About Sunny View Elementary School
Sunny View Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 120 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Sunny View Elementary School belongs to Polk County Schools, a district of 7 schools and 2,110 students.
White students are the large majority at Sunny View Elementary School, with 96% of enrollment. In Polk County overall, about 87% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sunny View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
At Sunny View Elementary School, 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Polk County.
allk12 grades Sunny View Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sunny View Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Polk County show that median household income is about $67,758, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 7 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,110.
Lake Lure Classical Academy is the closest public school, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sunny View Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Sunny View Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Sunny View Elementary School saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,891
Census ACS
Median income
$67,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County Schools
- Polk County High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Polk County Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Polk Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Tryon Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- Saluda Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Polk County Early CollegeHigh · 52 students
Other schools in Mill Spring
- Polk County Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Polk Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Lure Classical Academy2.6 mi · 481
- Polk County Middle School5.1 mi · 454
- Polk Central Elementary School6.5 mi · 379
- Polk County High School7.3 mi · 596
- Polk County Early College7.4 mi · 52
- Edneyville Elementary10.6 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Sunny View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunny View Elementary School?
Sunny View Elementary School enrolls approximately 120 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sunny View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunny View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sunny View Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Sunny View Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sunny View Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sunny View Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunny View Elementary School?
Sunny View Elementary School is overseen by Polk County Schools in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.