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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 212
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK 1·NCES 380001400850
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3800 Nickerson Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503 · (701) 323-4300 · Burleigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
74 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
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 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 49% · 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
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 445 | 16.6% | N/A |
| BURLINGTON-DES LACS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Burlington | 415 | 17.3% | N/A |
| J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Forks | 482 | 13.9% | N/A |
| FT LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mandan | 455 | 14.7% | N/A |
| VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck | 588 | 19.6% | N/A |
| CARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Carrington | 347 | 17.0% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota 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 SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Burleigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #47 of 199 | #15 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #69 of 199 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #35 of 283 | #6 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #97 of 130 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #80 of 131 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #172 of 201 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #11 of 74 | #2 of 9 |
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
445
-181 (-29%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 445 | 31.3 | 14.2:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 31.6 | 14.7:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 32.2 | 15.2:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 38.8 | 16.5:1 | 11% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 13% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (641 to 445); teachers down 19% (38.8 to 31.3).
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in Bismarck, North Dakota, are served by SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 445 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 110% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Dakota, which is about 212.
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in BISMARCK 1, a system of 26 schools with 14,086 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 6% Native American, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, Burleigh County is about 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is higher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in North Dakota. About 17% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Burleigh County, the median household income is $86,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Burleigh County is home to 37 public schools and about 14,427 public school students.
LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools.
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 181 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Burleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK 1
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other schools in Bismarck
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other Sunrise Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 15 states are named Sunrise Elementary. SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 15th largest of the 30.
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,402 students
- Sunrise ElementaryRancho Cordova, CA · 1,235 students
- Sunrise ElementaryBLAINE, MN · 1,015 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 907 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 906 students
Nearby schools
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,419
- SILVER RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 386
- ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 485
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,406
- RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 367
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
Is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BISMARCK 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.