SUNSET ES

Located at 400 West Eighth Street, in Edmond, Oklahoma, SUNSET ES is a reasonably sized primary school that educates 535 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within EDMOND. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 366.

EDMOND comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 25,746 students; SUNSET ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, SUNSET ES lists that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SUNSET ES has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Oklahoma County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNSET ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUNSET ES is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).

CLEGERN ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNSET ES. On composite proficiency, SUNSET ES comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SUNSET ES's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 712 (now 535). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.