Sunnyside Elementary School

Sunnyside Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Clackamas, Oregon, one of the schools within North Clackamas SD 12. The school teaches 402 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Within North Clackamas SD 12, which oversees 31 schools and 16,837 students, Sunnyside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sunnyside Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 13% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Clackamas County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sunnyside Elementary School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Clackamas County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sunnyside Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clackamas County put median household earnings sit near $103,517, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clackamas County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,601 students), Sunnyside Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rock Creek Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunnyside Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Sunnyside Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 402). White enrollment moved from 60% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sunnyside Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.