Sunrise Elementary School

Sunrise Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Albany, Oregon, run under Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Current enrollment sits at 324 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 20 schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J (8,771 students total), Sunrise Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sunrise Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sunrise Elementary School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunrise Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.3%; this one delivers 16.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Linn County put median household income runs about $76,329, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunrise Elementary School is one of 48 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 17,916 students).

Albany Options School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunrise Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Sunrise Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sunrise Elementary School's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 324). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Sunrise Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.