Sunset School

Set in Coos Bay, Oregon, Sunset School is a mid-sized elementary campus, overseen by Coos Bay SD 9. It serves 380 students across grades 3 through 6.

Across the 9 schools in Coos Bay SD 9 (2,907 students total), Sunset School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sunset School shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Coos County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sunset School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Coos County's rate of about 72%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sunset School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.7%; this one comes in at 14.5%, -26.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Coos County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,143, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Coos County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), of which Sunset School is one.

Madison Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunset School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Sunset School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 380).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.