Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD·NCES 484191004776
Sunray Elementary School
509 AVE Q, SUNRAY, TX 79086 · (806) 948-4222 · Moore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
139 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 36.0% | 26.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 25.0% | 38.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 58.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sunray Elementary School
Sunray Elementary School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray Elementary School this school | 256 | 54.3% | 36.9% |
| Sundown Elementary School SUNDOWN | 231 | 53.2% | 75.8% |
| Memorial Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 261 | 51.0% | 44.1% |
| Farwell Elementary School FARWELL | 279 | 58.1% | 54.4% |
| Ganado Elementary School GANADO | 321 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| McGregor Primary School MCGREGOR | 270 | 59.6% | N/A |
Matched among Texas 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 Sunray Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Moore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,961 of 4,401 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,492 of 4,466 ▼ 78 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,400 of 4,466 ▲ 1,951 | #2 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,150 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #4,427 of 4,938 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #878 of 4,622 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,447 of 4,628 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,391 of 4,789 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #720 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
256
-40 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 256 | 19.5 | 13.1:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 51% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 26.4 | 12.7:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 43% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 19.5 | 11.8:1 | 61% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 68% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 60% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 54% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunray Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (231 to 256); teachers unchanged (19.5 to 19.5).
About Sunray Elementary School
Sunray Elementary School is a small elementary school in SUNRAY, Texas, one of the schools in SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 256 students in 2024-25. The school is 51% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD totals 593 students.
At Sunray Elementary School, 60% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 38% White. Census estimates put Moore County at about 61% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Sunray Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sunray Elementary School lists 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 54% of the student body. The 70% average for public schools in Moore County is 16 points higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sunray Elementary School, the prediction is 50.5% and the result is 36.9%.
In the wider Moore County area, the median household earns about $61,762 a year, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Moore County, 14 public schools serve about 5,694 students.
Sunray Middle School is the nearest public school to Sunray Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Sunray Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Sunray Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 256, down from 296 in 2020-21.
The Sunray Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,373
Census ACS
Median income
$61,762
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD
- Sunray High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- Sunray Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in SUNRAY
- Sunray High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- Sunray Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Other Sunray Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sunray Elementary. Sunray Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOLIDAY, FL · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Sunray Middle School0.0 mi · 132
- Sunray High School0.3 mi · 205
- Cactus Elementary School9.7 mi · 487
- North Plains Opportunity Center12.1 mi · 35
- Dumas North Elementary School12.5 mi · 738
- Dumas Intermediate School13.2 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Sunray Elementary SchoolHow large is Sunray Elementary School?
Sunray Elementary School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sunray Elementary School serve?
Sunray Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sunray Elementary School have?
Sunray Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunray Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sunray Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Sunray Elementary School public or private?
Sunray Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SUNRAY COLLEGIATE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.