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Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School

3409 STALCUP RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 815-3900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
406 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4711%
Kindergarten5513%
Grade 17217%
Grade 25914%
Grade 35112%
Grade 46616%
Grade 56716%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
72%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
25862%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
13833%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
22353%
Female
19447%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading11.0%21.0%30.0%38.0%
Mathematics11.0%21.0%27.0%41.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2632.0%32.0%
2024-2534.0%35.0%
2023-2420.0%31.0%
2022-2321.0%32.0%
2021-2224.0%26.0%
2020-2118.0%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School

Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School this school41797.4%25.4%
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School
DALLAS
41599.5%33.3%
Daniel Webster Elementary School
DALLAS
39597.5%34.6%
Dogan Elementary School
HOUSTON
44898.7%29.6%
John W Runyon Elementary School
DALLAS
41797.4%29.3%
Cedar Crest Elementary School
DALLAS
45799.8%49.3%
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 Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.4%#4,024 of 4,401#284 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#3,753 of 4,466
▼ 487
#269 of 339
▼ 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#4,213 of 4,466
▼ 259
#319 of 339
▼ 38
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#2,064 of 3,998#155 of 320
Enrollment
ranked largest first
417#3,344 of 4,938#258 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#3,669 of 4,622#298 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.7%#2,348 of 4,628#253 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.4%#245 of 4,789#7 of 341
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.8%#849 of 1,307#39 of 72
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 2024-25
Enrollment
417
+55 (+15%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541725.216.6:197% (406)
2023-2436722.916.1:198% (359)
2022-2332523.713.7:198% (319)
2020-213622713.4:198% (353)
2017-1838726.314.7:195% (366)
2015-164362815.6:190% (393)
2010-114392915.1:187% (383)
2000-014902420.4:175% (368)
1990-915342620.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (387 to 417); teachers down 4% (26.3 to 25.2).

About Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School

This page covers Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. Enrollment is 417 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.

The district, FORT WORTH ISD, operates 136 schools serving 70,612 students.

At Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 62% of the student body. The next largest groups are 33% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 30% share among Tarrant County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School was 16.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.

allk12 grades Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school with Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 32.1%. Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School scores 25.4%, 6.7 points below that line.

County data help place the school in context: in Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tarrant County is home to 639 public schools and about 385,835 public school students.

Nearby, J Martin Jacquet Middle School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School's enrollment grew 15%, to 417. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students

Quick facts

School name
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
3409 STALCUP RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76119
Phone
(817) 815-3900
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
406 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970001917
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School
How large is Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School?
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School have?
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School?
At Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 62% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School in?
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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