Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DINWIDDIE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510117000418
Sunnyside Elementary
10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Avenue, Mckenney, VA 23872 · (804) 478-2313 · Dinwiddie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
263 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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 Dinwiddie County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Sunnyside Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Elementary this school | 281 | 93.6% | 75.1% |
| Garden City Elementary Roanoke | 302 | 98.7% | 54.1% |
| Dinwiddie Elementary Dinwiddie | 341 | 95.0% | 65.4% |
| LaCrosse Elementary La Crosse | 353 | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| Nottoway Elementary Sedley | 235 | 91.5% | 82.4% |
| Berkeley Glenn Elementary Waynesboro | 256 | 94.9% | 54.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Sunnyside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #434 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #272 of 1,111 ▲ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #536 of 1,111 ▲ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #998 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #299 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #590 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #271 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #185 of 324 |
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
281
+43 (+18%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 94% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 89% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 87% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 18.2 | 14.6:1 | 65% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 64% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 63% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 40% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (265 to 281); teachers up 21% (18.2 to 22).
About Sunnyside Elementary
Sunnyside Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Mckenney, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 281 students enrolled. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Dinwiddie County Public Schools is responsible for 7 schools, Sunnyside Elementary included, with 4,147 students in all.
The share of White students at Sunnyside Elementary is 59%, a majority. Other students are 22% Black, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sunnyside Elementary, which has 22. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. That is in line with the 94% average for public schools in Dinwiddie County.
Sunnyside Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Virginia public elementary schools.
In Virginia, Sunnyside Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 75.1% actual against a predicted 62.6%.
Census data for Dinwiddie County show median household income comes to about $83,704, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 4,147 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary, is about 10.1 miles. On state test proficiency, Sunnyside Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 18%, from 238 to 281.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Sunnyside Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dinwiddie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,191
Census ACS
Median income
$83,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools
- Dinwiddie County HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Dinwiddie County MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- Sutherland ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Dinwiddie ElementaryElementary · 341 students
Other Sunnyside Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 14 states are named Sunnyside Elementary. Sunnyside Elementary is the 19th largest of the 21.
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 714 students
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 568 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSmyrna, DE · 507 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 500 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryNEW BRIGHTON, MN · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary10.1 mi · 205
- Dinwiddie Elementary10.2 mi · 341
- Dinwiddie County Middle11.5 mi · 919
- Dinwiddie County High11.8 mi · 1,260
- Southside Elementary14.4 mi · 446
- Midway Elementary15.6 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyside ElementaryHow large is Sunnyside Elementary?
Sunnyside Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sunnyside Elementary serve?
Sunnyside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sunnyside Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunnyside Elementary are roughly 59% White, 8% Hispanic, 22% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunnyside Elementary?
Sunnyside Elementary is overseen by Dinwiddie County Public Schools in Dinwiddie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.