Sunnycrest Elementary School

Sunnycrest Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school in KENT, Washington, run under Federal Way School District. The school instructs 535 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% above the state mean of about 380.

Across the 43 schools in Federal Way School District (22,250 students total), Sunnycrest Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sunnycrest Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 23% Asian, 13% multiracial, 12% White, 11% Black. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sunnycrest Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunnycrest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.8%; this one delivers 19.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunnycrest Elementary School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Parkside Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunnycrest Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunnycrest Elementary School has shrank 14%, going from 620 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sunnycrest Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.