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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENUMCLAW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530000100478
Sunrise Elementary
899 Osceola At 244th Ave SE, Enumclaw, WA 98022 · (360) 272-7977 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
139 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
49.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 73.8% | 64.7% |
| 2016-17 | 72.7% | 62.2% |
| 2015-16 | 66.3% | 61.6% |
| 2014-15 | 55.9% | 53.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Elementary
Sunrise Elementary's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Elementary this school | 382 | 36.4% | 49.9% |
| Richard Gordon Elementary Kingston | 361 | 35.7% | 56.9% |
| Valley View Elementary School Ellensburg | 408 | 37.3% | 59.5% |
| Southwood Elementary School Enumclaw | 358 | 37.4% | 51.3% |
| Byron Kibler Elementary School Enumclaw | 442 | 35.1% | 51.1% |
| Black Lake Elementary Olympia | 382 | 33.8% | 56.1% |
Matched among Washington 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #435 of 936 | #165 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #454 of 1,103 ▲ 121 | #166 of 281 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #437 of 1,102 ▲ 169 | #153 of 280 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #530 of 928 | #147 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #701 of 1,268 | #199 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #517 of 1,085 | #122 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #826 of 1,088 | #264 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #851 of 1,169 | #144 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #567 of 778 | #174 of 220 |
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
382
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 382 | 24.3 | 15.7:1 | 36% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 25.3 | 15.4:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 25.8 | 15.8:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 23.6 | 17.9:1 | 31% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (422 to 382); teachers up 3% (23.6 to 24.3).
About Sunrise Elementary
Sunrise Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Enumclaw, Washington. A total of 382 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Enumclaw School District operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,564 students.
Sunrise Elementary is 70% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all King County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Sunrise Elementary is 36%. That tracks the 38% average for public schools in King County.
Sunrise Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.9%, compared with a predicted 55.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in King County, the median household income is $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Sunrise Elementary is one of 544 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Southwood Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Sunrise Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sunrise Elementary places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Sunrise Elementary as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 382, a 10% decrease from 426 in 2020-21.
The Sunrise Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Enumclaw School District
- Enumclaw Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Enumclaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- Byron Kibler Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Black Diamond ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in Enumclaw
- Enumclaw Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Enumclaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Thunder Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- Byron Kibler Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Other Sunrise Elementary schools
29 other US public schools in 15 states are named Sunrise Elementary. Sunrise Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 30.
- Sunrise ElementaryPuyallup, WA · 724 students
- Sunrise ElementarySpokane Valley, WA · 644 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 512 students
- Sunrise ElementaryRedmond, WA · 322 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 1,402 students
Nearby schools
- Southwood Elementary School0.2 mi · 358
- Enumclaw Middle School0.3 mi · 522
- Special Ed School0.4 mi · 22
- Enumclaw Sr High School0.5 mi · 1,333
- Elk Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 564
- White River Special Ed Services1.5 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise ElementaryHow large is Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sunrise Elementary serve?
Sunrise Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sunrise Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Sunrise Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunrise Elementary?
At Sunrise Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunrise Elementary?
Sunrise Elementary is overseen by Enumclaw School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.