Sunrise Elementary School

Sunrise Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Kent, Washington, overseen by Kent School District, with 512 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Kent School District, which oversees 44 schools and 25,358 students, Sunrise Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sunrise Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Asian (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 21% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Sunrise Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunrise Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.5%; Sunrise Elementary School posts 67.1%, +16.6 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for King County put the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Sunrise Elementary School is one.

Soos Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunrise Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Sunrise Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 512). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 31% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.