Sunrise Elementary

Located at 10304 E 9th Ave, in Spokane Valley, Washington, Sunrise Elementary is a sizable primary school that instructs 644 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Central Valley School District. That puts it 69% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Central Valley School District comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 15,087 students; Sunrise Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sunrise Elementary shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Sunrise Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sunrise Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.2%.

In the broader community, Spokane County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Sunrise Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Evergreen Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunrise Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sunrise Elementary's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 625 (now 644). White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window.

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