Sunrise Elementary

Sunrise Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin, part of Kimberly Area School District, enrolls 456 students, covering grades K through 4. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Sunrise Elementary sits 41% above that benchmark.

Within Kimberly Area School District, which oversees 9 schools and 5,070 students, Sunrise Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sunrise Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. Compared to Calumet County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calumet County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunrise Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.5%; this one delivers 74.3%.

Across the wider county, Calumet County reports that median household income runs about $88,810, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Sunrise Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Calumet County (combined enrollment of about 6,846 students).

The closest other public school is Woodland Intermediate, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunrise Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 66.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunrise Elementary has increased 8%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 86% over that span.

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