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Sunrise Elementary School

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Sunrise Elementary School ranks 219 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary School is a consistently high-performing public elementary school (PK-5) serving about 512 students in the Kent School District, where it stands out for its strong academic results and exceptional support for all students.

Academically, Sunrise excels, with recent proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science significantly above both district and state averages. Its stability is a key strength; it has maintained a top 20-25% statewide ranking for over a decade. This consistent excellence is notable when compared to many nearby schools. For instance, while Lake Youngs Elementary School shows similar high performance, other close schools like Panther Lake Elementary School, George T. Daniel Elementary School, and East Hill Elementary School have proficiency rates less than half of Sunrise's, despite some having higher per-student spending.

Perhaps most impressively, Sunrise is recognized as one of the most effective schools in Washington for supporting students from low-income backgrounds, achieving results in the top 3% of schools statewide for this group. This demonstrates that the school's successful practices benefit every child. It creates a high-achieving pocket within its broader district, proving that with effective teaching and a supportive culture, all students can thrive, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

512

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,557

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22300 132nd Ave SE
Kent, WA 98042-3162

(253) 373-7630

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meridian Middle School
High:	Kentwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.6%

White:

25.2%

Two or more races:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kent School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

219^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

159^th of 247Kent School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	219 of 1160	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	159 of 1168	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	235 of 1169	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	257 of 1169	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	219 of 1107	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	238 of 1130	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	137 of 1054	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	149 of 1056	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	205 of 1053	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	168 of 1067	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	259 of 1106	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	249 of 1097	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	160 of 1092	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	144 of 1088	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.9	396 of 1072	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	244 of 1067	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	233 of 1069	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	190 of 1051	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	167 of 1031	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	87.3	85 of 1026	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	3 of 71	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	98.3	1 of 107	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	78 of 189	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	51 of 163	68.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	64 of 170	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	99 of 187	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	77 of 131	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	75 of 201	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	70 of 169	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	89 of 303	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	56 of 254	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	22 of 213	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.4	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	62 of 248	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	43 of 333	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	215 of 1092	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	153 of 1093	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	213 of 1094	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	266 of 1100	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	224 of 1008	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	290 of 1068	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	143 of 1004	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	20 of 659	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	26 of 651	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.6	92 of 501	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	324 of 697	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	112 of 540	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	29 of 1013	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	12 of 1024	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	62 of 1013	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	78 of 1019	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	32 of 854	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	236 of 979	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	76 of 835	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	194 of 1098	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	138 of 1099	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	232 of 1099	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	233 of 1113	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	188 of 1025	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	196 of 1075	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	132 of 999	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	60 of 197	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	75 of 188	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	63 of 252	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	11 of 128	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	46 of 303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	19 of 212	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	49 of 363	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	90 of 1007	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	191 of 1009	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	271 of 1011	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	246 of 1031	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	180 of 943	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	145 of 1027	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	122 of 833	85.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+21 vs state

Math65%+22 vs state

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

THE ABSOLUTE WORST!!!!! THIS SCHOOL HAS THE MEANEST WORKERS EVER!!!! THESE WORKERS ARE EXTREMELY RUDE!!!! KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY!!!!! Close Quote

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Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22300 132nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7630	512	32	16.2	44.3%	129 (25.2%)	52 (10.2%)	72 (14.1%)	177 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	79	219^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.1%		85.3	159^th of 1168 public elementary schools	86.4%	60	70.3	70.3	54.7	67.4	67.0	63.0	68.0	69.5	57.1	65.0	84.9	89.4	87.9	87.9	87.9	89.4	92.4	86.4	89.4	89.4	$19,557	$753	$18,804
Soos Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12651 SE 218th Place	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7690	290	21	13.9	43.4%	75 (25.9%)	38 (13.1%)	59 (20.3%)	83 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	28 (9.7%)	47	591^st of 1160 public elementary schools	49.1%		40.3	675^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.2%	84	60.5	60.5	24.5	45.7	62.2	42.4	40.8	43.5	54.1	45.5	95.0	97.5	95.0	95.0	95.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$26,714	$1,618	$25,096
Emerald Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	11800 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3850	318	21	15.1	58.2%	57 (17.9%)	41 (12.9%)	64 (20.1%)	96 (30.2%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.7%)	38 (11.9%)	35.2	745^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.2	753^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	35.5%	8	39.6	39.6	32.6	46.0	52.8	44.3	39.1	42.0	41.5	40.9	72.9	79.2	77.1	77.1	77.1	79.2	91.7	77.1	79.2	79.2	$23,057	$1,498	$21,559
Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11010 SE 232nd ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7473	473	30	15.9	71.0%	59 (12.5%)	71 (15.0%)	166 (35.1%)	123 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	30 (6.3%)	17	1002^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	13.6%		14.3	1051^st of 1168 public elementary schools	10.0%	49	36.8	36.8	19.7	27.5	38.2	28.6	23.1	35.8	31.3	30.1	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	100.0	93.1	94.4	94.4	$21,149	$1,941	$19,208
Lake Youngs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19660 142nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7646	416	26	16.3	33.9%	140 (33.7%)	18 (4.3%)	76 (18.3%)	118 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	55 (13.2%)	80.4	205^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.1	175^th of 1168 public elementary schools	85.0%	30	61.0	61.0	68.1	68.0	65.9	67.3	74.7	64.5	58.5	66.3	84.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	88.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	$20,360	$854	$19,506
Martin Sortun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12711 SE 248th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7314	450	28	16.2	51.1%	101 (22.4%)	44 (9.8%)	84 (18.7%)	162 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.2%)	57.3	464^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.5	404^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.4%	60	55.4	55.4	54.8	50.0	56.8	53.9	57.5	46.6	48.7	50.9	89.9	92.4	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.1	94.9	92.4	91.1	91.1	$21,175	$1,623	$19,552
Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10200 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7470	396	27	14.4	62.1%	78 (19.7%)	54 (13.6%)	68 (17.2%)	126 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	51 (12.9%)	17	1001^st of 1160 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.8	957^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.1%	44	27.8	27.8	37.5	35.9	23.6	31.5	30.4	30.2	28.2	29.4	85.7	90.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	89.6	92.2	92.2	89.6	89.6	$22,272	$1,707	$20,565
George T. Daniel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11310 SE 248th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7615	292	26	11.3	70.5%	64 (21.9%)	50 (17.1%)	66 (22.6%)	74 (25.3%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	28 (9.6%)	15.1	1022^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	11.9%		19.9	970^th of 1168 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	21.7	21.7		46.0	17.8	21.5	18.8	39.5	11.1	22.1	78.0	84.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	$24,428	$1,756	$22,672
Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19405 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7494	298	21	13.9	52.3%	55 (18.5%)	36 (12.1%)	44 (14.8%)	128 (43.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (10.1%)	43.7	628^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.9%		44.6	626^th of 1168 public elementary schools	46.4%	2	46.9	46.9	41.8	50.9	59.2	50.3	36.4	47.5	40.8	41.7	85.7	88.1	85.7	85.7	85.7	88.1	95.2	88.1	88.1	88.1	$23,887	$1,753	$22,134
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25621 140th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7664	390	25	15.6	40.5%	148 (37.9%)	37 (9.5%)	81 (20.8%)	72 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	43 (11.0%)	59.8	433^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	62.7%		69.3	328^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.9%	105	55.1	55.1	50.8	61.8	58.0	56.6	54.6	58.2	40.6	50.5	90.0	90.0	91.7	91.7	91.7	90.0	93.3	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,209	$1,934	$22,276

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary School

Is Sunrise Elementary School a good school?

Sunrise Elementary School ranks 219^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunrise Elementary School in?

Kent School District

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meridian Middle School
High : Kentwood High School

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Sunrise Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary School?

Students at Sunrise Elementary School are 35% Asian, 25% White, 15% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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