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Sunrise Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 497 students as part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5, a district that ranks in the 77th percentile statewide. Sunrise itself, however, is performing in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, ranking 727th out of 943 schools (23rd percentile) for 2025–2026.

Test scores trail district and state averages by wide margins. In 2025–2026, 32.7% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 49.5% districtwide and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency was 21.4%, well below the district's 44.2% and the state's 37.3%. Fifth-grade science was the most significant concern, with just 11.8% proficient versus 38.3% across the district. Nearby Cherry Creek schools like Mountain Vista Elementary School, Dakota Valley Elementary School, and Aspen Crossing Elementary School all rank significantly higher, though Meadow Point Elementary School, Arrowhead Elementary School, and Cimarron Elementary School rank below Sunrise.

Chronic absenteeism is one of the school's most pressing challenges: 29.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, roughly triple the rate at Mountain Vista (10.1%). About 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. There are signs of momentum, however. Sunrise's statewide percentile has climbed from 6% in 2022–2023 to 23% in 2025–2026, and ELA proficiency has nearly doubled over that period. A nearby comparison offers perspective: Aurora Frontier K-8, just over a mile away in Aurora Joint District No. 28, serves a similar share of economically disadvantaged students but achieves 59.3% ELA and 48% math proficiency — a reminder that school-level practices matter.

497

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,276

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4050 South Genoa Way
Aurora, CO 80013-4589

(720) 886-2900

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Community Middle School
High:	Eaglecrest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.2%

White:

27.8%

African American:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg46%

Colorado avg41%

729^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

26^th of 114Cherry Creek School District No. 5 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	729 of 946	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	837 of 950	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	858 of 943	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	877 of 933	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	795 of 921	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	611 of 710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	760 of 965	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	709 of 917	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	569 of 929	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	582 of 914	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	463 of 938	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.3	681 of 962	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	665 of 954	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.5	654 of 935	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	535 of 935	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	470 of 925	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	468 of 872	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.3	552 of 849	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	587 of 852	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	508 of 829	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	469 of 823	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	449 of 808	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	610 of 695	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	648 of 694	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	656 of 684	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	516 of 595	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	613 of 758	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	548 of 690	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	149 of 251	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.3	193 of 197	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	225 of 270	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	69 of 172	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	283 of 322	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	307 of 365	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	254 of 265	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	171 of 203	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	236 of 332	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	574 of 697	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	648 of 700	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	654 of 683	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	644 of 649	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	592 of 764	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	652 of 693	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	519 of 547	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	498 of 596	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	314 of 337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Math21%-16 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4050 South Genoa Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-2900	497	34	14.8	61.2%	138 (27.8%)	88 (17.7%)	180 (36.2%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.9%)	21	729^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%	108	34.4	32.8	30.9				32.7	34.4	13.4	17.6				21.4	11.8		$19,276
Dakota Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 South Kirk Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3000	571	39	14.6	39.4%	256 (44.8%)	87 (15.2%)	129 (22.6%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.8%)	42.2	497^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.5%		49.7	444^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.3%	53	32.5	42.7	51.9				42.3	40.5	27.5	32.4				33.2	39.7		$19,380
Aspen Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 S Himalaya Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3700	569	35	16.2	35.1%	194 (34.1%)	87 (15.3%)	110 (19.3%)	86 (15.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.6%)	57	389^th of 946 public elementary schools	58.9%		56.3	397^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.2%	8	43.0	48.3	57.0				49.8	55.0	42.0	41.1				45.7	33.7		$18,582
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	38.1	539^th of 946 public elementary schools	43.0%		24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%	139	48.5	33.3	39.0				39.3	43.8	38.8	23.8				35.0	26.2		$23,211
Aurora Frontier K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Jericho Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-1995	761	46	16.6	61.0%	179 (23.5%)	154 (20.2%)	243 (31.9%)	118 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	64	315^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.7%		62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%	27	41.2	37.7	69.6	65.1	69.4	68.4	59.3	39.7	39.0	64.3	39.5	45.9	61.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	$17,567
Peakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19451 East Progress Circle	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3100	447	31	14.4	36.2%	240 (53.7%)	33 (7.4%)	98 (21.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	50 (11.2%)	37	555^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.3%		53.9	415^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.3%	140	33.3	38.7	41.9				38.2	43.8	37.1	33.3				37.8	19.2		$19,074
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East Bates Avenue	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2800	499	35	14.4	54.1%	149 (29.9%)	81 (16.2%)	175 (35.1%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.6%)	15.5	805^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%	14	31.4	22.2	27.7				27.1	21.4	16.7	16.9				18.4	10.9		$19,743
Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	393	33	11.9	65.4%	105 (26.7%)	70 (17.8%)	163 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	14.6	819^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%	75	13.2	16.0	34.0				21.2	15.1	16.0	25.5				18.8	19.6		$21,101
Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	19.3	750^th of 946 public elementary schools	20.7%		28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%	116	25.5	27.3	27.0				26.6	28.6	21.8	23.8				24.7	18.0		$21,672
Mountain Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22200 East Radcliff Parkway	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2700	568	38	14.7	28.7%	253 (44.5%)	75 (13.2%)	103 (18.1%)	74 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	58.9	367^th of 946 public elementary schools	61.2%		58.1	379^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.1%	12	51.2	61.8	48.4				53.1	44.8	47.1	40.4				43.8	37.2		$20,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Horizon Community Middle School
High : Eaglecrest High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary School?

Students at Sunrise Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 28% White, 18% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Sunrise Elementary School.

Is Sunrise Elementary School a good school?

Sunrise Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Sunrise Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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