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Sunrise Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 459 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic metrics, with only 17.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.6% in Math on the CMAS assessments.

Sunrise Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.5% to 28.8% over the past three years. Compared to nearby schools within the Cherry Creek district, such as Cimarron Elementary, Meadow Point Elementary, and Aspen Crossing Elementary, Sunrise Elementary's performance is consistently lower across academic metrics.

The school's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 463 out of 938 Colorado elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 837 out of 950 in 2024-2025. This trend suggests that Sunrise Elementary may need to implement significant interventions and improvements to address the academic and demographic challenges it faces.

497

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,073

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 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: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

837^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

30^th of 115Cherry 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

White (2019)16th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-17 vs state

English Language Arts18%-27 vs state

Math18%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Sunrise Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.5	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%	21	11.0	20.6	23.7				17.9	14.9	16.9	21.7				17.6	21.7		$18,073
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%)	49.7	444^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.2	477^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.4%	33	39.3	52.6	51.1				47.5	44.4	36.8	26.4				35.8	40.2		$17,601
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%)	56.3	397^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.2%		43.9	491^st of 943 public elementary schools	47.9%	94	38.0	34.8	52.7				42.1	52.4	30.3	57.4				46.8	49.5		$16,005
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%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5				30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1				25.7	14.6		$20,870
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%)	62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%		56.9	386^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.1%	44	41.0	49.3	50.6	59.4	75.3	80.0	58.8	47.1	53.4	39.0	43.6	54.7	53.0	48.1	43.9	57.6	$17,418
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%)	53.9	415^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.3%		47.7	468^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.4%	53	31.1	37.0	60.6				43.0	30.6	35.6	59.1				41.8	54.5		$16,714
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%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9				22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6				21.7	15.2		$17,751
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%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8				25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3				23.2	21.4		$17,977
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%)	28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	669^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.1%	35	24.5	30.3	38.5				31.0	28.8	24.2	32.7				28.2	30.2		$18,842
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%)	58.1	379^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.5	461^st of 943 public elementary schools	51.1%	82	57.1	44.4	50.6				50.2	57.1	41.1	33.7				43.0	41.6		$17,685

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary School

What district is Sunrise Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary School?

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

Is Sunrise Elementary School a good school?

Sunrise Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Eaglecrest High School

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