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Sunset Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salina, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 379. The school is part of the Salina school district, which is ranked 195 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with academic performance that is significantly lower than the Salina district and the state of Kansas averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.04% of Sunset Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.15% in the Salina district and 44.47% statewide. Similarly, only 21.31% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 34.69% in the district and 38.73% statewide. The school also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and elevated chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing factors to the lower academic performance.

Interestingly, Sunset Elementary's performance is generally lower than the other elementary schools in the Salina district, such as Schilling Elementary, Meadowlark Ridge Elementary, and Heusner Elementary. These nearby schools, while still part of the lower-performing Salina district, have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings compared to Sunset Elementary. For example, Meadowlark Ridge Elementary, which is located about 3 miles from Sunset, ranks in the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools and has proficiency rates that are nearly double those of Sunset Elementary.

380

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,665

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 W Republic
Salina, KS 67401

(785) 309-4520

District: Salina

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salina South Middle
High:	Salina High South

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Kansas avg42%

577^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Salina

195^th of 264Salina among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	577 of 656	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	572 of 653	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	574 of 660	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	519 of 668	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	556 of 670	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	558 of 667	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	539 of 656	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	472 of 659	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.8	422 of 656	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	530 of 678	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	540 of 668	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	500 of 660	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	564 of 631	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	496 of 630	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	466 of 621	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.5	431 of 614	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.7	316 of 600	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	362 of 585	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	29.6	159 of 214	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	126 of 193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	29.7	99 of 129	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	449 of 591	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	505 of 591	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	456 of 574	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	202 of 262	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	186 of 245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	87 of 254	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	142 of 229	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	166 of 235	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	82 of 207	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	445 of 533	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	449 of 546	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	423 of 541	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	313 of 512	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	304 of 494	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	353 of 509	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	355 of 512	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.9	509 of 605	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	459 of 586	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	465 of 575	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	294 of 306	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	247 of 296	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	274 of 305	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	159 of 214	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	126 of 193	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	543 of 576	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	522 of 579	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	558 of 584	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	532 of 596	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	533 of 587	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	531 of 592	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	529 of 574	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science26%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP 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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 W Republic	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4520	380	33	11.4	76.8%	181 (47.6%)	13 (3.4%)	122 (32.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	15.4	577^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.0%		16.3	572^nd of 653 public elementary schools	12.4%	5	36.7	31.9	26.9		32.0	22.9	21.7	18.9		21.3	26.4	26.4	$17,665	$5,804	$11,861
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 S Phillips	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4600	326	31	10.5	85.3%	154 (47.2%)	11 (3.4%)	98 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.0%)	42.1	393^rd of 656 public elementary schools	40.1%		48.8	340^th of 653 public elementary schools	47.9%	53	40.7	50.0	46.7		45.4	31.5	42.9	48.9		40.4	33.3	33.3	$19,806	$5,961	$13,845
Heusner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Norton	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4200	392	30	13.0	69.4%	238 (60.7%)	15 (3.8%)	92 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.5%)	33.4	462^nd of 656 public elementary schools	29.6%		41.8	401^st of 653 public elementary schools	38.6%	61	40.6	47.0	37.3		41.8	34.4	40.9	33.9		36.5	28.8	28.8	$16,852	$5,241	$11,611
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2123 Roach	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4450	406	29	14.2	48.0%	243 (59.9%)	7 (1.7%)	99 (24.4%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)	50.4	333^rd of 656 public elementary schools	49.2%		59.7	245^th of 653 public elementary schools	62.5%	88	62.2	46.8	44.1		51.2	48.6	40.3	35.1		41.3	44.1	44.1	$15,212	$4,170	$11,042
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4310	282	27	10.5	85.8%	147 (52.1%)	8 (2.8%)	64 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.9%)	18	559^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.8%		18.9	554^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.2%	5	42.5	41.3	16.3		33.3	26.8	29.8	11.6		22.9	9.3	9.3	$20,187	$5,806	$14,381
Coronado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Ray Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4100	389	32	12.2	49.4%	221 (56.8%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	38.1	435^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.7%		44.9	377^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.3%	58	31.5	34.7	51.7		39.1	38.9	19.4	61.0		38.4	39.0	39.0	$16,041	$4,258	$11,783
Schilling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 Canterbury	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 309-4400	376	36	10.5	83.5%	123 (32.7%)	13 (3.5%)	190 (50.5%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	13.6	587^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.5%		26.9	504^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.8%	83	33.8	27.3	29.1		30.5	19.2	17.9	25.0		20.5	23.2	23.2	$17,718	$5,306	$12,412
Meadowlark Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Glen Ave	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-4300	431	30	14.5	36.7%	301 (69.8%)	13 (3.0%)	63 (14.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.7%)	77	125^th of 656 public elementary schools	80.9%		74.1	127^th of 653 public elementary schools	80.6%	2	60.3	74.1	64.1		67.1	48.3	60.0	68.8		59.4	51.6	51.6	$15,458	$3,992	$11,466
Ell-Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1757 N Halstead Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 827-8891	237	20	11.5	43.9%	212 (89.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	36.5	440^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.9%		29.6	483^rd of 653 public elementary schools	26.0%	43	57.7	29.2	35.3	36.4	39.1	57.7	29.2	14.7	47.7	37.5	29.4	29.4	$13,627	$1,598	$12,029
Southeast Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5056 E K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4215	375	29	12.9	30.9%	351 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	61.9	240^th of 656 public elementary schools	63.4%		52	305^th of 653 public elementary schools	53.3%	65	61.8	61.7	53.8	26.0	51.0	45.4	42.5	57.7	48.0	48.5	63.5	63.5	$14,609	$1,765	$12,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salina South Middle
High : Salina High South

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Salina

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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