Summary
Sunrise Elementary is a kindergarten through fifth-grade school in Blaine, Minnesota (55449), serving 1,015 students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District — the largest enrollment among the nearby schools compared here — with about 22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the second-lowest rate in that group.
Academically, Sunrise is a consistent top-decile performer in Minnesota, ranking between the 88th and 93rd percentile statewide for six straight years. In 2025-26, 76.8% of students met standards in math, 61.9% in reading, and 43.2% in science — well above state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%, and above its district's 51.0% and 50.9%. It ranks second among nearby schools on all three subjects, behind only Rice Lake Elementary, which serves a population with roughly half the poverty rate. Compared with other schools facing similar or higher need — Blue Heron Elementary, Northpoint Elementary, and Centerview Elementary — Sunrise posts higher math proficiency by 11 to 30 points. It does this with a student-teacher ratio of 16.5, leaner staffing than any other school in its own district in this group; math and reading proficiency have drifted down modestly over four years, though the school remains far ahead of peers.
The school's subgroup results are its standout strength: effectiveness with students from low-income families ranks in the 96th percentile statewide, and special education students at the 95th, up from the 78th three years ago. Effectiveness with English language learners slipped sharply from the 97th to the 79th percentile in a single year — worth watching, though cohort changes can move this at a school this size. Watch items also include a persistent spread between its highest- and lowest-served student groups, and science scores that fell statewide when the science exam changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV, though Sunrise still runs about 1.6 to 1.7 times the state rate. In short, it is a large, stable, top-decile school.
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