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Sunnyside Elementary

Q: Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 496 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school located in New Brighton, Minnesota, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 488 students. It is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 107 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunnyside Elementary's academic performance has been mixed compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math (54%) and Reading (40.33%) were lower than the Mounds View Public School District (55.82% and 56.49%) and the state of Minnesota (45.21% and 49.59%). However, Sunnyside's performance in Math has been relatively stronger, with proficiency rates consistently above the state average, while its Reading proficiency has been more variable and often below the state average. The school's performance on the MCA-III Science test has also been below the district and state averages.

Sunnyside Elementary has shown some strengths in the performance of certain student subgroups, with Asian, African American, and Hispanic students performing relatively well compared to other Minnesota elementary schools. However, the school's performance for students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been weaker. Sunnyside's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other schools in the Mounds View Public School District, but it is notably stronger than the nearby Hayes Elementary, which is part of the Fridley Public School District.

498

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,287

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2070 County Road H
New Brighton, MN 55112-1586

(651) 621-7600

District: Mounds View Public School District

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle School
High:	Irondale Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

17.7%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Mounds View Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg47%

496^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

107^th of 446Mounds View Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	496 of 872	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	445 of 881	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	438 of 845	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	476 of 858	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	393 of 869	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	307 of 870	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	314 of 847	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	506 of 853	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	518 of 848	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	453 of 840	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.3	370 of 826	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	324 of 824	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	435 of 820	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.3	407 of 814	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	403 of 803	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	156 of 434	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	246 of 781	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	330 of 777	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	255 of 756	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.9	272 of 685	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.5	223 of 676	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	43.1	476 of 674	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	114 of 298	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	118 of 310	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	171 of 279	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	163 of 282	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.9	58 of 283	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	128 of 266	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	74 of 140	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	41 of 134	69.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	78 of 303	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	81 of 303	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	54 of 276	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.9	155 of 256	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	128 of 239	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	78 of 242	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	469 of 799	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	396 of 809	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	416 of 787	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	414 of 799	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	401 of 783	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	297 of 787	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	325 of 774	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	117 of 238	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	93 of 249	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	82 of 214	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	95 of 209	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	87 of 219	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	70 of 220	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	505 of 764	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	335 of 793	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	468 of 774	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	357 of 663	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	344 of 683	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	278 of 740	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	263 of 728	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	467 of 812	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	466 of 826	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	447 of 799	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	503 of 808	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	362 of 784	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	304 of 798	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	297 of 779	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	81.2	12 of 98	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	505 of 562	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	303 of 572	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	217 of 524	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	280 of 500	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	217 of 417	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	51 of 515	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	35.3	313 of 463	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	428 of 714	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	396 of 730	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	247 of 712	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	294 of 725	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	237 of 710	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	140 of 722	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	246 of 712	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)88th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math54%+9 vs state

Reading40%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	498	41	12.0	52.4%	249 (50.0%)	69 (13.9%)	88 (17.7%)	45 (9.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%		53.9	445^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.5%	51	51.4	60.0	50.0				54.0	34.3	43.8	43.3				40.3	$15,287
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	5500 Quincy St	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7500	523	44	11.7	52.2%	245 (46.8%)	72 (13.8%)	68 (13.0%)	82 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.3%)	44.6	524^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.1	605^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.3%	81	60.0	49.1	37.1				48.7	44.2	39.5	40.2				41.2	$13,820
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$15,618
SLP Schools Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	558	36	15.6	40.0%	194 (34.8%)	28 (5.0%)	289 (51.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	29.8	652^nd of 872 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.1	604^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.4%	48	43.0	39.5					41.5	31.3	39.0					34.5	$12,009
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.9	632^nd of 881 public elementary schools	28.3%	67	38.4	37.4					37.9	25.3	31.9					28.7	$15,056
North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.7	834^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.3%	20	21.8	16.7	7.6				14.3	28.6	16.7	18.0				20.9	$14,968
Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	29	3	9.4	17.2%	17 (58.6%)	2 (6.9%)	2 (6.9%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)	99.7	1^st of 872 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 881 public elementary schools	99.9%				100.0	90.0			96.4			100.0	100.0			96.4	$12,979
Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	729	48	15.0	36.8%	437 (59.9%)	88 (12.1%)	67 (9.2%)	62 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.4	252^nd of 881 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	64.4	70.8	50.7				62.1	46.6	58.6	61.2				55.6	$12,365
Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%		43.8	554^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.1%	25	73.5	41.5	9.8	22.2	21.8	17.9	30.5	49.0	41.5	41.2	61.1	50.9	50.0	49.1	$15,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside Elementary

Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 496^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?

Mounds View Public School District

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle School
High : Irondale Senior High

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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

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