Sunset Hill Elementary

Public K-5

 13005 Sunset Tr
       Plymouth, MN  55441-5607


(763) 745-5900

District: Wayzata Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
92nd of 843 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,687 Help


Students who attend Sunset Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wayzata East Middle
High:    Wayzata High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  670

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.9%
African American:
12.5%
Asian:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.5% Help


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Compare Details Sunset Hill Elementary ranks better than 89.1% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Wayzata Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.9%), African American (12.5%), Asian (10.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset Hill Elementary is 15.4, which is the 4th best among 8 elementary schools in the Wayzata Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset Hill Elementary is $13,687, which is the 4th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Wayzata Public School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sunset Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Hill Elementary 92nd of 843 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Sunset Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wayzata Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayzata Public School District 17th of 448 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunset Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 82.09 62nd 674 90.8%
2004 76.79 103rd 676 84.8%
2005 82.27 48th 685 93.0%
2006 78.45 98th 756 87.0%
2007 78.30 105th 777 86.5%
2008 74.86 143rd 781 81.7%
2009 76.26 81st 434 81.3%
2010 79.85 73rd 803 90.9%
2011 76.73 126th 814 84.5%
2012 80.35 87th 820 89.4%
2013 92.65 5th 824 99.4%
2014 85.12 53rd 826 93.6%
2015 73.76 202nd 840 76.0%
2016 78.93 134th 848 84.2%
2017 74.41 201st 853 76.4%
2018 82.49 91st 847 89.3%
2019 84.75 76th 870 91.3%
2021 87.77 54th 869 93.8%
2022 87.24 58th 858 93.2%
2023 84.84 92nd 845 89.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.09 191st 463 58.7%
2019 78.20 65th 515 87.4%
2021 62.67 123rd 417 70.5%
2023 92.25 13th 524 97.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.26 342nd 728 53.0%
2019 66.89 215th 740 70.9%
2021 68.04 186th 683 72.8%
2022 54.92 301st 663 54.6%
2023 64.13 255th 774 67.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.60 67th 774 91.3%
2019 85.07 59th 787 92.5%
2021 86.16 51st 783 93.5%
2022 85.88 58th 799 92.7%
2023 83.08 91st 787 88.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.72 151st 779 80.6%
2019 79.79 113th 798 85.8%
2021 85.01 65th 784 91.7%
2022 85.19 66th 808 91.8%
2023 83.03 96th 799 88.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.20 33rd 134 75.4%
2019 79.94 36th 136 73.5%
2021 89.80 11th 88 87.5%
2022 88.92 16th 131 87.8%
2023 90.38 13th 128 89.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.64 62nd 266 76.7%
2019 81.92 35th 283 87.6%
2022 75.85 55th 282 80.5%
2023 78.00 39th 279 86.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.58 31st 214 85.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sunset Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.40 28th 712 96.1%
2019 85.14 42nd 722 94.2%
2021 82.95 59th 710 91.7%
2022 83.27 71st 725 90.2%
2023 81.22 96th 712 86.5%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Open Quote We love Sunset Hill! Tech forward, kind teachers, always there to help. Mrs. Keffler is a great principal. The nature center is a huge added bonus - especially being so close to the city. Would highly reccomend Sunset, it is one of the less known Wayzata schools - I like it that way! A hidden gem :). Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, February 10, 2012

Open Quote Love Sunset, the teachers have been wonderful to my son who has started Kindergarten this year. They have a great reading program and most of the staff including the principal know all the kids names. The principal is very nice and approachable.
The class sizes are small which is great for the one on one attention the kids need. Close Quote


by a student
Monday, January 16, 2012

Open Quote I loved this school when I went here. It is an educationally stimulating environment for the students, and they are also having a great time. Great school, Great staff, Great memories. =) Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sunset Hill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 591 18 9 6 5 n/a n/a 0 629
1989 646 20 13 10 2 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 529 18 21 4 1 n/a n/a 0 573
1991 554 12 24 3 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1992 512 22 21 8 1 n/a n/a 0 564
1993 520 7 9 1 5 n/a n/a 0 542
1994 526 7 13 1 5 n/a n/a 0 552
1995 588 6 16 5 4 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 588 6 16 5 4 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 544 9 16 6 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1998 478 7 19 5 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1999 486 12 16 6 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2000 504 14 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 534
2001 474 16 24 4 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2002 456 22 26 9 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2003 456 22 26 9 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2004 421 39 27 15 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2005 393 41 24 21 2 n/a n/a 0 481
2006 400 56 37 22 1 n/a n/a 0 516
2007 429 55 50 22 1 n/a n/a 0 557
2008 418 63 50 20 2 n/a n/a 0 553
2009 418 73 53 23 1 n/a n/a 0 568
2010 404 78 72 26 3 n/a n/a 0 583
2011 383 71 73 29 2 1 20 0 579
2012 387 69 75 30 4 1 17 0 583
2013 366 56 71 42 4 0 21 0 560
2014 369 40 74 47 1 0 29 0 560
2015 375 60 76 40 1 0 28 0 580
2016 372 62 72 47 1 0 41 0 595
2017 406 70 102 47 1 0 35 0 661
2018 420 76 108 40 0 0 34 0 678
2019 420 67 113 42 0 0 35 0 677
2020 430 69 101 37 0 0 39 0 676
2021 393 61 91 35 0 1 37 0 618
2022 405 66 74 35 0 1 44 0 625
2023 428 84 69 35 0 2 52 0 670

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sunset Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 629 30.1 20.8 11.4
1989 691 31.9 21.6 10.4
1990 573 26.9 21.3 14.7
1991 593 29.5 20.1 13.5
1992 564 30.2 18.6 13.5
1993 542 25.5 21.3 11.1
1994 552 28.1 19.6 10.5
1995 619 31.1 19.9 9
1996 619 31.1 19.9 9
1997 576 31.5 18.3 0
1998 510 n/a 0.0 8.8
1999 520 31.8 16.4 7.3
2000 534 33.3 16.0 11.2
2001 518 31.4 16.5 10.6
2002 513 30.9 16.6 17
2003 513 30.9 16.6 17
2004 502 25.8 19.5 19.1
2005 481 26.4 18.2 17.3
2006 516 27.8 18.6 21.3
2007 557 34.3 16.2 22.4
2008 553 35.5 15.6 25.7
2009 568 37.1 15.3 24.6
2010 583 35.9 16.2 29.2
2011 579 36.3 15.9 26.9
2012 583 36.0 16.1 24.9
2013 560 37.2 15.0 22.9
2014 560 37.9 14.7 19.8
2015 580 38.0 15.2 21.6
2016 595 40.0 14.8 25.5
2017 661 43.4 15.2 25.3
2018 678 44.1 15.3 22.7
2019 677 46.5 14.5 19.2
2020 676 48.8 13.8 17.8
2021 618 48.5 12.7 14.6
2022 625 46.7 13.3 13.9
2023 670 43.2 15.4 24.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sunset Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 629 30.1 20.8 11.4
1989 691 31.9 21.6 10.4
1990 573 26.9 21.3 14.7
1991 593 29.5 20.1 13.5
1992 564 30.2 18.6 13.5
1993 542 25.5 21.3 11.1
1994 552 28.1 19.6 10.5
1995 619 31.1 19.9 9
1996 619 31.1 19.9 9
1997 576 31.5 18.3 0
1998 510 n/a 0.0 8.8
1999 520 31.8 16.4 7.3
2000 534 33.3 16.0 11.2
2001 518 31.4 16.5 10.6
2002 513 30.9 16.6 17
2003 513 30.9 16.6 17
2004 502 25.8 19.5 19.1
2005 481 26.4 18.2 17.3
2006 516 27.8 18.6 21.3
2007 557 34.3 16.2 22.4
2008 553 35.5 15.6 25.7
2009 568 37.1 15.3 24.6
2010 583 35.9 16.2 29.2
2011 579 36.3 15.9 26.9
2012 583 36.0 16.1 24.9
2013 560 37.2 15.0 22.9
2014 560 37.9 14.7 19.8
2015 580 38.0 15.2 21.6
2016 595 40.0 14.8 25.5
2017 661 43.4 15.2 25.3
2018 678 44.1 15.3 22.7
2019 677 46.5 14.5 19.2
2020 676 48.8 13.8 17.8
2021 618 48.5 12.7 14.6
2022 625 46.7 13.3 13.9
2023 670 43.2 15.4 24.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sunset Hill Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,687

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunset Hill Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 76th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 92nd of 845 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Sunset Hill Elementary)87.480
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)8682.9
 3.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Sunset Hill Elementary)77.568.8
 8.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)76.868.4
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Sunset Hill Elementary)80.379.1
 1.3%
   4th Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)87.383.2
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Sunset Hill Elementary)73.572.4
 1.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)78.670
 8.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Sunset Hill Elementary)72.559.4
 13%
   5th Grade Math (Wayzata Public School District)7669.3
 6.7%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Sunset Hill Elementary)77.671.3
 6.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Wayzata Public School District)85.675.2
 10.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Sunset Hill Elementary)63.656.1
 7.6%
   5th Grade Science (Wayzata Public School District)74.162
 12.2%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students677670
 1%
African American6784
 25.4%
American Indian00
Asian11369
 38.9%
Hispanic4235
 16.7%
Pacific Islander02
White420428
 1.9%
Two or More Races3552
 48.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.2%24.5%
 5.3%


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Students at Sunset Hill Elementary are 64% White, 13% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Sunset Hill Elementary.

Students who attend Sunset Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wayzata East Middle
High : Wayzata High

Sunset Hill Elementary ranks 92nd of 843 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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