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Sunrise Elementary School

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Sunrise Elementary School ranks 89 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving 465 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Bismarck 1 School District, which is ranked 9th out of 23 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunrise Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in North Dakota, reaching as high as 3rd out of 42 schools in the 2018-2019 school year. The school's test scores in mathematics and reading have been consistently higher than the district and state averages, with 53% of Sunrise students proficient or better in math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 47% for the Bismarck 1 district and 41% for the state. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9% in 2022-2023 to 20% in 2024-2025, which is an area of concern that the school should address.

Sunrise Elementary School generally outperforms its nearby counterparts in the Bismarck 1 district, such as Northridge Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, and Centennial Elementary School, in terms of academic achievement and state rankings. However, some schools like Silver Ranch Elementary, which is less than a mile away, have even stronger academic performance, with 60% of students proficient or better in math and 51% in reading in 2024-2025.

445

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,454

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Nickerson Ave
Bismarck, ND 58503

(701) 323-4300

District: Bismarck 1

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Simle Middle School
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

American Indian:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Dakota average (45% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Dakota median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

North Dakota avg40%

89^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bismarck 1

67^th of 134Bismarck 1 among North Dakota 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	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	89 of 216	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	46 of 217	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	41 of 215	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	28 of 217	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	35 of 207	83.1%	★★★★☆
2020	78.5	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	16 of 202	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	77.2	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2016	60.4	68 of 194	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	65 of 181	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	96 of 217	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	130 of 217	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	142 of 195	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	47 of 143	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	46 of 138	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	23 of 137	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2020	78.8	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	5 of 130	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	5 of 128	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	66.9	36 of 123	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.9	43 of 109	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	21 of 93	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	15 of 88	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	40.3	43 of 64	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2020	59.0	31 of 88	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	31 of 88	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	30 of 81	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	51 of 143	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	40 of 137	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	29 of 141	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	43 of 132	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2020	78.2	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	18 of 130	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	27 of 128	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	54.7	64 of 123	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	46 of 109	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	27 of 83	67.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	20 of 71	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	15 of 75	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	15 of 62	75.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math53%+12 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

Reading38%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sunrise Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	3800 Nickerson Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4300	445	31	14.2	16.6%	367 (82.5%)	11 (2.5%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	53.9	89^th of 216 public elementary schools	58.8%		69.4	46^th of 217 public elementary schools	78.8%	43	54.0	49.0	59.0	53.0	39.0	34.0	39.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	$14,454	$598	$13,855
Silver Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	4511 Silver Boulevard	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(701) 323-4250	386	23	16.4	4.4%	355 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	78.3	23^rd of 216 public elementary schools	89.4%		77.9	24^th of 217 public elementary schools	88.9%	1	69.0	59.0	59.0	60.0	59.0	44.0	54.0	51.0	54.0	54.0	$13,102	$598	$12,504
Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	27.7	175^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.0%		41.5	138^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	29.0	44.0	44.0	36.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,944	$1,812	$13,132
Rita Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N 31st St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4190	367	25	14.5	33.2%	255 (69.5%)	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.6%)	27.2	177^th of 216 public elementary schools	18.1%		31.9	165^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.0%	12	34.0	34.0	44.0	34.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	30.5	34.0	34.0	$16,218	$1,841	$14,377
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Braman Ave	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4220	203	19	10.5	42.9%	129 (63.5%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.3%)	22.4	187^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.4%		34	158^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.2%	29	29.5	24.0	39.0	24.0	29.5	29.0	29.5	28.0	34.0	34.0	$17,250	$2,334	$14,915
Northridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1727 N 3rd St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4210	410	37	11.2	37.3%	279 (68.0%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	24 (5.9%)	14 (3.4%)	44 (10.7%)	56.7	81^st of 216 public elementary schools	62.5%		46.9	120^th of 217 public elementary schools	44.7%	39	49.0	59.0	49.0	52.0	24.0	49.0	34.0	39.0	59.0	59.0	$16,335	$1,771	$14,564
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Onyx Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4320	470	30	15.7	5.7%	399 (84.9%)	9 (1.9%)	8 (1.7%)	15 (3.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	62.1	65^th of 216 public elementary schools	69.9%		48.8	110^th of 217 public elementary schools	49.3%	45	54.0	59.0	64.0	59.0	29.0	44.0	44.0	38.0	49.0	49.0	$13,145	$598	$12,546
Will-Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Ave E	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4270	232	24	9.6	41.8%	107 (46.1%)	14 (6.0%)	30 (12.9%)	13 (5.6%)	34 (14.7%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.8%)	20.7	193^rd of 216 public elementary schools	10.6%		28	179^th of 217 public elementary schools	17.5%	14	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.5	29.5	39.5	30.5	19.5	19.5	$17,082	$2,467	$14,615
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Ithica Dr	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4290	390	29	13.3	25.4%	289 (74.1%)	8 (2.1%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.8%)	20 (5.1%)	9 (2.3%)	33 (8.5%)	59.8	73^rd of 216 public elementary schools	66.2%		73.7	36^th of 217 public elementary schools	83.4%	37	54.0	59.0	64.0	58.0	34.0	34.0	44.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$14,251	$612	$13,639
Grimsrud Elementary School	Public	K-5	716 W St Benedict Dr	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4150	180	18	10.1	43.9%	100 (55.6%)	14 (7.8%)	24 (13.3%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	12 (6.7%)	25 (13.9%)	32.5	164^th of 216 public elementary schools	24.1%		26.6	183^rd of 217 public elementary schools	15.7%	19	19.5	49.0	19.5	29.0	29.5	39.5	29.5	29.0	49.0	49.0	$22,492	$2,266	$20,227

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary School

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Sunrise Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary School?

Students at Sunrise Elementary School are 82% White, 6% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Sunrise Elementary School in?

Bismarck 1

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Simle Middle School
High : Legacy High School

Is Sunrise Elementary School a good school?

Sunrise Elementary School ranks 89^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.