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Sunnyside Elementary

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Sunnyside Elementary ranks 424 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school in Mc Kenney, VA, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 263 students. As part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district, Sunnyside Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, with its highest ranking being 226 out of 1,097 Virginia elementary schools in the 2017-2018 school year.

Sunnyside Elementary consistently outperforms the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in various subject areas and grade levels on the SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunnyside Elementary's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate is 82.98%, compared to 77.78% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also performs well in 4th grade mathematics (91.43% proficient) and 5th grade science (71.43% proficient), outpacing the district and state averages. Additionally, Sunnyside Elementary has experienced a decline in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 24.2% in 2023-2024 to 15.7% in 2023-2024, though this is still higher than the state average.

Sunnyside Elementary generally outperforms the other elementary schools in the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district, such as Sutherland Elementary, Midway Elementary, Southside Elementary, and Dinwiddie Elementary, in terms of test scores and school rankings. However, Midway Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 219 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools in 2024-2025 and consistently scoring above the district and state averages on SOL assessments.

281

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,509

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Aven
Mc Kenney, VA 23872

(804) 478-2313

District: Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dinwiddie County Middle
High:	Dinwiddie County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

African American:

22.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

424^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Dinwiddie County Public Schools

86^th of 129Dinwiddie County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	424 of 1110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	495 of 1114	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	343 of 1114	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	389 of 1109	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	399 of 1103	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	293 of 1105	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	226 of 1097	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	280 of 1099	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	439 of 1096	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.9	388 of 1100	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	483 of 1110	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	601 of 1120	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	615 of 1117	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	550 of 1117	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	696 of 1113	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	543 of 1082	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	566 of 1081	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.9	357 of 1083	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	244 of 1071	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	245 of 1062	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	418 of 1096	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	513 of 1098	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	375 of 1100	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	262 of 1046	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	346 of 1036	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	429 of 1093	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	475 of 1101	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	341 of 1093	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	281 of 973	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	610 of 979	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	339 of 984	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+11 vs state

VA Studies75%+6 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

Science71%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sunnyside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Aven	Mc Kenney	23872	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 478-2313	281	22	12.7	93.6%	165 (58.7%)	62 (22.1%)	22 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	64.7	424^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.8%		59.5	495^th of 1114 public elementary schools	55.6%	71	83.0	91.4	78.6	71.4	64.6	82.9	71.4	77.1	73.2	$14,509	$1,835	$12,674
Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4081 Flatrock Road	Alberta	23821	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 949-7820	205	13	16.0	100.0%	45 (22.0%)	141 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.3%)	30.9	817^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.4%		43.9	682^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	38.8%	135	67.7	61.1	50.0	54.2	47.1	75.0	70.8	61.1		$10,272	$1,956	$8,317
Dinwiddie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13811 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4580	341	27	12.6	95.0%	215 (63.0%)	90 (26.4%)	20 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	54.2	552^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	50.3%		41.8	709^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.4%	157	72.7	72.7	81.4	72.1	56.4	74.1	76.7	70.9	73.8	$16,165	$1,753	$14,412
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10305 Boydton Plank Rd	Dinwiddie	23841	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 469-4480	446	32	13.9	93.3%	159 (35.7%)	154 (34.5%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	24.5	881^st of 1110 public elementary schools	20.6%		37.2	760^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.8%	121	71.0	43.6	54.1	47.9	56.5	57.7	63.5	38.9	75.7	$14,293	$2,653	$11,639
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5511 Midway Rd	Church Road	23833	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 265-4205	352	25	14.0	94.6%	277 (78.7%)	37 (10.5%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	79.7	219^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.9	280^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.9%	61	93.1	97.8	85.7	67.4	82.8	87.0	77.6	93.5	81.6	$12,460	$1,443	$11,017
Blackstone Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 East Street	Blackstone	23824	Nottoway County	Nottoway County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 292-5300	371	29	12.5	99.7%	118 (31.8%)	180 (48.5%)	39 (10.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	16.6	964^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.7	1009^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.4%	45	59.4	53.7			49.2	56.4		54.6		$6,962	$376	$6,586
Totaro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19350 Christanna Highway	Lawrenceville	23868	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 848-3209	295	18	16.6	102.4%	42 (14.2%)	233 (79.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	43.9	676^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.1%		51.5	592^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	46.9%	84	62.8	57.1	79.2	66.7	70.6	71.4	75.0	47.2		$7,986	$1,661	$6,325
Sutherland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive	Sutherland	23885	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 732-4168	548	38	14.4	94.2%	192 (35.0%)	227 (41.4%)	72 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	26.1	872^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.6	929^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.6%	57	74.1	59.2	46.7	51.3	62.4	62.3	57.9	56.0	53.4	$10,167	$641	$9,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside Elementary

Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks 424^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dinwiddie County Middle
High : Dinwiddie County High

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 59% White, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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