Sunset Elementary is a public elementary school in Airway Heights, Washington, serving 588 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cheney School District, which is ranked 157 out of 249 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sunset Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Cheney School District and the state of Washington in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 21.94% of Sunset Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.73% for the Cheney School District and 52.86% for the state. Similarly, only 21.7% of Sunset Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 34.56% for the Cheney School District and 41.04% for the state. Sunset Elementary also has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.32% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 42.06% at Windsor Elementary and 50.27% at Phil Snowdon Elementary.
Sunset Elementary's academic performance has been declining over the years, and the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. In the 2022-2023 school year, Sunset Elementary ranked 1120 out of 1169 Washington elementary schools. The nearby Cheney School District elementary schools, such as Windsor Elementary and Phil Snowdon Elementary, significantly outperform Sunset Elementary in academic achievement, suggesting that the school's challenges may be related to its diverse student population and high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
Sunset Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Washington elementary schools.
Students at Sunset Elementary are 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Pacific Islander, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% African American.
Cheney School District
In the 2022-23 school year, 588 students attended Sunset Elementary.
Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:Middle : Cheney Middle SchoolHigh : Cheney High School