Is Sunset Elementary School a good school?

Sunset Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Sunset Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Sunset Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary School?

Students at Sunset Elementary School are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Covington Middle School High : Heritage High School

Sunset Elementary School

Summary:

Sunset Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 442 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Evergreen School District, which is ranked 185 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Elementary consistently performs below the Evergreen School District and the state of Washington in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.18% of Sunset students were proficient in ELA, compared to 39.31% in the district and 52.63% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for White and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools for these subgroups. However, Sunset's Hispanic students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of Washington elementary schools for this subgroup. The school also has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (62.22% in 2022-2023), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Sunset Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's ranking has declined over time, from 452 out of 1,106 schools in 2012-2013 to 1,115 out of 1,168 schools in 2023-2024. When compared to other elementary schools in the Evergreen School District and the nearby Vancouver School District, Sunset Elementary consistently performs worse in both ELA and Math proficiency, with Sifton Elementary outperforming Sunset by a significant margin.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9001 NE 95th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662-2036

(360) 604-6900

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1115^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,252

Students who attend Sunset Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Covington Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunset Elementary School ranks worse than 95.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), Hispanic (19.5%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset Elementary School is 14.9. 12 elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset Elementary School is $19,252, which is the 11^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark).

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunset Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Elementary School 1115^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Sunset Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Evergreen School District (Clark):

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen School District (Clark) 185^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunset Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	28.06	788^th	1026	23.2%
2005	32.29	740^th	1031	28.2%
2006	37.61	715^th	1051	32.0%
2007	25.41	855^th	1069	20.0%
2008	38.66	695^th	1067	34.9%
2009	51.85	526^th	1072	50.9%
2010	49.42	569^th	1088	47.7%
2011	40.15	696^th	1092	36.3%
2012	48.21	605^th	1097	44.8%
2013	59.83	452^nd	1106	59.1%
2015	38.28	687^th	1067	35.6%
2016	45.35	595^th	1053	43.5%
2017	47.97	561^st	1056	46.9%
2018	42.90	605^th	1054	42.6%
2019	17.85	958^th	1130	15.2%
2021	26.85	803^rd	1107	27.5%
2022	21.86	944^th	1169	19.2%
2023	17.97	1005^th	1169	14.0%
2024	7.93	1115^th	1168	4.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	32.89	138^th	188	26.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	64.38	57^th	333	82.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.96	326^th	835	61.0%
2019	20.58	868^th	979	11.3%
2021	17.86	779^th	854	8.8%
2022	25.56	839^th	1019	17.7%
2023	26.88	817^th	1013	19.3%
2024	8.61	990^th	1024	3.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.01	531^st	1004	47.1%
2019	11.46	991^st	1068	7.2%
2021	19.82	836^th	1008	17.1%
2022	16.71	965^th	1100	12.3%
2023	19.78	909^th	1094	16.9%
2024	16.26	958^th	1093	12.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.90	611^th	999	38.8%
2019	27.87	810^th	1075	24.7%
2021	32.04	683^rd	1025	33.4%
2022	28.58	810^th	1113	27.2%
2023	16.76	963^rd	1099	12.4%
2024	5.18	1080^th	1099	1.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.78	76^th	540	85.9%
2019	42.95	409^th	697	41.3%
2021	34.10	326^th	501	34.9%
2022	34.55	453^rd	694	34.7%

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Rank History for White students at Sunset Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.20	614^th	833	26.3%
2019	7.90	987^th	1027	3.9%
2021	17.12	828^th	943	12.2%
2022	13.17	958^th	1031	7.1%
2023	13.06	941^st	1011	6.9%
2024	2.52	1007^th	1009	0.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sunset Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	481	7	22	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	518
1989	474	11	24	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1990	477	15	15	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	520
1991	446	17	14	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	498
1992	434	14	8	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	470
1993	425	14	8	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	457
1994	441	10	14	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	475
1995	456	8	18	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	508
1996	456	8	18	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	508
1997	442	17	13	20	10	n/a	n/a	0	502
1998	483	14	23	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	553
1999	431	17	20	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	500
2000	387	20	24	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	465
2001	388	27	26	28	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
2002	482	14	30	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	570
2003	482	14	30	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	570
2004	417	17	31	35	8	n/a	n/a	0	508
2005	425	28	31	54	7	n/a	n/a	0	545
2006	447	24	36	48	9	n/a	n/a	3	567
2007	495	28	45	55	12	n/a	n/a	13	648
2008	503	21	49	65	10	n/a	n/a	25	673
2009	447	15	38	57	10	n/a	n/a	30	597
2010	446	17	46	52	7	n/a	n/a	30	598
2011	423	15	30	65	9	12	18	0	572
2012	411	14	25	76	10	5	27	0	568
2013	392	13	25	88	6	7	42	0	573
2014	344	11	31	88	6	10	33	0	523
2015	346	12	25	99	7	12	39	0	540
2016	351	15	22	102	6	11	44	0	551
2017	366	14	26	101	5	8	39	0	559
2018	357	20	25	84	4	7	40	0	537
2019	321	13	34	102	2	9	47	0	528
2020	323	16	33	103	2	4	44	0	525
2021	266	18	33	106	2	5	52	0	482
2022	235	22	26	87	3	10	38	0	421
2023	249	23	27	94	1	18	30	0	442
2024	249	21	29	85	2	18	32	0	436

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	518	26.0	19.9	0
1989	518	28.0	18.5	n/a
1990	520	28.7	18.1	0
1991	498	26.7	18.6	n/a
1992	470	27.7	16.9	n/a
1993	457	26.7	17.1	n/a
1994	475	28.1	16.9	n/a
1995	508	25.7	19.8	n/a
1996	508	25.7	19.8	n/a
1997	502	27.7	18.1	n/a
1998	553	27.0	20.5	n/a
1999	500	27.7	18.1	n/a
2000	465	24.7	18.8	n/a
2001	472	26.7	17.7	n/a
2002	570	30.5	18.7	42.3
2003	570	30.5	18.7	42.3
2004	508	29.0	17.5	44.3
2005	545	28.9	18.9	50.3
2006	567	30.8	18.4	44.9
2007	648	31.9	20.3	52.8
2008	673	31.7	21.2	48.9
2009	597	31.7	18.8	49.2
2010	598	31.8	18.7	57.7
2011	572	34.2	16.7	55.1
2012	568	33.0	17.1	59.5
2013	573	32.7	17.4	57.4
2014	523	n/a	n/a	56.6
2015	540	37.0	14.5	61.5
2016	551	33.0	16.6	58.3
2017	559	32.8	16.9	58.5
2018	537	33.0	16.2	56.1
2019	528	34.4	15.3	58.1
2020	525	33.1	15.8	54.3
2021	482	35.2	13.6	54.6
2022	421	36.5	11.5	57
2023	442	30.1	14.6	62.2
2024	436	29.1	14.9	59.2

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	518	26.0	19.9	0
1989	518	28.0	18.5	n/a
1990	520	28.7	18.1	0
1991	498	26.7	18.6	n/a
1992	470	27.7	16.9	n/a
1993	457	26.7	17.1	n/a
1994	475	28.1	16.9	n/a
1995	508	25.7	19.8	n/a
1996	508	25.7	19.8	n/a
1997	502	27.7	18.1	n/a
1998	553	27.0	20.5	n/a
1999	500	27.7	18.1	n/a
2000	465	24.7	18.8	n/a
2001	472	26.7	17.7	n/a
2002	570	30.5	18.7	42.3
2003	570	30.5	18.7	42.3
2004	508	29.0	17.5	44.3
2005	545	28.9	18.9	50.3
2006	567	30.8	18.4	44.9
2007	648	31.9	20.3	52.8
2008	673	31.7	21.2	48.9
2009	597	31.7	18.8	49.2
2010	598	31.8	18.7	57.7
2011	572	34.2	16.7	55.1
2012	568	33.0	17.1	59.5
2013	573	32.7	17.4	57.4
2014	523	n/a	n/a	56.6
2015	540	37.0	14.5	61.5
2016	551	33.0	16.6	58.3
2017	559	32.8	16.9	58.5
2018	537	33.0	16.2	56.1
2019	528	34.4	15.3	58.1
2020	525	33.1	15.8	54.3
2021	482	35.2	13.6	54.6
2022	421	36.5	11.5	57
2023	442	30.1	14.6	62.2
2024	436	29.1	14.9	59.2

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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