Is Sunset View Elementary School a good school?

Sunset View Elementary School ranks 780 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunset View Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 386 students attended Sunset View Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset View Elementary School?

Students at Sunset View Elementary School are 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sunset View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sunset View Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Kamiakin High School

Sunset View Elementary School

Summary:

Sunset View Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kennewick, Washington, serving 386 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kennewick School District, which is ranked 135 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset View Elementary School faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in comparison to nearby higher-performing schools. The school's overall proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts, SBAC/Math, and WCAS/Science are consistently lower than the Kennewick School District and Washington state averages. Sunset View's ranking among Washington elementary schools has declined over the years, from 402 out of 1,053 in 2015-2016 to 780 out of 1,168 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 30% and bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools, respectively. Sunset View's Hispanic students and male students have shown more consistent academic performance, with rankings in the middle to upper third of Washington elementary schools.

The school's high percentage of low-income students, ranging from 53.6% to 57.22% over the past three school years, may indicate a need for additional support and resources to address potential socioeconomic barriers to learning. Nearby schools like Cottonwood Elementary and Amon Creek Elementary, which are also part of the Kennewick School District, have significantly higher proficiency rates and state rankings. Schools in the neighboring Richland School District, such as Orchard Elementary and Badger Mountain Elementary, also outperform Sunset View across multiple academic measures.

Detail:

Public K-5

711 North Center Parkway
Kennewick, WA 99336-8100

(509) 222-6000

District: Kennewick School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,748

Students who attend Sunset View Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kamiakin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 386

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunset View Elementary School ranks worse than 66.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 10^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.9%), Hispanic (24.6%), two or more races (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset View Elementary School is 15.4. 9 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset View Elementary School is $16,748. 9 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunset View Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset View Elementary School 780^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Sunset View Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Kennewick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennewick School District 135^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunset View Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	95.21	17^th	1026	98.3%
2005	88.43	87^th	1031	91.6%
2006	89.35	64^th	1051	93.9%
2007	90.47	62^nd	1069	94.2%
2008	84.17	111^th	1067	89.6%
2009	86.09	90^th	1072	91.6%
2010	83.44	118^th	1088	89.2%
2011	66.84	335^th	1092	69.3%
2012	69.55	308^th	1097	71.9%
2013	71.09	290^th	1106	73.8%
2015	47.30	572^nd	1067	46.4%
2016	62.32	402^nd	1053	61.8%
2017	53.65	491^st	1056	53.5%
2018	55.82	464^th	1054	56.0%
2019	45.68	631^st	1130	44.2%
2021	49.35	518^th	1107	53.2%
2022	48.94	577^th	1169	50.6%
2023	39.33	697^th	1169	40.4%
2024	33.08	780^th	1168	33.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	90.55	34^th	637	94.7%
2024	19.84	298^th	339	12.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.64	284^th	835	66.0%
2021	61.03	253^rd	854	70.4%
2022	53.95	415^th	1019	59.3%
2023	57.15	389^th	1013	61.6%
2024	44.60	586^th	1024	42.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.75	502^nd	1004	50.0%
2019	43.07	643^rd	1068	39.8%
2021	43.52	534^th	1008	47.0%
2022	40.77	644^th	1100	41.5%
2023	32.96	734^th	1094	32.9%
2024	35.08	710^th	1093	35.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.26	389^th	999	61.1%
2019	46.49	591^st	1075	45.0%
2021	51.55	445^th	1025	56.6%
2022	54.83	460^th	1113	58.7%
2023	43.96	589^th	1099	46.4%
2024	32.94	741^st	1099	32.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.82	160^th	540	70.4%
2019	73.90	135^th	697	80.6%
2022	47.13	326^th	694	53.0%
2023	49.41	306^th	633	51.7%
2024	40.24	411^th	651	36.9%

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Rank History for White students at Sunset View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.34	478^th	833	42.6%
2019	36.75	718^th	1027	30.1%
2021	45.76	503^rd	943	46.7%
2022	43.49	582^nd	1031	43.5%
2023	35.35	683^rd	1011	32.4%
2024	29.29	755^th	1009	25.2%

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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 View Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	477	1	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
1989	503	2	6	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	520
1990	538	4	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1991	562	8	14	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1992	608	7	10	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1993	623	12	18	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	678
1994	476	7	15	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	518
1995	530	6	13	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	574
1996	530	6	13	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	574
1997	512	8	9	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1998	534	11	9	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	513	12	8	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	556
2000	508	12	11	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
2001	523	18	12	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2002	509	15	15	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	567
2003	509	15	15	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	567
2004	508	14	15	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	571
2005	526	10	14	32	7	n/a	n/a	1	590
2006	523	9	15	25	7	n/a	n/a	12	591
2007	504	13	14	44	4	n/a	n/a	23	602
2008	489	20	17	50	4	n/a	n/a	34	614
2009	475	10	21	52	6	n/a	n/a	28	592
2010	455	12	21	49	9	n/a	n/a	28	574
2011	356	6	34	98	7	1	0	0	502
2012	298	6	19	81	9	0	8	0	421
2013	349	9	15	68	6	0	16	0	463
2014	393	17	17	61	5	0	15	0	508
2015	414	23	16	56	5	0	26	0	540
2016	373	20	17	111	3	0	22	0	546
2017	395	22	16	94	3	0	35	0	565
2018	392	24	16	85	1	0	38	0	556
2019	295	31	12	68	4	0	33	0	443
2020	276	18	6	69	4	0	33	0	406
2021	221	12	6	76	4	0	28	0	347
2022	235	16	7	98	2	0	22	1	381
2023	235	13	10	95	1	0	31	1	386

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 View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	25.0	19.6	0
1989	520	24.0	21.6	n/a
1990	548	24.0	22.8	0
1991	598	24.0	24.9	n/a
1992	633	25.1	25.2	n/a
1993	678	28.3	24.0	n/a
1994	518	26.3	19.7	n/a
1995	574	25.0	23.0	n/a
1996	574	25.0	23.0	n/a
1997	551	26.0	21.2	n/a
1998	580	26.0	22.3	n/a
1999	556	26.0	21.4	n/a
2000	563	25.5	22.1	n/a
2001	585	23.5	24.9	n/a
2002	567	22.5	25.2	6.7
2003	567	22.5	25.2	6.7
2004	571	22.0	26.0	11.6
2005	590	22.0	26.8	11.2
2006	591	23.5	25.1	10.9
2007	602	27.4	22.0	16.4
2008	614	26.2	23.4	20.9
2009	592	26.2	22.6	19.5
2010	574	25.6	22.3	24.2
2011	502	22.6	22.1	40.8
2012	421	22.6	18.5	43.9
2013	463	23.0	20.0	38.7
2014	508	n/a	n/a	37.6
2015	540	30.0	18.0	42.8
2016	546	29.0	18.8	45.8
2017	565	29.9	18.8	0
2018	556	29.5	18.7	48.4
2019	443	29.4	15.0	47.2
2020	406	29.0	14.0	49
2021	347	26.1	13.2	53.6
2022	381	26.0	14.6	57.2
2023	386	25.0	15.4	55.7

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 View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	25.0	19.6	0
1989	520	24.0	21.6	n/a
1990	548	24.0	22.8	0
1991	598	24.0	24.9	n/a
1992	633	25.1	25.2	n/a
1993	678	28.3	24.0	n/a
1994	518	26.3	19.7	n/a
1995	574	25.0	23.0	n/a
1996	574	25.0	23.0	n/a
1997	551	26.0	21.2	n/a
1998	580	26.0	22.3	n/a
1999	556	26.0	21.4	n/a
2000	563	25.5	22.1	n/a
2001	585	23.5	24.9	n/a
2002	567	22.5	25.2	6.7
2003	567	22.5	25.2	6.7
2004	571	22.0	26.0	11.6
2005	590	22.0	26.8	11.2
2006	591	23.5	25.1	10.9
2007	602	27.4	22.0	16.4
2008	614	26.2	23.4	20.9
2009	592	26.2	22.6	19.5
2010	574	25.6	22.3	24.2
2011	502	22.6	22.1	40.8
2012	421	22.6	18.5	43.9
2013	463	23.0	20.0	38.7
2014	508	n/a	n/a	37.6
2015	540	30.0	18.0	42.8
2016	546	29.0	18.8	45.8
2017	565	29.9	18.8	0
2018	556	29.5	18.7	48.4
2019	443	29.4	15.0	47.2
2020	406	29.0	14.0	49
2021	347	26.1	13.2	53.6
2022	381	26.0	14.6	57.2
2023	386	25.0	15.4	55.7

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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