Sunny Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Sunny Heights Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
480 students in 2022-23, 468 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 33.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 480 | 36.5 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 31.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 485 | 33.0 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 416 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunny Heights Elementary School enrolled 416 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 416 of the 416 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.3% of students were Black, 26.0% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black62.3%
- Hispanic26.0%
- Two or more races7.2%
- White3.7%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sunny Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 15‑19% | 13% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Indianapolis
142 public elementary schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learning Center | 1,313 | 22.1 | 35.3% |
| Forest Glen Elementary School | 971 | 22.1 | 43.3% |
| Robey Elementary School | 847 | 17.5 | 50.3% |
| Paramount Brookside | 843 | 25.5 | 65.7% |
| Chapel Glen Elementary School | 843 | 16.9 | 56.7% |
| North Wayne Elementary School | 837 | 18.2 | 58.7% |
| McClelland Elementary School | 809 | 12.9 | 65.3% |
| Amy Beverland Elementary | 800 | 21.3 | 32.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sunny Heights Elementary School
- Andrew J Brown AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 435 students, 31.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Brookview Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 507 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Sunny Heights Elementary School with Andrew J Brown AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much MSD Warren Township spends per student$14,342 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,342
- The largest public schools in IndianaSunny Heights Elementary School is the number 410 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#410 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sunny Heights Elementary School
How many students attend Sunny Heights Elementary School?
485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 480 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunny Heights Elementary School?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sunny Heights Elementary School a Title I school?
Sunny Heights Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sunny Heights Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sunny Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sunny Heights Elementary School in?
MSD Warren Township, NCES district ID 1812360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181236001971 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.