Sunnyside Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Idaho Falls, Idaho

Sunnyside Elementary School in Idaho Falls, Idaho enrolled 568 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 23.7 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

679 students in 2022-23, 598 students in 2023-24, 568 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 56802004006008002022-236792023-245982024-25568
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 56802004006008002022-236792023-245982024-25568
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 56802004006008002022-236792023-245982024-25568
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 679, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 56802004006008002022-236792023-245982024-25568
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367929.523.0
2023-2459829.020.6
2024-2556824.023.7

23.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools

Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 23.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 23.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 23.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 23.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 23.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6

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 664 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunnyside Elementary School enrolled 664 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 664 of the 664 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent13.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.7% of students were White, 6.2% of two or more races, 5.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White85.7%
  2. Two or more races6.2%
  3. Hispanic5.6%
  4. Asian1.9%
  5. Black0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sunnyside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264%48%54.8%
Math, 2022-2358%37% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Idaho Falls

23 public elementary schools in Idaho Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Sunnyside Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Discovery Elementary School60719.021.7%
Longfellow Elementary School57724.034.8%
Alturas International Academy57222.425.9%
Sunnyside Elementary School56823.717.1%
Edgemont Gardens Elementary School56022.438.8%
Cloverdale Elementary School54218.537.3%
Ethel Boyes Elementary School51621.154.8%
Westside Elementary School48323.028.2%

All public schools in Idaho Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sunnyside Elementary School

  1. Longfellow Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 577 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Hawthorne Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 383 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Sunnyside Elementary School with Longfellow Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Idaho Falls District spends per student$10,159 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,159
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoSunnyside Elementary School is the number 35 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#35 of 377
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher23.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.23.7:1
  7. 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 Sunnyside Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary School?
    568 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 679 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Idaho Falls, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary School?
    23.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sunnyside Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sunnyside Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sunnyside Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sunnyside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sunnyside Elementary School in?
    Idaho Falls District, NCES district ID 1601530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160153000725 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, 2021-22 and 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.

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