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Sunnyside Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6345 Sunnyside Rd, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46236

705
Pupils
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sunnyside Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Lawrence Township school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
MSD Lawrence Township

Enrollment & staffing

Sunnyside Elementary School enrolls 705 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.

Male students
346 (49%)
Female students
359 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 5.2% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino47768%
Black or African American15322%
White375.2%
Two or more races344.8%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

552 of the school's 705 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 517 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Sunnyside Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-70, state senate district 31, state house district 88.

School district: MSD Lawrence Township

Sunnyside Elementary School is one of 17 schools in MSD Lawrence Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 16,747 students district-wide and employs 853 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Sunnyside Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 985 students per school.

16,747
District students
17
Schools
853
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

18%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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