📍 619 Boyd, Newton, Harvey County, 67114
Sunset Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Harvey County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sunset Elementary enrolls 212 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 212 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sunset Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 KS-40, state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Sunset Elementary is one of 9 schools in Newton, based in Newton, Kansas. The district serves 2,965 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, Sunset Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant