📍 8572 Fort Smallwood Rd, Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, 21122
Sunset Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunset Elementary enrolls 434 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 434 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 31.
Sunset Elementary is one of 126 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, based in Annapolis, Maryland. The district serves 85,029 students district-wide and employs 5,930 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Sunset Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 675 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large