📍 421 e Sunshine, Springfield, Greene County, 65807
Sunshine Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunshine Elem. enrolls 351 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 351 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Sunshine Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 MO-70, state senate district 30, state house district 134.
Sunshine Elem. is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Sunshine Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize