📍 4611 Ave N, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68847
Sunrise Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mark Johnson. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunrise Middle School enrolls 577 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 430 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 577 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Sunrise Middle School 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 NE-30, state senate district 37.
Sunrise Middle School is one of 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The district serves 6,066 students district-wide and employs 380 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 577 students, Sunrise Middle School is larger than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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