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Sunset Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
619 Boyd
Newton, KS 67114
Phone
(316) 284-6570
District
Newton
County
HARVEY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
212
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.3% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Sunset Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
44%
21%
38%
30%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
40%
26%
43%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 37 17.5%
Grade 1 41 19.3%
Grade 2 41 19.3%
Grade 3 43 20.3%
Grade 4 50 23.6%
Total 212 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.0% 65.2% 65.8%
Black 1.5% 2.6% 7.2%
Hispanic 24.5% 30.4% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.7% 56.3% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 63.7% 48.9% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 7.4% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,283 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 170.6 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,761 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.0% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,585 $30,815,000 59.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,151 $3,700,000 7.2%
Staff $547 $1,759,000 3.4%
General Administration $305 $981,000 1.9%
School Administration $889 $2,859,000 5.5%
Operation $1,443 $4,638,000 9.0%
Transportation $317 $1,020,000 2.0%
Other $323 $1,039,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,975 $15,996,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,468 $4,720,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $16,028 $51,531,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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