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Sunrise Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4050 South Genoa Way, Aurora, CO 80013 · (720) 886-2900 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
497
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sunrise Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Aurora kids: 24 middle schools

On the path

Where Aurora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Sunrise Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4050 South Genoa Way, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten78
Grade 170
Grade 278
Grade 386
Grade 468
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
478’20
487’21
494’22
459’23
497’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%White 28%Black 18%Two or more races 13%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunrise Elementary School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →
Village East Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
D
821 students16:1
Altitude Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
758 students17:1
Eastridge Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
716 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
634 students18:1
Holly Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C+
633 students15:1
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
B+
632 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.