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Sunset Hill Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

901 Schwarz Rd, Lawrence, KS 66049 · (785) 832-5880 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

Lawrence’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
398
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sunset Hill Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Sunset Hill ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

901 Schwarz Rd, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten77
Grade 161
Grade 273
Grade 365
Grade 460
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
363’20
377’21
378’22
398’23
398’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Two or more races 20%Hispanic 13%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sunset Hill Elem from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
New York Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
B−
415 students20:1
Langston Hughes Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
560 students19:1
Lawrence Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lawrence
A
543 students22:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
444 students13:1
Schwegler Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
B−
434 students14:1
Deerfield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
433 students15:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.