Sunset Es, Edmond OK - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Sunset Es

Sunset ES is an elementary school in the Edmond Public Schools district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is located in a suburban part of Edmond, a city that sits just north of Oklahoma City and has grown steadily as part of the metropolitan area. Edmond has a historic downtown, a major university campus (University of Central Oklahoma), and a range of parks and civic amenities. The community is generally well-educated and affluent, with home values and rents above the state average and a population that has been increasing over recent decades.

Sunset ES enrolls a student body that is diverse in its composition. White students make up the largest share, followed by Hispanic and Black students, and there is also a noticeable population of students who identify as two or more races. Smaller groups include Asian and American Indian or Alaska Native students. The school serves a substantial number of students across its grade span, and the grade-level enrollments are relatively balanced from kindergarten through fifth grade. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the number of students with disabilities or identified as English learners, was not provided, so a full picture of the school's economic and support needs is not available from the records reviewed.

On state assessments administered through the Oklahoma School Testing Program, Sunset ES posted proficiency rates that were below what many families might expect given the surrounding community's resources. In math, the percentage of students scoring proficient or above ranged from the mid-teens to below thirty percent across grades three, four, and five. In English language arts, the pattern was similar, with the highest rate in third grade and lower rates in fourth and fifth. Science results for fifth graders were also low. These figures place the school's overall proficiency index above the midpoint among districts in Oklahoma County, meaning that compared to other schools in the same county, it is not at the bottom, but the absolute performance levels are modest. The state changed its cut scores for math and ELA in recent years, which complicates direct year-over-year comparisons, but the recent results themselves give a parent a clear signal: academic achievement as measured by these tests is an area to explore further with the school.

Because Sunset ES serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not have chronic absenteeism data available in the current records. The school operates within the Edmond district, which maintains three large high schools and a range of programs, but the district brief did not identify any recent bond measures, curriculum overhauls, or other major changes that would directly affect Sunset ES families in the near term. Housing in the area is priced above the state median, and the local economy, anchored by the university and a mix of commercial and health care employment, has been stable.

The peer environment at Sunset ES is diverse by race and ethnicity, and the school's size is typical for an elementary building in a suburban district. The academic picture, with proficiency rates that are lower than what the surrounding housing market might imply, warrants a close look from prospective parents. A visit to the school, conversations with teachers and the principal, and a review of local parent forums could help clarify whether the current test results reflect student growth trends, instructional shifts, or broader supports that the school provides. The community itself offers many resources, but this particular school's performance on state assessments is not aligned with the higher-income profile of its zip code.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 48% · ▼ 19 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 45% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 44% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 42% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 35% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 44% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 49% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

This schoolEDMOND, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income48%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income53%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income72%44 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income48%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income53%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income66%39 pp gap