Sunrise El, Amarillo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Sunrise El

Sunrise Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the east side of Amarillo, a school where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a substantial majority are Hispanic. The school draws families from neighborhoods with modest, variable housing stock and serves a community where economic pressures are significant. The enrollment is small for its grade span, typical of a neighborhood school rather than a choice destination.

On state assessments, Sunrise shows uneven performance with visible strengths and areas needing attention. In fourth-grade reading and math, the school reaches what would be considered proficient levels for a majority of students; fourth grade is the strongest performing cohort. Third grade shows marked difficulty in reading, where fewer than half of tested students meet proficiency, though math performance is substantially higher. Fifth grade sits in the middle: math is solid, reading is strong, but science is a clear soft spot, with fewer than half of fifth graders meeting the standard. Across all tested subjects at all grade levels, the school reports that a substantial share of students meet or exceed standards in at least one performance tier.

The school's overall proficiency index, when all tested subjects and grades are combined, places it in the top quartile among districts in Potter County. This standing reflects that while individual grade-subject combinations show variation, the school is performing above the county median when measured across all assessments. A parent may want to look into why third-grade reading lags and what supports exist to strengthen that transition, and similarly to understand the fifth-grade science challenge and what the school is doing to build competency there.

Sunrise has no high school grades, so graduation data do not apply. Chronic absenteeism and other student outcome measures were not available in the data received. The school's website location was not provided, so families should contact Amarillo ISD directly for more detailed program information, daily operations, or parent involvement channels.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 18% · ▲ 44 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 20% · ▲ 61 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 51% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 50% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 486%

School 86% · District 45% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 38% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 31% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolAMARILLO ISD, 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.