Sunset Primary School

University Place, WA 98466

Phone: (253) 566-5640
District: University Place School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-4 • 444 students • 14 students per teacher

University Place's Sunset Primary School is a public elementary school in the University Place School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in Washington to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Sunset Primary School is a public school in the University Place School District located in University Place, WA. The principal of Sunset Primary School is Sharon Shaffer. As of 2014, the students are 51.1% White, non-Hispanic; 17.6% Multiracial; 11.3% Hispanic; 9.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 7.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.3% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 37.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Sunset Primary School is 14:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 51.1% 51.8% 58.2%
Multiracial 17.6% 15.7% 6.7%
Hispanic 11.3% 12.5% 21.1%
Black, non-Hispanic 9.9% 9.5% 4.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 7.7% 9.3% 7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2.3% 0.8% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.6% 1.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 37.2% — —
English learners — 3.6% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 1.7 mi
2 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 2.4 mi
3 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 5 mi
4 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 6.3 mi
5 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 9.2 mi
6 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 14.2 mi
7 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 14.8 mi
8 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 16.8 mi
9 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 18.9 mi
10 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 19 mi
11 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 19.5 mi
12 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 20.6 mi
13 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 21.1 mi
14 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 24.6 mi
15 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 25.3 mi
16 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 25.5 mi
17 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 27.1 mi
18 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 27.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Stonegate Olympia WA 18.9 mi
2 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 22.7 mi
3 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 26.5 mi
4 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 27 mi
5 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 28.5 mi
6 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 29 mi
7 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 29 mi
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