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Sunshine Elementary Primary School
421 East Sunshine
Springfield MO, 65807, Greene County
Phone: 417-523-5200
Ranking: 
(680 out of 1,698, top 40%)*
(680 out of 1,698, top 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 228 | 223 | 206 | 192 | 219 | 204 | 173 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 20.2% | 37 | 16.6% | 33 | 16.0% | 34 | 17.7% | 41 | 18.7% | 44 | 21.6% | 35 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 35 | 15.4% | 35 | 15.7% | 37 | 18.0% | 37 | 19.3% | 43 | 19.6% | 45 | 22.1% | 27 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 35 | 15.4% | 42 | 18.8% | 35 | 17.0% | 32 | 16.7% | 37 | 16.9% | 33 | 16.2% | 33 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 38 | 16.7% | 38 | 17.0% | 33 | 16.0% | 31 | 16.1% | 34 | 15.5% | 32 | 15.7% | 23 | 13.3% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 15.4% | 39 | 17.5% | 31 | 15.0% | 27 | 14.1% | 36 | 16.4% | 25 | 12.3% | 28 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 17.1% | 32 | 14.3% | 22 | 10.7% | 31 | 16.1% | 28 | 12.8% | 25 | 12.3% | 27 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 122 | 53.5% | 120 | 53.8% | 111 | 53.9% | 106 | 55.2% | 114 | 52.1% | 103 | 50.5% | 88 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 106 | 46.5% | 103 | 46.2% | 95 | 46.1% | 86 | 44.8% | 97 | 44.3% | 93 | 45.6% | 81 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.0% | 14 | 6.8% | 4 | 2.1% | 11 | 5.0% | 11 | 5.4% | 7 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 14 | 6.1% | 15 | 6.7% | 14 | 6.8% | 8 | 4.2% | 22 | 10.0% | 13 | 6.4% | 14 | 8.1% |
| White: | 192 | 84.2% | 188 | 84.3% | 168 | 81.6% | 179 | 93.2% | 183 | 83.6% | 177 | 86.8% | 146 | 84.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.9% | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 55.7% | 114 | 51.1% | 92 | 44.7% | 101 | 52.6% | 107 | 48.9% | 110 | 53.9% | 86 | 49.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.7% | 15 | 6.7% | 13 | 6.3% | 15 | 7.8% | 16 | 7.3% | 14 | 6.9% | 12 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.07 | 14.68 | 11.81 | 12.66 | 14.28 | 15.00 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 39.7% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 40.9% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 44.9% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 40.9% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 42.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 44.5% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 49.4% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 52.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 49.4% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 48.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.9% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 43.9% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.4% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.1% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45.9% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.5% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52.8% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 48.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 52.3% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 53.1% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 48.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 48.4% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 47.8% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 50.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.5% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52.6% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 55% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 53.8% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 52.7% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 51.8% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 57.1% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.7% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 56.8% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 57.4% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 58.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 57.3% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 46.9% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 45.9% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 47.9% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.4% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 49.2% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 27.3% | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 72.7% | 88.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.4% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.6% | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,542.0 | $43,781.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,154.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,049.0 | $47,304.0 |
* Sunshine Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.