Sunray Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sunray, Texas · Sunray Collegiate ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sunray Elementary School serves 256 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Sunray (Moore County). It is one of 3 schools in Sunray Collegiate ISD. By enrollment it is the 4329th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Sunray Collegiate ISD |
| County | Moore County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484191004776 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sunray Collegiate ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 256 | 593 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 11.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.3% | 49.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Sunray Elementary School in context
Size
Sunray Elementary School is the only elementary school in Sunray Collegiate ISD. Its 256 students are 43.2% of the district's 593. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 25.7 miles away and have a median of 319 students, so Sunray Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 45 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 23, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (45 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sunray Collegiate ISD (61%). White students are next, at 37.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.6% across Sunray Collegiate ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sunray Elementary School has 19.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 256 students would have about 17.3 teachers, so Sunray Elementary School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Cactus Elementary School, 9.7 miles away in Dumas ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.2% |
| White | 37.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 35 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
509 Ave Q, Sunray, TX 79086
Phone: (806)948-4222
Website: sunrayisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sunray Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 9.7 mi | 487 | 14.6 | 94% |
| Dumas North Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 12.5 mi | 738 | 13.4 | 68.2% |
| Dumas South Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 14.1 mi | 701 | 13.9 | 69.5% |
| West Texas Elementary School | Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD | 24.6 mi | 209 | 11.1 | 32.5% |
| Mary Allen Elementary School | Stratford ISD | 26.8 mi | 230 | 12.2 | 64.8% |
| Sanford-Fritch Elementary School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 28.8 mi | 344 | 12.3 | 59.9% |
| Gruver Elementary School | Gruver ISD | 28.9 mi | 153 | 8.1 | 42.5% |
| Paul Belton Elementary School | Borger ISD | 33.7 mi | 294 | 15.5 | 65% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sunray Collegiate ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray High School | High | 9–12 | 205 |
| Sunray Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 132 |