Sunnyside Elementary School

Smyrna, DE 19977

Phone: (302) 653-8580
Fax: (302) 653-5402
District: Smyrna School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4 • 127 students

Sunnyside Elementary School, a public school located in Smyrna, DE, serves grades K-4 in the Smyrna School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Sunnyside Elementary School is a public school located in Smyrna, DE. 127 students attend Sunnyside Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 8/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Delaware Department of Education, and using 2025 Delaware System of Student Assessments data from Delaware Department of Education.
Student Growth 8/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Delaware Department of Education.

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Posted: October 9, 2017

I'm surprised and a bit disappointed to see this school get a 10 score, it's honestly, NOT. A 5/6 AT BEST! My daughter has been attending this school since 2nd grade, she is now in 5th, the teachers are decent at best. They just do their job children are all numbers to them, no above and beyond. --Granted it's in a decent area so it has the pretty bells and whistles but definitely academic wise such a let down. The extra curriculum at this school consists of PE gym, Art, chorus and what they consider 'tech' which is having your kid sit at a computer playing games for an hour. Luckily my daughter has an IT dad, who has taught her and continues to teach her about TECHNOLOGY and software to get her familiarized. It's honestly mind numbing work, my daughter dislikes it, if you're not a wino mom that contributes heavily to this school, you're unimportant to their tight knit PTO committee, further more your child is unimportant! Don't be fooled by the "pretty" and 10 rating, the children ALL have open book tests and it seems they state test ALL YEAR LONG! What happened to educating our children? Not test them to numbness! Testing is all OPEN BOOK so that of course they get great grades and state funding stays in tact. Trust this review, I'm a mother of travel and I am very invested in my daughters HIGHER education but trust, you won't get that here! SHOP AROUND!!

Posted: February 23, 2014

Sunnyside is a wonderful school. They help give our children values and character in our children. The teachers and staff are wonderful.

Posted: February 22, 2014

This school IS warm, professional, and exceeds all expectations academically. They have a very active character building and anti- bullying campaign. People are voting with their very presence, the school has grown from 300 students to nearly 600 in just 5 years. Expect a rigorous common core curriculum serving a very diverse student population. My children have made great friends and are eager to learn.

Posted: March 26, 2013

The teachers are very unprofessional. Especially the younger ones. God forbid if you want to be involved with your children. They will ignore you and give you the cold shoulder. Can't wait to sell my house and get out of this school.

Posted: February 14, 2013

This school is horrible. I am so glad my child won't be going there next year. My childs self esteem has reduced considerably since going to this school. They dread going on a daily basis because the teacher shows blatant favoritisim toward certain students and they have a double standard when it comes to school rules. If your part of their click you can do what ever you want and nothing is said. If you are not in the click then they point out every rule possible to you like you're stupid.

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

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8 The Reserve of Chestnut Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Magnolia DE 16 mi
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11 Dogwood Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Milford DE 24.4 mi
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# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Downtown Dover DE 9.2 mi
2 Cape St Claire Cape St Claire MD 47.3 mi
Base Distance
Dover AFB 12.5 mi.
Aberdeen Proving Ground 30.9 mi.
Coast Guard Cape May 45 mi.
Annapolis Naval Station 49.9 mi.
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