Summary and Overall Rating

Sunset Elementary School serves students from PreK through Fifth Grade in the South Miami area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school enrolls approximately 1,189 students, with a student-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1. Academic performance is strong, with around 90 percent proficiency in math and 94 percent proficiency in reading.

District guidelines require staff to respect student chosen names and pronouns beginning in early grades. Parents are not provided an option to opt out of these practices.

From a traditional or faith-based perspective, the school earns a rating of 6.5 out of 10, reflecting academic strengths balanced by concerns regarding district identity policies.