Sunshine Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Bostic, North Carolina·28018
Score
88.4/100
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#146
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#4
In Rutherford County Schools
Top 12%
In North Carolina

Score 88.4/100: better than 88% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 89% of them
109 students tested
Math
81%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 89% of them
109 students tested
Science
78%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 75% of them
27 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading73.4109
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math80.7109
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science77.827

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
197
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
197
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Rutherford County

Contact

Address
231 Toney Road
Bostic, NC 28018

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Sunshine Elementary School at a glance

Sunshine Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bostic, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Rutherford County Schools. It has about 197 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453).

In 2025-26 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 81% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 88.4 out of 100: better than 88% of them, ranking #146 of 1,256. Its English language arts result rose by 16 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.