High Mid-Year Test Scores
Sunrise students showed high growth in both Math and Reading on their mid-year test scores. Students grew 108% from August to December in Math, which is like growing more than one school year in just four months. In Reading, students grew 90% from August to December, or nearly one year in just four months. Seventh […]
Division Champs
The Aztecs coed volleyball team won the division championship 2-1 tonight. They will go to the 7 Trees League championship game next Friday. This victory comes on the heels of a division and league championship for the Aztecs football team. The players showed great teamwork and sportsmanship! Congrats to the team and to Coach Alonso […]
Cell Phone Ban
Echoing similar efforts backed by state legislators and the governor, the Sunrise Middle School Board of Directors has adopted a cell phone ban for Sunrise, effective immediately. The unanimous 5-0 vote Tuesday evening re-enforces what is in the student handbook, namely, that: Meanwhile, the new, formalized policy strongly encourages parents to set parent controls on […]
Sunrise Middle’s Scores on the State Test
The state released last spring’s math and English test scores today, and Sunrise again had the highest scores for middle schools in central San Jose. Only Hoover Middle School scored higher than Sunrise in English – 2 percentage points higher – but that school scored 12 percentage points lower in math. Sunrise also had a […]
119 Students Promoted
Sunrise Middle School has promoted 119 students to high school. Our students will be attending 25 different area high schools, including several prestigious private high schools on full scholarship. Congratulations, Aztecs!
Another First Place!
The Sunrise boys soccer team won the league championship, 1-0 against KIPP. This is the second first place trophy for the Aztecs. Earlier, the boys basketball team won first place in the league. Go Aztecs!
Major Growth This Year!
Sunrise students grew nearly two years in one in both math and reading this year. The students grew 189 percent in reading on their local iReady tests, and 179 percent in math.
First Place!
The boys basketball team won first place in the 7 Trees Community Center basketball league. Earlier, they won a second place in the REACH league. Interestingly, they thought the 7 Trees league was more challenging! The coach said it might have helped that they had time to rest up before this championship game. Go Aztecs!
Congrats to Mr. Bo!
Alonso Guerrero was one of about 30 after school workers from four counties honored this morning at a California Expanded Learning Department “breakfast of champions” in Gilroy. The state’s Region 5 awarded him an Excellence Award for his two years as our After School Director and Athletics Director. Kudos also go to all our after […]
13th Anniversary!
Sunrise Middle School celebrated its 13th anniversary Friday night with the unveiling of two new murals for the school, depicting the Aztec tradition as well as the fiery force of the phoenix rising! Student and alumni speakers, student performers and Banda Xclusiva added to the evening’s excitement. The 13th year has also seen the highest […]