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2026 Renewal Levies

In February of 2026, ISD voters will consider three levy renewal proposals: the Educational Programs & Operations Levy, which represents 16.6% of the district budget; the Capital (Technology and Critical Repairs) Levy; and the Transportation (School Bus) Levy.

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Welcome to Sunset Elementary!

Located in Bellevue, WA, Sunset Elementary serves approximately 520 students in Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Read more about Our School.

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Kindergarten Registration for 2025-2026 School Year!

It’s Kindergarten Registration season! Do you live in the Issaquah School District and have a student who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2025? It’s time to register your student for kindergarten for the fall of 2025!

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Sensational Sockeyes Celebrate Weekly Lunch with Principal
Sensational Sockeyes Celebrate Weekly Lunch with Principal

Sensational sockeyes has always been a weekly event at Sunset, but this year something special has been added. This year, new principal to Sunset, Kathy Keegan, has started doing lunch with the weekly sensational sockeyes from each classroom. The students get to join her each Wednesday on the stage and have lunch with her. While they are having lunch, Mrs. Keegan reads to each student why their teacher nominated them as a sensational sockeye. 

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By the Numbers

537

Students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year.

Sunset Elementary School's mission statement reflects its emphasis on personal student responsibility—“high expectations for academic achievement and responsible behavior empower children to become independent…life-long learners.”  Teachers continually seek ways to improve instructional skills in math, reading, writing, differentiated instruction, technology integration and for English language learners and special needs students.

45

Classroom teachers in the 2021-22 school year.

In the 2021-22 school year, our teachers had an average of 12 years of experience.

60%

Of our teachers have a master's degree or higher.

To find the contact information for one of our teachers or staff, visit the directory (use the menu option at the top right to access the directory).

87.1%

Of our students attend regularly.

This data is from the 2021-22 school year, the most recent year available from OSPI.

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School Highlights & Programs

Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.

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Meet Principal Kathy Keegan

Hello, Sockeye families! I look forward to meeting all of you! Being a principal is awesome because it gives me the chance to build strong relationships with staff, students and families, which helps set up a foundation for academic success. A few fun things about me: I love historical fiction, such as the “Little House on the Prairie” series, which hooked me as a reader in third grade. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be pizza. I grew up in Colorado and was the only girl in a family with five brothers. 

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Responsible Citizenship

Students will understand and respect their freedoms and responsibilities as members of the ISD community and global world at large. They will move forward in all aspects of their lives by applying the ethical and equitable values fostered in their education.

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Comprehensive Awareness

Students will receive extensive social-emotional support each year of their educational career. In addition, they will learn life skills to support all aspects of their growth, including collaboration, goal setting, physical health, creativity, and resilience.

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