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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!

Kindergarten Registration

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Upcoming Events

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Multi Purpose Room

Our students will participate in a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 7 from 9:40 a.m. to approximately 10:40 a.m. in the MPR/gym. All Veterans and family members may attend. Veterans wear your uniform if possible - we would love to see them.

The Sunset community looks forward to honoring those who have faithfully served our country.  Please let the Assistant Principal, Ms. Kessler know if you have someone coming by emailing her at kesslerj@issaquah.wednet.edu.  

 
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Virtual

📱 How do screens and social media impact students’ mental health and well-being? Join the Issaquah PTSA Council 2.6 and Issaquah School District for a virtual community conversation exploring this important topic. 💬



🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. | Virtual Event

🔗 Register: bit.ly/screensconvo



Families will:

✨ Learn the latest research on youth screen use and social media

🤝 Connect with other families to share ideas and strengthen home-to-school connections

🧠 Access tools and a take-home guide to support healthy screen habits



All families are welcome! 🌍 Instant Language Assistance (ILA) will be available in 200+ languages, and accommodations can be requested at isdcommunications@issaquah.wednet.edu.



 

Graphic: Community Conversation November 12

 

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Virtual

Please join us for the ISD Online Open House at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12!

We will share more about our new virtual high school, which opens in the fall of 2026, including details about how our full-time school will offer flexibility, meaningful support from teachers and mentors, and a welcoming community that encourages students to learn, grow and find balance in their academic journey!

Those who attend will also have the chance to hear about our learning center; what our personalized, high-quality instruction will be like; how students can participate in extracurricular activities; and more. Students will have the chance to help us vote on a mascot for our new school, which will serve grades 9-12. 

Register for the virtual open house or for an in-person tour using this form.

If you missed our original announcement about the new school, read more on our website.

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

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Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah, WA

Members of the Issaquah School Board plan to meet with administrators from ISD schools to discuss School Improvement Plans. These meetings will take place at the Administration Center Boardroom at 5150 220th Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA 98029.

SIP meetings are open to the public, however there will be no public input and no board action will be taken.  Any action resulting from the discussions will take place at a future board meeting.  The public is always welcome to send any comments to the Board at schoolboard@issaquah.wednet.edu.

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

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Happening Now at Sunset Elementary

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Mr. Eli’s New Book Honors Juneteenth With a Meaningful Message
Mr. Eli’s New Book Honors Juneteenth With a Meaningful Message

Sunset’s own Mr. Eli has released a new children’s book, Little E. Celebrates Juneteenth—a touching story about heritage, hope, and the importance of giving back. On June 19, Mr. Eli held a special book event at Barnes & Noble in Issaquah, where Sunset students and staff showed up to hear him read aloud and sign copies of his new book. 

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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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