{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sunrise Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":55.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9265487,"projectId":10065500,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. Last year my students had to listen to me read the story Ground Zero to them. As you can imagine a lot of students got lost or couldn't follow along. This year I am so excited to start this novel with them and provide each of them with their own copy.\r\n\r\nThis story is extra special to me because my grandma was a volunteer nurse at Ground Zero after 9/11. Sharing her story while reading about what Ground Zero and September 11th were like makes me so proud and thankful for people like my grandma, while also honoring the memory of all who lost their lives that day.","fullyFundedDate":1774883643010,"projectUrl":"project/hard-cover-copies-of-ground-zero/10065500/","projectTitle":"Hard Cover Copies of Ground Zero","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cassel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9265487_orig.jpg?crop=175,175,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769523840837","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9265487"},{"teacherId":1635542,"projectId":9877159,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our team project! As a coach of a sport that is so new, having quality wrestling shoes for my girls is absolutely vital. One, the cost of wrestling shoes can be a huge burden to some of the families in our school and I love being able to offer some high quality shoes that the girls can borrow. Second, if a girl is not sure they really want to wrestle, being able to properly equip them for practice makes it that much easier to convince them to continue to wrestle.\r\n\r\nYou donation to our wrestling team will have an impact for years to come! Thank you again for you generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1772726749021,"projectUrl":"project/wrestling-shoes-for-a-girls-wrestling-te/9877159/","projectTitle":"Wrestling Shoes for a Girls Wrestling Team","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Walters","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1635542_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473123650709","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1635542"},{"teacherId":1635542,"projectId":9817723,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you generous donation to our class project. We are so thankful for your gift to our classroom. This last year we read the novel on a digital platform, but it is just not the same as having physical books in our hands. Having the actual books will make the engagement of the students so much greater. Having physical books in our reading class will allow the students to borrow the books when needed and it make it so much easier for them to follow along. Again, thank you so much for giving to our class project, we are so very thankful!","fullyFundedDate":1769177603744,"projectUrl":"project/class-set-of-the-ground-zero-novel/9817723/","projectTitle":"Class Set of the Ground Zero Novel","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Walters","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1635542_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473123650709","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1635542"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_63380","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":563,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":38,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":72,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":18,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":44.4,"schoolId":63380,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sunrise Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sunrise Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nebraska/kearney-school-district-7/sunrise-middle-school/63380"}
Join the 27 supporters who believe in this school.
About this school
Sunrise Middle School is
a town public school
in Kearney, Nebraska that is part of Kearney School District 7.
It serves 563 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades 6 - 8
563 Students
40 Teachers
4611 N AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Boost support for this school! Share this page with friends, family, alumni, and fellow supporters. Every connection helps teachers get the supplies they need and shows how much your community cares about its students.
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for public school teachers.
Every donation funds real needs — pencils, books, lab equipment, art supplies, and more — helping students learn and thrive. We ship supplies directly to the school, and you'll see exactly where each dollar goes.
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
21%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Sunrise Middle School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Sep 14, 2026
DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students
in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.
Sunrise Middle School
$9,440
raised using DonorsChoose
24
projects
funded
5
teachers
funded
27
donors
13
projects for
books
Sunrise Middle School has received support from
12 individuals from Nebraska and
15 individuals out-of-state.