Sumner High School
1707 Main St
Sumner WA, 98390, Pierce County
Phone: 253-891-5500
Ranking: 
(98 out of 331, top 30%)*
(98 out of 331, top 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Sumner School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 67 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 67 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,648 | 1,603 | 1,451 | 1,343 | 1,348 | 1,375 | 1,360 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 441 | 26.8% | 459 | 28.6% | 416 | 28.7% | 347 | 25.8% | 372 | 27.6% | 386 | 28.1% | 370 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 450 | 27.3% | 426 | 26.6% | 347 | 23.9% | 360 | 26.8% | 348 | 25.8% | 329 | 23.9% | 364 | 26.8% |
| Grade 11: | 394 | 23.9% | 354 | 22.1% | 337 | 23.2% | 341 | 25.4% | 294 | 21.8% | 321 | 23.3% | 309 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 363 | 22.0% | 364 | 22.7% | 351 | 24.2% | 295 | 22.0% | 334 | 24.8% | 339 | 24.7% | 317 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 828 | 50.2% | 821 | 51.2% | 756 | 52.1% | 669 | 49.8% | 688 | 51.0% | 704 | 51.2% | 706 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 820 | 49.8% | 782 | 48.8% | 695 | 47.9% | 674 | 50.2% | 633 | 47.0% | 644 | 46.8% | 636 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.6% | 24 | 1.7% | 23 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 49 | 3.0% | 46 | 2.9% | 42 | 2.9% | 42 | 3.1% | 47 | 3.5% | 51 | 3.7% | 50 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 182 | 11.0% | 175 | 10.9% | 137 | 9.4% | 120 | 8.9% | 105 | 7.8% | 98 | 7.1% | 92 | 6.8% |
| Black: | 20 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.8% |
| White: | 1,266 | 76.8% | 1,239 | 77.3% | 1,165 | 80.3% | 1,096 | 81.6% | 1,129 | 83.8% | 1,158 | 84.2% | 1,157 | 85.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 12 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 101 | 6.1% | 86 | 5.4% | 61 | 4.2% | 32 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 24.5% | 433 | 27.0% | 351 | 24.2% | 284 | 21.1% | 229 | 17.0% | 214 | 15.6% | 213 | 15.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 6.2% | 95 | 5.9% | 102 | 7.0% | 97 | 7.2% | 107 | 7.9% | 88 | 6.4% | 98 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 24.00 | 23.44 | 22.15 | 21.06 | 20.60 | 20.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 66.8% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 65% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 64.8% | 70.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 79.0% | 81.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 65.7% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.1% | 80.4% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 90.8% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46.1% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.3% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.2% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.8% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 47.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90.2% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.3% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.3% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 54.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53.7% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55.8% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 54.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.7% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.3% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.1% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34.9% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 32.5% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.1% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.9% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 48.1% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.3% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.2% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.1% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.4% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.4% | 86.3% |
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* Sumner High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.