Is Sumner Middle School a good school?

Sumner Middle School ranks 94 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sumner Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 677 students attended Sumner Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sumner Middle School?

Students at Sumner Middle School are 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Sumner Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sumner Middle School usually go on to attend Sumner High School

Sumner Middle School

Summary:

Sumner Middle School is a public middle school in Sumner, Washington, serving 677 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the highly-ranked Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, which is ranked 17th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sumner Middle School consistently performs above the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math assessments, with 67.15% of students proficient or better in ELA and 54.6% in Math, compared to state averages of 52.63% and 41.68% respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 middle schools in Washington for Hispanic and multi-racial students in ELA. Sumner Middle School has maintained a consistent statewide ranking, placing in the top 20-25% of Washington middle schools over the past several years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sumner Middle School demonstrates strong academic results, nearby schools like North Tapps Middle School and Lakeridge Middle School (both in the Sumner-Bonney Lake district) also show impressive performance, particularly in ELA and Math. This suggests the district as a whole is providing a high-quality education. One area where Sumner Middle School could focus on is science proficiency, as the school's WCAS/Science scores are lower than its ELA and Math performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1508 Willow
Sumner, WA 98390

(253) 891-5000

District: Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
94^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,015

Students who attend Sumner Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sumner High School

Feeder schools for Sumner Middle School:

Elementary:	Daffodil Valley Elementary
	Maple Lawn Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 677

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Two or more races:

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sumner Middle School ranks better than 82.4% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.8. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Sumner Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. Racial makeup is: White (56.9%), Hispanic (24.2%), two or more races (11.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sumner Middle School is 20.5, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District! (See more...)

Compare Sumner Middle School employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sumner Middle School is $15,015, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sumner Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner Middle School 94^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Sumner Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sumner-Bonney Lake School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 17^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sumner Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	51.65	211^th	421	49.9%
2005	48.04	245^th	425	42.4%
2006	42.66	269^th	449	40.1%
2007	45.11	270^th	463	41.7%
2008	50.27	228^th	466	51.1%
2009	52.22	223^rd	476	53.2%
2010	54.30	219^th	483	54.7%
2011	57.86	197^th	492	60.0%
2012	48.09	260^th	497	47.7%
2013	70.49	129^th	498	74.1%
2015	68.07	130^th	445	70.8%
2016	79.85	74^th	443	83.3%
2017	76.62	91^st	435	79.1%
2018	78.50	87^th	437	80.1%
2019	75.53	108^th	512	78.9%
2021	62.83	170^th	529	67.9%
2022	75.26	117^th	541	78.4%
2023	75.98	106^th	539	80.3%
2024	78.80	94^th	535	82.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	80.14	33^rd	166	80.1%
2019	73.97	57^th	246	76.8%
2021	54.48	100^th	250	60.0%
2022	64.00	77^th	257	70.0%
2023	68.90	64^th	244	73.8%
2024	75.58	47^th	243	80.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.65	30^th	135	77.8%
2019	55.74	28^th	100	72.0%
2022	47.30	25^th	63	60.3%
2024	66.98	16^th	78	79.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.60	37^th	268	86.2%
2019	35.08	142^nd	231	38.5%
2021	34.51	133^rd	210	36.7%
2022	52.87	63^rd	199	68.3%
2023	50.81	68^th	167	59.3%
2024	62.93	52^nd	179	70.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.38	50^th	349	85.7%
2019	76.85	47^th	448	89.5%
2021	62.49	121^st	458	73.6%
2022	81.06	46^th	475	90.3%
2023	78.89	51^st	463	89.0%
2024	83.76	41^st	455	91.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.81	65^th	376	82.7%
2019	74.22	100^th	452	77.9%
2021	60.94	160^th	469	65.9%
2022	70.62	120^th	479	74.9%
2023	73.87	104^th	464	77.6%
2024	74.03	102^nd	464	78.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.26	89^th	371	76.0%
2019	76.27	92^nd	453	79.7%
2021	65.96	135^th	476	71.6%
2022	79.26	86^th	480	82.1%
2023	76.21	97^th	470	79.4%
2024	82.63	71^st	466	84.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	53.86	65^th	148	56.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.49	51^st	259	80.3%
2019	71.09	73^rd	344	78.8%
2021	56.27	119^th	353	66.3%
2022	69.23	77^th	360	78.6%
2023	76.65	53^rd	336	84.2%
2024	81.04	45^th	344	86.9%

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Rank History for White students at Sumner Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.66	81^st	325	75.1%
2019	75.10	98^th	470	79.1%
2021	68.04	126^th	480	73.8%
2022	81.09	74^th	488	84.8%
2023	76.14	98^th	488	79.9%
2024	77.35	85^th	486	82.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sumner Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	500	4	14	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	538
1989	523	4	14	8	17	n/a	n/a	0	566
1990	560	2	14	15	17	n/a	n/a	0	608
1991	646	4	17	19	21	n/a	n/a	0	707
1992	673	5	18	21	16	n/a	n/a	0	733
1993	785	10	23	27	21	n/a	n/a	0	866
1994	827	8	24	32	24	n/a	n/a	0	915
1995	889	8	17	36	28	n/a	n/a	0	978
1996	889	8	17	36	28	n/a	n/a	0	978
1997	935	5	23	42	37	n/a	n/a	0	1042
1998	552	9	22	34	10	n/a	n/a	0	627
1999	547	9	20	26	14	n/a	n/a	0	616
2000	509	10	21	42	19	n/a	n/a	0	601
2001	547	8	24	51	23	n/a	n/a	0	653
2002	610	13	28	44	17	n/a	n/a	0	712
2003	610	13	28	44	17	n/a	n/a	0	712
2004	655	14	26	48	18	n/a	n/a	0	761
2005	666	18	26	62	19	n/a	n/a	0	791
2006	627	19	24	61	24	n/a	n/a	2	757
2007	584	19	40	58	24	n/a	n/a	6	731
2008	582	12	41	76	20	n/a	n/a	13	744
2009	557	14	44	71	15	n/a	n/a	13	714
2010	556	17	25	66	20	n/a	n/a	12	696
2011	505	15	21	88	12	4	22	0	667
2012	459	12	16	111	7	3	46	0	654
2013	489	11	21	107	6	5	47	0	686
2014	507	5	11	127	7	3	51	0	711
2015	471	7	15	125	7	3	66	0	694
2016	469	5	15	139	5	1	68	0	702
2017	495	9	21	176	7	0	74	0	782
2018	490	10	20	180	9	2	59	0	770
2019	508	8	24	172	10	2	72	0	796
2020	450	16	17	179	6	4	67	0	739
2021	433	11	18	165	7	2	72	0	708
2022	407	16	23	180	4	0	74	0	704
2023	385	17	27	164	5	2	77	0	677

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sumner Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	538	27.0	19.9	0
1989	566	29.0	19.5	n/a
1990	608	29.1	20.8	0
1991	707	33.1	21.3	n/a
1992	733	36.0	20.3	n/a
1993	866	38.2	22.7	n/a
1994	915	43.7	20.9	n/a
1995	978	47.3	20.7	n/a
1996	978	47.3	20.7	n/a
1997	1042	50.1	20.8	n/a
1998	627	32.4	19.4	n/a
1999	616	30.9	19.9	n/a
2000	601	31.8	18.9	n/a
2001	653	33.4	19.6	n/a
2002	712	35.3	20.2	27
2003	712	35.3	20.2	27
2004	761	38.0	20.0	29.4
2005	791	38.4	20.6	31.9
2006	757	42.0	18.0	31.7
2007	731	40.0	18.3	27.2
2008	744	39.1	19.0	30.6
2009	714	39.1	18.3	31
2010	696	37.7	18.4	33.5
2011	667	34.0	19.6	36.3
2012	654	33.9	19.2	41.6
2013	686	36.0	19.0	44.9
2014	711	n/a	n/a	45.9
2015	694	36.0	19.2	43.5
2016	702	33.0	21.2	41.6
2017	782	36.0	21.7	42.2
2018	770	38.0	20.2	41.2
2019	796	36.0	22.1	39.1
2020	739	36.3	20.3	41
2021	708	36.0	19.6	38
2022	704	36.0	19.5	41.5
2023	677	33.0	20.5	45.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sumner Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	538	27.0	19.9	0
1989	566	29.0	19.5	n/a
1990	608	29.1	20.8	0
1991	707	33.1	21.3	n/a
1992	733	36.0	20.3	n/a
1993	866	38.2	22.7	n/a
1994	915	43.7	20.9	n/a
1995	978	47.3	20.7	n/a
1996	978	47.3	20.7	n/a
1997	1042	50.1	20.8	n/a
1998	627	32.4	19.4	n/a
1999	616	30.9	19.9	n/a
2000	601	31.8	18.9	n/a
2001	653	33.4	19.6	n/a
2002	712	35.3	20.2	27
2003	712	35.3	20.2	27
2004	761	38.0	20.0	29.4
2005	791	38.4	20.6	31.9
2006	757	42.0	18.0	31.7
2007	731	40.0	18.3	27.2
2008	744	39.1	19.0	30.6
2009	714	39.1	18.3	31
2010	696	37.7	18.4	33.5
2011	667	34.0	19.6	36.3
2012	654	33.9	19.2	41.6
2013	686	36.0	19.0	44.9
2014	711	n/a	n/a	45.9
2015	694	36.0	19.2	43.5
2016	702	33.0	21.2	41.6
2017	782	36.0	21.7	42.2
2018	770	38.0	20.2	41.2
2019	796	36.0	22.1	39.1
2020	739	36.3	20.3	41
2021	708	36.0	19.6	38
2022	704	36.0	19.5	41.5
2023	677	33.0	20.5	45.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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