Is Sunnyside High School a good school?

Sunnyside High School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Sunnyside High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,181 students attended Sunnyside High School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside High School?

Students at Sunnyside High School are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools feed into Sunnyside High School?

Sunnyside High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chief Kamiakin Elementary School Elementary : Outlook Elementary School Elementary : Pioneer Elementary School Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary School Elementary : Washington Elementary Middle : Harrison Middle School Middle : Sierra Vista Middle School

Sunnyside High School

Summary:

Sunnyside High School is a public high school in Sunnyside, Washington, serving 2,181 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sunnyside School District, which is ranked 235 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunnyside High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Washington high schools with a 1-star rating. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 48.72% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.63%, and just 10.69% were proficient in Math, far below the state average of 41.68%. The school's performance on science assessments is also below the state average, with only 32.14% of students proficient. Sunnyside High School's four-year graduation rate has declined from 90.7% in 2018-2019 to 83.7% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has fluctuated, reaching as high as 12.5% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby high schools like Prosser High School, Zillah High School, and Grandview High School, Sunnyside High School's academic performance and graduation rates are generally lower. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.82% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a large population of English Language Learners, who consistently rank in the bottom quarter of Washington high schools for this subgroup.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1801 E. Edison Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 837-2601

District: Sunnyside School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,165

Feeder schools for Sunnyside High School:

Elementary:	Chief Kamiakin Elementary School
	Outlook Elementary School
	Pioneer Elementary School
	Sun Valley Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Harrison Middle School
	Sierra Vista Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 2,181

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunnyside High School ranks worse than 85.6% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.48. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sunnyside High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.5%), White (6.2%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunnyside High School is 21.5. (See more...)

Compare Sunnyside High School employs 101 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunnyside High School is $15,165.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunnyside High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside High School 374^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Sunnyside High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Migrant students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

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Sunnyside School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside School District 235^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sunnyside High School

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Rank History for all students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	17.72	330^th	390	15.4%
2005	15.88	338^th	394	14.2%
2006	32.27	298^th	395	24.6%
2007	28.40	314^th	399	21.3%
2008	30.69	306^th	396	22.7%
2009	32.37	297^th	402	26.1%
2010	17.21	359^th	423	15.1%
2011	17.77	361^st	440	18.0%
2012	20.19	367^th	450	18.4%
2013	24.58	364^th	454	19.8%
2015	37.98	218^th	341	36.1%
2018	17.46	276^th	315	12.4%
2019	21.07	346^th	417	17.0%
2021	16.14	401^st	455	11.9%
2022	20.61	358^th	434	17.5%
2023	19.47	373^rd	442	15.6%
2024	17.48	374^th	437	14.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.47	60^th	65	7.7%
2019	17.26	64^th	69	7.2%
2021	32.80	65^th	102	36.3%
2022	25.53	52^nd	70	25.7%
2023	20.64	34^th	44	22.7%
2024	18.11	62^nd	68	8.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	18.67	196^th	212	7.5%
2023	9.80	110^th	110	0.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.47	200^th	227	11.9%
2019	27.11	271^st	344	21.2%
2021	21.86	337^th	392	14.0%
2022	26.97	291^st	370	21.4%
2023	24.25	295^th	362	18.5%
2024	23.12	291^st	356	18.3%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.79	5^th	20	75.0%
2019	62.02	9^th	25	64.0%
2021	44.14	20^th	35	42.9%
2022	58.48	12^th	31	61.3%
2023	60.71	10^th	28	64.3%
2024	33.20	21^st	27	22.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	50.98	21^st	43	51.2%
2021	74.40	4^th	45	91.1%
2022	55.86	11^th	27	59.3%
2023	12.64	17^th	19	10.5%
2024	36.86	15^th	24	37.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.11	222^nd	243	8.6%
2019	21.54	297^th	358	17.0%
2021	14.16	353^rd	390	9.5%
2022	18.57	319^th	368	13.3%
2023	21.18	293^rd	357	17.9%
2024	15.64	308^th	347	11.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	5.42	31^st	31	0.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.15	237^th	254	6.7%
2019	17.38	312^th	355	12.1%
2021	16.25	354^th	395	10.4%
2022	18.09	308^th	363	15.2%
2023	13.08	329^th	358	8.1%
2024	14.38	329^th	362	9.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.51	136^th	156	12.8%
2019	29.11	181^st	241	24.9%
2021	28.31	203^rd	278	27.0%
2022	30.79	190^th	261	27.2%
2023	30.48	178^th	249	28.5%
2024	27.76	187^th	248	24.6%

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Rank History for White students at Sunnyside High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	82.15	46^th	382	88.0%
2021	52.84	173^rd	413	58.1%
2022	54.17	172^nd	390	55.9%
2023	50.51	185^th	379	51.2%
2024	44.15	213^th	374	43.0%

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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 Sunnyside High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	415	2	5	284	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
1989	507	1	10	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	933
1990	484	2	8	454	0	n/a	n/a	0	948
1991	463	1	7	520	1	n/a	n/a	0	992
1992	484	3	8	610	1	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1993	453	4	10	684	2	n/a	n/a	0	1153
1994	462	5	9	707	3	n/a	n/a	0	1186
1995	415	3	12	782	3	n/a	n/a	0	1215
1996	415	3	12	782	3	n/a	n/a	0	1215
1997	401	5	14	844	2	n/a	n/a	0	1266
1998	400	4	16	853	1	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1999	384	6	13	858	0	n/a	n/a	0	1261
2000	410	2	9	882	1	n/a	n/a	0	1304
2001	429	1	9	926	3	n/a	n/a	0	1368
2002	346	1	9	959	6	n/a	n/a	0	1321
2003	346	1	9	959	6	n/a	n/a	0	1321
2004	315	0	8	1020	4	n/a	n/a	0	1347
2005	307	1	4	1065	2	n/a	n/a	0	1379
2006	293	2	8	1106	1	n/a	n/a	0	1410
2007	274	3	8	1128	2	n/a	n/a	7	1422
2008	263	4	8	1271	3	n/a	n/a	9	1558
2009	208	4	7	1316	1	n/a	n/a	7	1543
2010	213	3	4	1363	1	n/a	n/a	6	1590
2011	202	3	8	1443	1	3	0	0	1660
2012	193	4	5	1514	2	0	2	0	1720
2013	206	3	6	1590	3	0	2	0	1810
2014	181	4	0	1601	2	0	9	0	1797
2015	163	3	0	1679	0	0	13	0	1858
2016	149	4	1	1743	0	0	15	0	1912
2017	151	3	1	1751	0	0	14	0	1920
2018	137	3	0	1836	0	0	17	0	1993
2019	136	4	1	1911	0	0	18	0	2070
2020	141	5	1	1921	0	0	20	0	2088
2021	140	4	1	1959	2	0	22	0	2128
2022	143	2	1	2009	1	1	22	0	2179
2023	136	2	2	2017	2	1	21	0	2181

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 Sunnyside High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	706	37.0	19.0	0
1989	933	46.0	20.2	n/a
1990	948	45.8	20.6	0
1991	992	45.8	21.6	n/a
1992	1106	48.3	22.8	n/a
1993	1153	51.8	22.3	n/a
1994	1186	52.8	22.5	n/a
1995	1215	55.0	22.1	n/a
1996	1215	55.0	22.1	n/a
1997	1266	56.2	22.5	n/a
1998	1274	56.5	22.5	n/a
1999	1261	57.4	22.0	n/a
2000	1304	58.8	22.2	n/a
2001	1368	58.6	23.3	n/a
2002	1321	57.9	22.8	52.4
2003	1321	57.9	22.8	52.4
2004	1347	60.0	22.5	57.9
2005	1379	59.9	23.0	78.1
2006	1410	65.3	21.6	68.6
2007	1422	70.3	20.2	67.6
2008	1558	76.3	20.4	73.7
2009	1543	76.2	20.2	69
2010	1590	73.8	21.5	82.1
2011	1660	77.4	21.4	99.6
2012	1720	79.3	21.6	95.8
2013	1810	83.7	21.6	73.8
2014	1797	n/a	n/a	91.6
2015	1858	84.0	22.1	98.7
2016	1912	85.0	22.4	78.8
2017	1920	83.0	23.1	75.1
2018	1993	90.2	22.0	75.1
2019	2070	93.0	22.2	81.2
2020	2088	95.5	21.8	74.1
2021	2128	95.5	22.2	71.3
2022	2179	99.5	21.8	69.8
2023	2181	101.0	21.5	78.8

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 Sunnyside High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	706	37.0	19.0	0
1989	933	46.0	20.2	n/a
1990	948	45.8	20.6	0
1991	992	45.8	21.6	n/a
1992	1106	48.3	22.8	n/a
1993	1153	51.8	22.3	n/a
1994	1186	52.8	22.5	n/a
1995	1215	55.0	22.1	n/a
1996	1215	55.0	22.1	n/a
1997	1266	56.2	22.5	n/a
1998	1274	56.5	22.5	n/a
1999	1261	57.4	22.0	n/a
2000	1304	58.8	22.2	n/a
2001	1368	58.6	23.3	n/a
2002	1321	57.9	22.8	52.4
2003	1321	57.9	22.8	52.4
2004	1347	60.0	22.5	57.9
2005	1379	59.9	23.0	78.1
2006	1410	65.3	21.6	68.6
2007	1422	70.3	20.2	67.6
2008	1558	76.3	20.4	73.7
2009	1543	76.2	20.2	69
2010	1590	73.8	21.5	82.1
2011	1660	77.4	21.4	99.6
2012	1720	79.3	21.6	95.8
2013	1810	83.7	21.6	73.8
2014	1797	n/a	n/a	91.6
2015	1858	84.0	22.1	98.7
2016	1912	85.0	22.4	78.8
2017	1920	83.0	23.1	75.1
2018	1993	90.2	22.0	75.1
2019	2070	93.0	22.2	81.2
2020	2088	95.5	21.8	74.1
2021	2128	95.5	22.2	71.3
2022	2179	99.5	21.8	69.8
2023	2181	101.0	21.5	78.8

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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