Summary:
The Sumner-Bonney Lake School District operates two comprehensive high schools, Sumner High School and Bonney Lake High School, serving grades 9-12 in a highly-ranked district in Washington state.
Both schools are part of a strong district and share similar student demographics, but Bonney Lake High School currently leads in several key areas. It has a higher statewide ranking, a higher graduation rate (94.1%), a lower dropout rate, and stronger proficiency scores in English Language Arts and, notably, mathematics. Sumner High School has a larger student population and has shown very consistent performance over recent years, though its math proficiency score is a point of difference between the two schools.
Overall, the district excels at graduating students, with both schools' rates well above the state average. Parents can expect robust academic performance from either school, with Bonney Lake having a slight edge in current metrics and Sumner demonstrating steady historical results. An area for potential attention across the district is science proficiency, where both schools perform slightly below the district's own high average.
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