Summary:
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District serves about 10,700 students in 14 schools across the Sumner and Bonney Lake area, including nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade. Overall, it is one of Washington’s stronger districts, ranked 13th of 238 statewide and approximately in the 95th percentile. The district has especially strong elementary schools, high graduation rates, and dropout rates well below the state average.
Among elementary schools, Tehaleh Heights Elementary School is the clear academic leader, with roughly 85% proficiency in both English and math and the district’s highest science results. Emerald Hills Elementary, Maple Lawn Elementary, and Victor Falls Elementary also rank highly and have made some of the district’s largest gains. Bonney Lake Elementary posts solid results as well. Parents may want to look more closely at Liberty Ridge Elementary and Daffodil Valley Elementary, where recent declines and weaker subject results suggest a need for additional academic attention. Crestwood Elementary and Donald Eismann Elementary show more mixed results.
At the middle-school level, Lakeridge Middle School is the strongest, followed by Mountain View Middle School and Sumner Middle School. Math is the main concern across secondary grades: average proficiency is about 56% in middle school and 47% in high school. Bonney Lake High School has the stronger overall outcomes, including a 94.1% graduation rate and 2.1% dropout rate, while Sumner High School has slightly higher ELA proficiency. Both high schools outperform Washington’s statewide graduation and dropout figures, making the district a strong option overall despite differences among individual schools.
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