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Sultan Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12
146th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 396 Washington High Schools
Better than 63% of Washington high schools
Summary

Sultan Senior High School is a public school serving 581 students in grades 9–12 in the small community of Sultan, Washington, and is the primary comprehensive high school in the Sultan School District. The school serves a higher-need population than most nearby comprehensive schools, with 52.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Sultan has shown strong recent improvement. Its statewide ranking rose from 290th of 438 schools, in the 34th percentile, to 146th of 396 schools, in the 63rd percentile for 2025–2026. Graduation reached 90.8% in 2024–2025, well above Washington’s 82.6% average, while the dropout rate fell to 5.6%, below the state’s 9.8%. English Language Arts is a clear strength: 68.14% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 52.81% statewide. The school’s effectiveness rankings were also especially strong for English learners and students from low-income households. These results suggest meaningful progress in both student completion and academic support.

Mathematics remains the main concern. Only 29.2% of students were proficient in math in 2025–2026, compared with 43.11% statewide, although this was a substantial improvement from 15.82% the prior year. Science was closer to average at 50.41%. Compared with nearby comprehensive schools, Sultan was similar to Monroe High School in ELA, science, and graduation, despite serving a larger share of students from low-income households. However, it trailed Glacier Peak High School and Cedarcrest High School substantially in math and several other academic measures. Overall, Sultan offers improving graduation outcomes, strong ELA performance, and encouraging recent momentum, with mathematics as its clearest opportunity for continued growth.

581
Students ?
21.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,722
Per pupil spending ?
52.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1000 Turk Drive
       Sultan, WA  98294

(360) 793-9860

District: Sultan School District


Feeder schools for Sultan Senior High School:

Elementary:    Gold Bar Elementary
    Sultan Elementary School
Middle:    Sultan Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
58.3%
Hispanic:
30.3%
Two or more races:
5.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2012 → 63rd in 2026
Strengths
✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2012
✓Above the Washington median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Math scores 14 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
District avg43%
Washington avg48%
146th of 396
Washington public high schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 29 pts since 2019
From bottom 34% (2019) to top 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
95th of 238Sultan School District among Washington districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202660.2146 of 39663.1%★★★☆☆
202534.8290 of 43833.8%★★☆☆☆
202441.6258 of 43741.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.3258 of 44241.6%★★☆☆☆
202229.4314 of 43427.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.9302 of 45533.6%★★☆☆☆
201938.5274 of 41734.3%★★☆☆☆
201554.6130 of 34161.9%★★★☆☆
201342.7294 of 45435.2%★★☆☆☆
201243.3281 of 45037.6%★★☆☆☆
201134.7298 of 44032.3%★★☆☆☆
201050.4234 of 42344.7%★★☆☆☆
200939.5276 of 40231.3%★★☆☆☆
200858.5189 of 39652.3%★★★☆☆
200745.2256 of 39935.8%★★☆☆☆
200646.4251 of 39536.5%★★☆☆☆
200539.7267 of 39432.2%★★☆☆☆
200444.3243 of 39037.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.511 of 10489.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202656.4128 of 30958.6%★★★☆☆
202527.4265 of 35024.3%★☆☆☆☆
202439.3220 of 34736.6%★★☆☆☆
202343.1204 of 35742.9%★★☆☆☆
202227.1279 of 36824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202135.0254 of 39034.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.9248 of 35830.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202676.243 of 23681.8%★★★★☆
202526.8189 of 24924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0185 of 24825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.7154 of 24938.2%★★☆☆☆
202223.8217 of 26116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202142.6149 of 27846.4%★★☆☆☆
201940.6135 of 24144.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202666.689 of 32572.6%★★★★☆
202537.2220 of 35538.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.7212 of 35640.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.7189 of 36247.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.5274 of 37025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202136.4262 of 39233.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.9178 of 34448.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202660.3120 of 32663.2%★★★☆☆
202537.4229 of 35936.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.0229 of 36236.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.8235 of 35834.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.3274 of 36324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.8268 of 39532.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.7230 of 35535.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202132.7138 of 19529.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202654.950 of 14465.3%★★★☆☆
202233.694 of 13027.7%★☆☆☆☆
202140.6115 of 21245.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.993 of 12827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201811.6137 of 1391.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202655.6144 of 31954.9%★★★☆☆
202533.2264 of 37329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202443.9216 of 37442.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.9252 of 37933.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.8321 of 39017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.1318 of 41323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7294 of 38223.0%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2026)65th percentile~ school
Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)55th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)29th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts68%+15 vs state
Science50%~ state avg
Math29%-14 vs state

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Open Quote It appears that the staff is only concerned with getting students to graduate, not excel. The science classes have no equipment to perform traditional science experiments but seem to find excess funds to waste on frivolities like a new sports track and an outdoor classroom. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Sultan Senior High School

Students at Sultan Senior High School are 58% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Sultan Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gold Bar Elementary
Elementary : Sultan Elementary School
Middle : Sultan Middle School

Sultan Senior High School ranks 146th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Sultan Senior High School.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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