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Bonney Lake High School

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Bonney Lake High School ranks 80 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 82% of Washington high schools

Summary

Bonney Lake High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,643 students in the highly-regarded Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.

The school is a standout performer, particularly in English Language Arts where 83% of students are proficient—significantly higher than nearby schools like Sumner High School (79%) and the state average (53%). It also graduates over 94% of its students, a rate that outpaces most area schools. Perhaps most impressive is the school's exceptional support for specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income families, whose academic performance ranks in the top 15% statewide. This success is supported by the highest per-student spending among comparable local traditional high schools.

While math proficiency is solid and above the state average, it is an area for growth compared to the district's high standard. The school has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, rising from a low statewide ranking to consistently being a top-quartile, 4-star school. When compared to other high performers like White River High School, Bonney Lake holds a stronger overall ranking and excels in core academic areas, demonstrating its position as a leading educational institution in the region.

1,643

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,558

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10920 199th Ave Ct E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391

(253) 891-5700

District: Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

Feeder schools for Bonney Lake High School:

Elementary:	Bonney Lake Elementary
	Donald Eismann Elementary
	Emerald Hills Elementary
	Liberty Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Tehaleh Heights Elementary School
	Victor Falls Elementary
Middle:	Mountain View Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (62% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Washington high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

80^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 60 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

11^th of 247Sumner-Bonney Lake 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	80 of 438	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	110 of 437	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	89 of 442	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	69 of 434	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	115 of 455	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	145 of 417	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	77 of 315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	53 of 306	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	27.0	268 of 341	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	64.0	158 of 454	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	167 of 450	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	202 of 440	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	127 of 423	70.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	53 of 402	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	106 of 396	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	114 of 399	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	71.5	13 of 70	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	47 of 119	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	95 of 118	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	65 of 124	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	63 of 136	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	11 of 85	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	8 of 68	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	9 of 70	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	80 of 350	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	118 of 347	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	94 of 357	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	62 of 368	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	109 of 390	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	138 of 358	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	70 of 243	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	17 of 248	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	37 of 249	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	38 of 261	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	49 of 278	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	124 of 241	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	44 of 355	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	82 of 356	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	86 of 362	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	99 of 370	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	102 of 392	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	152 of 344	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	76 of 227	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	62 of 359	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	73 of 362	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	71 of 358	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	70 of 363	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	99 of 395	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	135 of 355	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	65 of 254	74.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	6 of 34	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	83 of 170	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	72 of 161	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	60 of 166	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	79 of 179	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	61 of 127	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	56 of 110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	148 of 212	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	87 of 128	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	46 of 139	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	89 of 373	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	124 of 374	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	101 of 379	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	72 of 390	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	148 of 413	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	147 of 382	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	73 of 222	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)81st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

Math53%+11 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Bonney Lake High School has received the 2013 High Performing School Award from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington State. Bonney Lake High School is the largest high school to earn this award. This award represents school-wide achievement over a three year period along with excellent results for closing the achievement gap. Again, Bonney Lake High School was the largest comprehensive high school (1350 students) in the entire state to earn this distinction. During the same time frame our principal was recognized by the states administrators association (AWSP) for top principal award.

Along with this Bonney Lake High School has been part of the Southern Regional Boards program known as High Schools That Work - The main emphasis of HSTW is to prepare all students for college and career readiness. There is a large push for AP course and a large push for CTE course. Our AP program continues to grow and our CTE program is not only state recognized, but they have gained national recognition in such areas as FBLA (future business leaders of america) and the Culinary Arts (2013-14 State Champion and 5th in the entire Nation).

Within the HSTW network,home based in Atlanta, Georgia, Bonney Lake High School has earned the distinction of being an Innovative High School along with other award.

For a school that has only been open since 2005, we have earned our share of academic awards and I've only listed some of them. Close Quote

Schools Near Bonney Lake High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonney Lake High School	Public	9-12	10920 199th Ave Ct E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5700	1,643	80	20.4	33.5%	1,035 (63.0%)	50 (3.0%)	257 (15.6%)	87 (5.3%)	18 (1.1%)	15 (0.9%)	179 (10.9%)	75.9	80^th of 438 public high schools	81.7%		70.5	110^th of 437 public high schools	74.8%	30	49.2	49.2	83.0	83.0	53.4	53.4	$16,558	$394	$16,165
Sumner High School	Public	9-12	1707 Main St	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5500	1,857	82	22.5	34.8%	1,172 (63.1%)	37 (2.0%)	338 (18.2%)	76 (4.1%)	14 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	206 (11.1%)	66.6	122^nd of 438 public high schools	72.1%		73.6	88^th of 437 public high schools	79.9%	34	48.7	48.7	78.7	78.7	40.1	40.1	$15,738	$247	$15,491
Orting High School	Public	9-12	320 Washington Avenue North	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-2246	876	41	21.3	36.9%	566 (64.6%)	22 (2.5%)	154 (17.6%)	21 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	10 (1.1%)	95 (10.8%)	46.6	222^nd of 438 public high schools	49.3%		38.1	276^th of 437 public high schools	36.8%	54	49.0	49.0	61.4	61.4	27.5	27.5	$16,046	$598	$15,447
White River High School	Public	9-12	26928 120th St E	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3352	1,340	59	22.7	31.3%	1,026 (76.6%)	13 (1.0%)	184 (13.7%)	21 (1.6%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (6.1%)	59.2	159^th of 438 public high schools	63.7%		63.3	141^st of 437 public high schools	67.7%	18	48.7	48.7	76.1	76.1	32.0	32.0	$15,520	$263	$15,256
White River Reengagement Program	Public	9-12	26928 120th St E	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-0600	40	0		65.0%	28 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	2 (5.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)								(n/a)							$4,351	$131	$4,221
E B Walker High School	Public	8-12	5715 Milwaukee Ave E	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8781	120	10	11.7	63.3%	73 (60.8%)	1 (0.8%)	26 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	13 (10.8%)								(n/a)							$22,014	$170	$21,844
Emerald Ridge High School	Public	10-12	12405 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 435-6300	1,599	65	24.4	43.7%	730 (45.7%)	144 (9.0%)	337 (21.1%)	107 (6.7%)	21 (1.3%)	47 (2.9%)	198 (12.4%)	64.2	135^th of 438 public high schools	69.2%		64	132^nd of 437 public high schools	69.8%	3	59.5	59.5	74.7	74.7	29.6	29.6	$15,368	$606	$14,762
Puyallup High School	Public	10-12	105 Seventh St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8711	1,815	74	24.4	40.4%	919 (50.6%)	93 (5.1%)	352 (19.4%)	150 (8.3%)	17 (0.9%)	42 (2.3%)	221 (12.2%)	70.7	104^th of 438 public high schools	76.3%		71.3	103^rd of 437 public high schools	76.4%	1	63.6	63.6	74.8	74.8	34.5	34.5	$15,162	$469	$14,693
Puyallup Open Doors/POD	Public	9-12	1501 39th Ave SW	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 864-5700	124	4	31.0	63.7%	61 (49.2%)	8 (6.5%)	36 (29.0%)	3 (2.4%)	3 (2.4%)	4 (3.2%)	9 (7.3%)								(n/a)	23.5	23.5					$14,880	$170	$14,710
Gov John Rogers High School	Public	9-12	12801 86th Ave E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8717	1,788	76	23.5	46.7%	770 (43.1%)	139 (7.8%)	402 (22.5%)	153 (8.6%)	10 (0.6%)	60 (3.4%)	239 (13.4%)	51.6	200^th of 438 public high schools	54.3%		52.2	203^rd of 437 public high schools	53.5%	3	56.8	56.8	65.0	65.0	23.0	23.0	$15,752	$612	$15,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonney Lake High School

Is Bonney Lake High School a good school?

Bonney Lake High School ranks 80^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Bonney Lake High School?

Bonney Lake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonney Lake Elementary
Elementary : Donald Eismann Elementary
Elementary : Emerald Hills Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Tehaleh Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Victor Falls Elementary
Middle : Mountain View Middle School

How many students attend Bonney Lake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,643 students attended Bonney Lake High School.

What district is Bonney Lake High School in?

Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of Bonney Lake High School?

Students at Bonney Lake High School are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

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