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Sunnyside High School

Q: Is Sunnyside High School a good school?

Sunnyside High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Washington high schools.

Q: How many students attend Sunnyside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,122 students attended Sunnyside High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside High School?

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

Q: 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

Public Grades 9-12

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 13% of Washington high schools

Summary

Sunnyside High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in Sunnyside, WA, with over 2,100 students in a community where a significant majority of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces serious struggles, ranking in the bottom 15% of all Washington high schools, with math scores being a particular area of concern where only about 11% of students are proficient. While graduation rates are close to the state average, there is a notable disconnect between students earning diplomas and their readiness in core subjects. The school's performance has been on a declining trend for nearly a decade. Comparisons with nearby schools in the Zillah School District and Prosser School District are revealing; for instance, Zillah High School and Prosser High School serve similar student populations but achieve significantly better academic outcomes and higher graduation rates.

The data shows stark differences in how the school serves various groups of students, with English Language Learners and students in special education receiving the lowest-rated services in the state. The school operates within the Sunnyside School District, which is ranked among the lowest in Washington, indicating district-wide challenges. Despite spending less per student than some neighboring districts like Granger School District, Sunnyside High's results lag behind, suggesting a need to examine instructional practices and support systems, particularly in mathematics and specialized student services, to better align with the successes seen in comparable local schools.

2,122

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,635

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 E. Edison Avenue
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 837-2601

District: Sunnyside School District

Feeder schools for Sunnyside High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2012 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

Washington avg48%

383^rd of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd of 247Sunnyside 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	15.4	383 of 438	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	374 of 437	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	373 of 442	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	358 of 434	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	401 of 455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	346 of 417	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	276 of 315	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	218 of 341	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.6	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	367 of 450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	361 of 440	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	359 of 423	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	297 of 402	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	306 of 396	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	314 of 399	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.3	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	338 of 394	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	330 of 390	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	82 of 85	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	65 of 102	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	60 of 65	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	308 of 350	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	308 of 347	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	293 of 357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	319 of 368	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	353 of 390	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	297 of 358	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	222 of 243	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	187 of 248	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	178 of 249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	190 of 261	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	203 of 278	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	181 of 241	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.6	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.0	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	307 of 355	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	291 of 356	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	295 of 362	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	291 of 370	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	337 of 392	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	200 of 227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	337 of 359	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	329 of 362	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	308 of 363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	354 of 395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	312 of 355	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	237 of 254	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	196 of 212	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	152 of 373	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	213 of 374	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	185 of 379	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	172 of 390	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	46 of 382	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)59th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2024)38th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2019)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Math12%-31 vs state

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1801 E. Edison Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-2601	2,122	98	21.6	82.9%	132 (6.2%)	3 (0.1%)	1,962 (92.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	15.4	383^rd of 438 public high schools	12.6%		17.5	374^th of 437 public high schools	14.4%	9		29.5	29.5			46.3	46.3			11.5	11.5	$16,635	$1,660	$14,976
Senior High School Graduation Alliance	Public	9-12	1801 E Edison Ave	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	No	(855) 486-8855	4	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$4,964	$1,012	$3,952
Grandview High School	Public	9-12	1601 W 5th ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8750	1,160	51	22.9	81.1%	69 (5.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1,081 (93.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	17.8	365^th of 438 public high schools	16.7%		16.1	382^nd of 437 public high schools	12.6%	17		22.3	22.3			53.0	53.0			12.8	12.8	$16,502	$999	$15,503
Contract Learning Center	Public	9-12	913 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8545	34	1	34.0	85.3%	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$16,289	$2,709	$13,580
Step to College Open Doors High School	Public	9-12	500 W Main ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 882-7014	5	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$14,173	$85	$14,088
Mabton Step Up To College	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 W Main St	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Mabton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(509) 894-2148	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$5,886	$716	$5,169
Mabton Junior Senior High	Public, Magnet	7-12	500 B St.	Mabton	98935	Yakima County	Mabton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 894-4951	359	20	18.1	92.8%	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.8	434^th of 438 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	14.0	16.7	15.3	18.2	28.0	23.3	23.0	9.4	14.6	6.7	9.9	$21,091	$2,838	$18,254
Granger High School	Public	9-12	315 East Mentzer Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1115	433	21	20.3	88.7%	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	405^th of 438 public high schools	7.5%		11.6	412^th of 437 public high schools	5.7%	7		23.6	23.6			38.3	38.3			15.8	15.8	$20,976	$1,978	$18,997
Zillah High School	Public	9-12	1602 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5565	455	23	19.4	64.8%	166 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (55.6%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	51.6	199^th of 438 public high schools	54.6%		39.9	269^th of 437 public high schools	38.4%	70		45.4	45.4			69.4	69.4			30.2	30.2	$16,027	$164	$15,863
Prosser High School	Public	9-12	1500 Paterson Rd.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 786-1224	877	45	19.6	62.3%	259 (29.5%)	3 (0.3%)	583 (66.5%)	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	33.7	296^th of 438 public high schools	32.4%		29.1	320^th of 437 public high schools	26.8%	24		37.0	37.0			57.2	57.2			25.1	25.1	$18,068	$903	$17,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside High School

How many students attend Sunnyside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,122 students attended Sunnyside High School.

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

What district is Sunnyside High School in?

Sunnyside School District

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyside High School?

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

Is Sunnyside High School a good school?

Sunnyside High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Washington high schools.

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