Bonney Lake Elementary

Bonney Lake Elementary is a primary school of average-sized scale in Bonney Lake, Washington, operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, educateing 435 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 15 schools in Sumner-Bonney Lake School District (10,743 students total), Bonney Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bonney Lake Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bonney Lake Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 71.7%, a residual of +17.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pierce County) logs that median household income runs about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Bonney Lake Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Emerald Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bonney Lake Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bonney Lake Elementary has edged down 21%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 74% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bonney Lake Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.