1
What's the state of after-school transportation at Bonney Lake High School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,643
High
DISTRICT 1,750 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER-BONNEY LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530861002998
Bonney Lake High School
10920 199th Ave Ct E, Bonney Lake, WA 98391 · (253) 891-5700 · Pierce County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,643 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
551 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 410 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 415 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 412 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 406 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +60.5pp since 2014
Math
51.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +47.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 61 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.9% | 38.6% |
| 2018-19 | 76.5% | 36.4% |
| 2017-18 | 79.9% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.1% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 43.5% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.5% | 4.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bonney Lake High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonney Lake High School this school | 1,643 | 33.5% | 55.5% |
| Sumner High School Sumner | 1,857 | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| Skyview High School VANCOUVER | 1,869 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Lake Stevens Sr High School Lake Stevens | 2,205 | 31.7% | 51.0% |
| Hanford High School Richland | 1,959 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Columbia River High VANCOUVER | 1,138 | 32.6% | N/A |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bonney Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #44 of 271 | #3 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #33 of 321 ▲ 83 | #2 of 32 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #24 of 327 ▲ 34 | #2 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #12 of 259 | #1 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,643 | #61 of 570 | #8 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #147 of 311 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #146 of 316 | #28 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #307 of 386 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #26 of 136 | #3 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,643
+157 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,428
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,643 | 80.2 | 20.5:1 | 34% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 1,676 | 79.8 | 21.0:1 | 32% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 1,636 | 77 | 21.3:1 | 30% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 1,486 | 69 | 21.5:1 | 27% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 1,375 | 66.2 | 20.8:1 | 27% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 1,335 | 62 | 21.5:1 | 28% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,428 | 63 | 22.7:1 | 26% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonney Lake High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,375 to 1,643); teachers up 21% (66.2 to 80.2).
About Bonney Lake High School
Among the schools in Bonney Lake, Washington, is Bonney Lake High School, a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,643 students. That puts enrollment 187% bigger than the 573-student average for high schools in Washington.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District operates 15 schools. Combined enrollment is 10,743 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bonney Lake High School is White: 63%. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. In Pierce County overall, the White share is about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bonney Lake High School scores 56%.
With 80.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.5:1. High schools in Washington average 21.6:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
Among Washington public high schools, Bonney Lake High School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bonney Lake High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.5%; the prediction is 57.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that median household income comes to about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 138,462 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Mountain View Middle School, is the closest to Bonney Lake High School. Bonney Lake High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Bonney Lake High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Bonney Lake High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 1,486 students in 2020-21 to 1,643 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.5:1 to 20.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bonney Lake High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
- Sumner High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Sumner Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Donald Eismann ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Maple Lawn ElementaryElementary · 628 students
Other schools in Bonney Lake
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lakeridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Donald Eismann ElementaryElementary · 648 students
- Tehaleh Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Emerald Hills ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Victor Falls ElementaryElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Middle School0.3 mi · 937
- Victor Falls Elementary0.6 mi · 513
- Liberty Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 515
- Bonney Lake Elementary1.8 mi · 435
- Donald Eismann Elementary2.0 mi · 648
- Foothills Elementary2.5 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Bonney Lake High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bonney Lake High School?
Bonney Lake High School enrolls approximately 1,643 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bonney Lake High School serve?
Bonney Lake High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bonney Lake High School have?
Bonney Lake High School employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bonney Lake High School?
Student demographics at Bonney Lake High School are roughly 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonney Lake High School?
Bonney Lake High School is overseen by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.