Daffodil Valley Elementary

Set in Sumner, Washington, Daffodil Valley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. It instructs 524 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Sumner-Bonney Lake School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,743 students. Daffodil Valley Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Daffodil Valley Elementary logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Daffodil Valley Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.4%; actual is 57.6%, +13.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pierce County put median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Daffodil Valley Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sumner High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Daffodil Valley Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 512 students in 2018 compared to 524 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 59% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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