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What's one thing Sultan Senior High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
581
High
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530855002168
Sultan Senior High School
1000 Turk Drive, Sultan, WA 98294 · (360) 793-9860 · Snohomish County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Washington public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
306 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 148 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
52.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +24.0pp since 2014
Math
15.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 15.9% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 14.5% |
| 2018-19 | 66.9% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 27.1% |
| 2016-17 | 10.9% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| 2014-15 | 28.1% | 15.8% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sultan Senior High School
Sultan Senior High School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan Senior High School this school | 581 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| North Mason Senior High School Belfair | 735 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| Rochester High School Rochester | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| Nooksack Valley High School Everson | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Cascade High School Leavenworth | 403 | 48.4% | N/A |
| Mark Morris High School Longview | 912 | 53.4% | 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 Sultan Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #164 of 271 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #263 of 321 ▼ 3 | #23 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #213 of 327 ▼ 75 | #21 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #75 of 259 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #203 of 570 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #212 of 311 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #145 of 316 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #167 of 386 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #97 of 136 | #10 of 12 |
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
581
+58 (+11%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 581 | 26.8 | 21.7:1 | 53% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 28.4 | 21.0:1 | 55% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 26.8 | 21.8:1 | 55% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 39% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 29.4 | 18.7:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 42% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 26 | 22.4:1 | 39% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 26 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 17 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sultan Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (551 to 581); teachers down 9% (29.4 to 26.8).
About Sultan Senior High School
Sultan Senior High School is a medium-sized high school in Washington, with an address in Sultan. A total of 581 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Sultan Senior High School is one of the 8 schools that make up Sultan School District (2,139 students in total).
Sultan Senior High School's enrollment is 58% White. Next come 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Sultan Senior High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Sultan Senior High School total 26.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.7:1. High schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 21.6:1. The school counts 306 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. It compares with 41% for public schools in Snohomish County.
The allk12 Grade for Sultan Senior High School is C+. Compared with Washington public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sultan Senior High School, the prediction is 44.9% and the result is 38.1%.
Snohomish County has about 844,430 residents, and median household income is about $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 227 public schools in Snohomish County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,688.
The nearest public school is Open Doors Youth Reengagement, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sultan Senior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sultan Senior High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 523 to 581. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.4 to 21.7 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sultan Senior High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sultan School District
- Sultan Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Sultan Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Gold Bar ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
Other schools in Sultan
- Sultan Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Sultan Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
- Open Doors Youth ReengagementHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Open Doors Youth Reengagement0.0 mi · 11
- Sky Valley Options0.0 mi · 34
- Sultan Middle School0.3 mi · 462
- Student Services School0.5 mi · 32
- Sultan Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 30
- Sultan Elementary School0.5 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Sultan Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sultan Senior High School?
Sultan Senior High School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sultan Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sultan Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sultan Senior High School have?
Sultan Senior High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Sultan Senior High School?
Student demographics at Sultan Senior High School are roughly 58% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sultan Senior High School?
Sultan Senior High School is overseen by Sultan School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.