Sumner Middle School

Sumner Middle School is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in Sumner, Washington, operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, with 674 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Sumner Middle School is one of 15 schools operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, a district that hosts 10,743 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sumner Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sumner Middle School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sumner Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pierce County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sumner Middle School is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Maple Lawn Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sumner Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sumner Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.9%.

Sumner Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sumner Middle School has contracted 12%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Sumner Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.