Sunnyside High School

Sunnyside High School operates as a big secondary school in Sunnyside, Washington, operated by Sunnyside School District. Current enrollment sits at 2,122 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 270% larger than the state mean of about 573.

Across the 9 schools in Sunnyside School District (6,151 students total), Sunnyside High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sunnyside High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% White. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Sunnyside High School lists 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunnyside High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yakima County) logs that median household earnings sit near $70,656, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Sunnyside High School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students).

Nearest neighbor: SHS Graduation Alliance, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunnyside High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sunnyside High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sunnyside High School's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,993 (now 2,122).

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