How Sumner-Bonney Lake Schools Rank In Their District

SUMNER, WA — Several elementary and middle schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District have been ranked among the best in Washington, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Sumner Middle as the best local middle school, according to the new list, and the 51st best middle school in the state overall. The best elementary school was Emerald Hills, which clocked in at 32nd out of all of Washington's elementary schools.

Here's how U.S. News ranked Sumner-Bonney Lake middle schools within their district:

1. Sumner Middle School
2. Lakeridge Middle School
3. Mountain View Middle School

Here's how U.S. News ranked Sumner-Bonney Lake elementary schools within their district:

1. Emerald Hills Elementary
2. Maple Lawn Elementary
3. Tehaleh Heights Elementary
4. Daffodil Valley Elementary
5. Bonney Lake Elementary
6. Victor Falls Elementary
7. Crestwood Elementary
8. Eismann Elementary
9. Liberty Ridge Elementary

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.