Sumner Senior High School

1707 Main Street

School District

Sumner
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 16, 2020

So far we've had 3 teens in this school, our oldest did the International Baccalaureate full program and loved it. My soon to be grad, has been ultra involved with theater and despite being a full time Running Start student, Sumner was home base. My 3rd isn't much for the school spirit culture but has gotten the help and placements he's needed. Our youngest will start there in the fall and he's very much looking forward to it. I'm very happy we found such a great community.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2019

Great school. My child was able to go to college and get her CNA at 16 so it’s a win for us.
Submitted by student on March 31, 2019

Sumner High School is a very special place, and sometimes that is hard to realize until you leave.
Submitted by parent on March 30, 2019

Sumner a high is a great school and our children have never had problems with staff or students. I'm very surprised at a 4 out 10 rating. Great school.
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2018

Overall, we've been pretty happy with Sumner HS.
Submitted by parent on December 15, 2017

I am really surprised at such a low rating! Sumner offers a lot of courses and teachers are always willing to help.
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2017

This is an excellent school district and school. All schools have ample room for improvement.
Submitted by student on January 01, 2016

Sumner High School is amazing school! I would recommend this school over Bonney Lake. The only thing that makes it not great is, how over crowded it is. WAY to many students. I would have to sit on the ground at lunch because there was no tables to sit at. Almost all of the teachers are amazing at Sumner. I have noticed some of my teacher's forgetting about some of the students because the classes are WAY to full. I remember at one point, my math class almost had 40 students in it because they had no idea where to put students. The counselors at this school is also very good!! I love them all! Many of the students are very kind! One good thing about Sumner is they're strongly against bullying!
Submitted by parent on October 23, 2015

Great school. My kids have thrived here after attending Tacoma Schools for most of their lives. The teachers seem to actually care about their students and most of them live in the community.
Submitted by student on August 24, 2013

The sense of community at SHS is unlike any other. Visit the school, drive by in the morning, around 7, and I promise you, you will see students outside holding the door for their classmates, greeting them with smiles. Students of all types! Jocks, cheerleaders, ASB kids, band kids, get to school early just to hold the door for their classmates. Go to a football game, stay after, and I promise you will see students picking up the stands for the custodians, in fact, the cheerleaders are the ones who initiate it with trash bags and gloves. Go to the Annual Community Dinner, observe the 300+ students coming together to serve the 800+ community members a free holiday meal. Go to Pack The Gym, watch the 800+ students on their feet cheering on our Special Olympics Basketball team, high-fiving them, even getting their autograph after the game. SHS radiates love, it's the perfect environment to learn and grow. SHS is so good at what they do they even host 3 separate conferences, an elementary, a middle, and a HS level Servant Leadership Conference, where SHS students teach students from 20+ other schools how to build community in their school. I'm so grateful I got to go to SHS.
Submitted by student on October 31, 2011

I went through a HUGE change in High School, when I was a Junior, and Loved my time at SHS, I would recommend this school to anyone. I recommend the Leadership program, Band Program, and Film program, unlike many schools SHS supports all their programs and makes every student feel welcome. You'll always have your problems at any school, but if you can get passed some of petty little things, Sumner is an amazing school. completely recommended.