Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0McMillin’s public schools outscore 84% of Washington districts
Math proficiency in McMillin’s districts is 47%, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving McMillin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
McMillin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 152 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of McMillin’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Sumner spends $16,190 per student and Orting $16,334, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind McMillin’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Washington school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve McMillin, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in McMillin · depends on your address
Sumner High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sumner
Bonney Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bonney Lake
Orting High School
Grades 9–12 · 876 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Orting
10th grade in McMillin · depends on your address
Sumner High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sumner
Bonney Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bonney Lake
Orting High School
Grades 9–12 · 876 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Orting
11th grade in McMillin · depends on your address
Sumner High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sumner
Bonney Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bonney Lake
Orting High School
Grades 9–12 · 876 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Orting
12th grade in McMillin · depends on your address
Sumner High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,857 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sumner
Bonney Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,643 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Bonney Lake
Orting High School
Grades 9–12 · 876 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Orting
McMillin runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sumner School District). From grade PK, students attend the Orting School District, shared with Orting. Its elementary school is in Orting. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve McMillin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
McMillin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share McMillin’s borders.
Every school in McMillin
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about McMillin’s schools
Are McMillin’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools McMillin children attend outscore 84% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is McMillin in?
Two districts: Sumner School District runs grades PK–12, and Orting School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Orting.
Where do McMillin kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Sumner High School, Bonney Lake High School and Orting High School.
What is McMillin’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Sumner School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does McMillin spend per student?
$16,190 in Sumner School District and $16,334 in Orting School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What McMillin families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.