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Dieringer School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Sumner’s School Grade A better than 88% of Washington school districts

Students
1,424
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,967
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dieringer School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $4,820 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sumner. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsSumner School District
6–8Sumner Middle SchoolSumner School District
9–12Sumner High SchoolSumner School District

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22
Math proficiency64%
State average 40.1% · 959 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 53.4% · 959 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, which runs the high school (state 83.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,967 per student · 3% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 57%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,381’20
1,362’21
1,402’22
1,439’23
1,424’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Asian 12%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 10%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Dieringer Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Tapps
441 students17:1
Lake Tapps Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Lake Tapps
460 students15:1
North Tapps Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Tapps
523 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Auburn School DistrictAuburn, Pacific
$18,774per student
Sumner School DistrictBonney Lake, Pacific
$16,190per student
Puyallup School DistrictEdgewood
$17,830per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.