Is Sultan Senior High School a good school?

Sultan Senior High School ranks 258 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sultan Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 597 students attended Sultan Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Sultan Senior High School?

Students at Sultan Senior High School are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Sultan Senior High School?

Sultan Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gold Bar Elementary Elementary : Sultan Elementary School Middle : Sultan Middle School

Sultan Senior High School

Summary:

Sultan Senior High School is a public high school serving 583 students in grades 9-12 in the town of Sultan, Washington. The school is part of the Sultan School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sultan Senior High School has seen improvements in its graduation rate, reaching 87.3% in 2022-2023, the school faces several challenges. Its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, only 68.42% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 66.2%, and the math proficiency rate for 10th-graders was just 16.15%, significantly lower than the state average of 33.4%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.06% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School, both of which are part of the Snohomish School District, Sultan Senior High School's academic performance and graduation rates are significantly lower. Additionally, the school's performance varies among different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students with special education needs tending to have lower proficiency rates compared to their peers.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1000 Turk Drive
Sultan, WA 98294

(360) 793-9860

District: Sultan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
258^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,231

Feeder schools for Sultan Senior High School:

Elementary:	Gold Bar Elementary
	Sultan Elementary School
Middle:	Sultan Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 597

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sultan Senior High School ranks worse than 59% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.55. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sultan Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Sultan Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the Sultan School District. Racial makeup is: White (61%), Hispanic (27.5%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Sultan School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sultan Senior High School is 20.9, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Sultan School District! (See more...)

Compare Sultan Senior High School employs 28.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sultan Senior High School is $17,231, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Sultan School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sultan Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sultan Senior High School 258^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Sultan Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Sultan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sultan School District 114^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sultan Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.31	243^rd	390	37.7%
2005	39.66	267^th	394	32.2%
2006	46.41	251^st	395	36.5%
2007	45.21	256^th	399	35.8%
2008	58.52	189^th	396	52.3%
2009	39.54	276^th	402	31.3%
2010	50.39	234^th	423	44.7%
2011	34.67	298^th	440	32.3%
2012	43.34	281^st	450	37.6%
2013	42.65	294^th	454	35.2%
2015	54.61	130^th	341	61.9%
2019	38.50	274^th	417	34.3%
2021	32.95	302^nd	455	33.6%
2022	29.37	314^th	434	27.6%
2023	42.29	258^th	442	41.6%
2024	41.55	258^th	437	41.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.70	138^th	195	29.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.63	137^th	139	1.4%
2019	31.88	93^rd	128	27.3%
2021	40.63	115^th	212	45.8%
2022	33.58	94^th	130	27.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	47.91	178^th	344	48.3%
2021	36.40	262^nd	392	33.2%
2022	29.49	274^th	370	25.9%
2023	47.69	189^th	362	47.8%
2024	40.66	212^th	356	40.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	35.87	248^th	358	30.7%
2021	34.97	254^th	390	34.9%
2022	27.10	279^th	368	24.2%
2023	43.10	204^th	357	42.9%
2024	39.33	220^th	347	36.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	38.71	230^th	355	35.2%
2021	34.75	268^th	395	32.2%
2022	27.34	274^th	363	24.5%
2023	35.76	235^th	358	34.4%
2024	38.05	229^th	362	36.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	40.59	135^th	241	44.0%
2021	42.57	149^th	278	46.4%
2022	23.75	217^th	261	16.9%
2023	36.73	154^th	249	38.2%
2024	28.03	185^th	248	25.4%

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Rank History for White students at Sultan Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	31.74	294^th	382	23.0%
2021	27.13	318^th	413	23.0%
2022	24.81	321^st	390	17.7%
2023	36.87	252^nd	379	33.5%
2024	43.86	216^th	374	42.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

It appears that the staff is only concerned with getting students to graduate, not excel. The science classes have no equipment to perform traditional science experiments but seem to find excess funds to waste on frivolities like a new sports track and an outdoor classroom. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sultan Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	330	1	1	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	342
1989	338	3	4	3	6	n/a	n/a	0	354
1990	322	4	3	2	8	n/a	n/a	0	339
1991	309	3	4	4	13	n/a	n/a	0	333
1992	326	2	4	4	11	n/a	n/a	0	347
1993	356	1	4	5	12	n/a	n/a	0	378
1994	402	3	2	5	14	n/a	n/a	0	426
1995	481	2	5	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	508
1996	481	2	5	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	508
1997	471	1	6	10	11	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	504	1	6	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	535
1999	506	6	10	13	15	n/a	n/a	0	550
2000	531	11	10	20	17	n/a	n/a	0	589
2001	527	3	10	23	11	n/a	n/a	0	574
2002	571	5	15	31	15	n/a	n/a	0	637
2003	571	5	15	31	15	n/a	n/a	0	637
2004	552	4	16	28	12	n/a	n/a	0	612
2005	564	4	23	35	10	n/a	n/a	0	636
2006	611	4	25	31	12	n/a	n/a	6	689
2007	610	3	21	33	11	n/a	n/a	5	683
2008	599	4	18	42	9	n/a	n/a	8	680
2009	532	4	14	47	11	n/a	n/a	8	616
2010	536	5	18	55	10	n/a	n/a	10	634
2011	508	4	8	50	12	1	0	0	583
2012	485	6	9	69	9	1	5	0	584
2013	456	7	7	74	10	1	5	0	560
2014	421	8	10	73	6	1	11	0	530
2015	432	6	8	83	10	1	10	0	550
2016	413	8	9	92	13	0	12	0	547
2017	431	5	9	103	14	0	16	0	578
2018	408	7	9	102	10	0	15	0	551
2019	376	4	10	112	11	0	12	0	525
2020	380	4	12	131	10	0	24	0	561
2021	330	10	14	134	9	0	26	0	523
2022	348	11	14	143	7	0	26	0	549
2023	366	13	12	154	5	2	31	0	583
2024	364	13	17	164	3	2	34	0	597

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sultan Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	0.0	0.0	0
1989	354	19.0	18.6	n/a
1990	339	17.4	19.4	0
1991	333	17.5	19.0	n/a
1992	347	14.0	24.7	n/a
1993	378	16.2	23.3	n/a
1994	426	17.6	24.2	n/a
1995	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1996	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1997	499	21.6	23.1	n/a
1998	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1999	550	23.5	23.4	n/a
2000	589	24.0	24.5	n/a
2001	574	26.0	22.1	n/a
2002	637	26.0	24.5	29.5
2003	637	26.0	24.5	29.5
2004	612	30.0	20.4	34
2005	636	30.0	21.2	27.7
2006	689	30.0	23.0	31
2007	683	33.0	20.7	28.6
2008	680	33.0	20.6	28.9
2009	616	33.0	18.7	31.6
2010	634	28.7	22.0	36.7
2011	583	26.8	21.7	39.1
2012	584	26.7	21.8	42.5
2013	560	26.8	20.8	42
2014	530	n/a	n/a	38.3
2015	550	26.0	21.1	37.8
2016	547	27.0	20.2	42.2
2017	578	28.4	20.3	47.2
2018	551	29.4	18.7	45.2
2019	525	30.4	17.2	47.6
2020	561	27.7	20.2	51
2021	523	30.6	17.0	38.6
2022	549	26.7	20.5	51.9
2023	583	26.7	21.7	55.1
2024	597	28.4	20.9	54.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sultan Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	342	0.0	0.0	0
1989	354	19.0	18.6	n/a
1990	339	17.4	19.4	0
1991	333	17.5	19.0	n/a
1992	347	14.0	24.7	n/a
1993	378	16.2	23.3	n/a
1994	426	17.6	24.2	n/a
1995	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1996	508	20.0	25.4	n/a
1997	499	21.6	23.1	n/a
1998	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1999	550	23.5	23.4	n/a
2000	589	24.0	24.5	n/a
2001	574	26.0	22.1	n/a
2002	637	26.0	24.5	29.5
2003	637	26.0	24.5	29.5
2004	612	30.0	20.4	34
2005	636	30.0	21.2	27.7
2006	689	30.0	23.0	31
2007	683	33.0	20.7	28.6
2008	680	33.0	20.6	28.9
2009	616	33.0	18.7	31.6
2010	634	28.7	22.0	36.7
2011	583	26.8	21.7	39.1
2012	584	26.7	21.8	42.5
2013	560	26.8	20.8	42
2014	530	n/a	n/a	38.3
2015	550	26.0	21.1	37.8
2016	547	27.0	20.2	42.2
2017	578	28.4	20.3	47.2
2018	551	29.4	18.7	45.2
2019	525	30.4	17.2	47.6
2020	561	27.7	20.2	51
2021	523	30.6	17.0	38.6
2022	549	26.7	20.5	51.9
2023	583	26.7	21.7	55.1
2024	597	28.4	20.9	54.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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