Sunnyside High School (Sunnyside, Washington)

Sunnyside High School, is located in Sunnyside, Washington, United States. It is a high school that serves 1,877 (May 2016) students from grades 9–12.[3] Their athletic team name is the Grizzlies. Sunnyside High School has won several awards for academic excellence in recent years.

Sunnyside High School
Address
1801 E. Edison Avenue

Sunnyside
,
Washington

United States
Coordinates46°19′23″N 119°59′49″W
Information
School districtSunnyside School District
PrincipalRyan Maxwell[1]
Teaching staff83.00 (FTE) (2016–17)[2]
Grades9–12[2]
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment1,920 (2016–17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio23.13:1 (2016–17)[2]
Campus size4A
Color(s)Red and black
MascotGrizzly
Team nameGrizzlies
Websiteshs.sunnysideschools.org

Demographics

For the 2015–16 school year, 91.2% of the student body is Hispanic, while 7.8% are white. The rest (1%) is Black/ African American or Two or More Races.[3]

Graduation rate and awards

In 2008, the graduation rate of Sunnyside High School was 49.8%.[4] This led to the school being awarded a School Improvement Grant. The efforts of school staff, students, and parents led to a dramatic increase in the graduation rate. In 2015 the graduation rate was 89.2%.[3]

Sunnyside High School was named a School of Distinction in 2015 and 2016.[5] According to ESD105, "The Schools of Distinction Award goes to the top 5 percent of Washington schools that have attained the most outstanding levels of sustained improvement in English language arts, math, and graduation rates among their students over the past five years."[5]

Sunnyside High School Principal Ryan Maxwell was named the 2016 Washington State High School Principal of the Year by the Association of Washington School Principals.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "About Us". Sunnyside High School. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Sunnyside High School (530867001449)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  3. "Washington State OSPI Report Card 2015-16". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. "Washington State OSPI Report Card 2009-10". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. "ESD 105 Press Release". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  6. "Ryan Maxwell Named Washington State 2015 High School Principal of the Year" (PDF). Association of Washington School Principals. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via www.awsp.org.
  7. "Sunnyside's Linehan out as Cowboys coordinator, Prosser's Moore remains Dallas QB coach". Yakima Herald-Republic. Associated Press. January 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 – via yakimaherald.com. Linehan, a Sunnyside High graduate, ...
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