WashingtonSchoolsDaffodil Valley Elementary

Daffodil Valley Elementary

PublicRegular
Sumner, Washington · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio20.8:1students per teacher
Students521enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students521
Grade Span
Student:Teacher20.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch53%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
2.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
26
4.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
524
0.6%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
13
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.2:117.5:118.7:120.0:121.2:12020202120222023202419.8:120.6:120.6:120.8:120.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

492499506512519526242425252626202020212022202320244945154955215242525242526EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment494515495521524
Teacher FTE2525242526
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.8:120.6:120.6:120.8:120.2:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.3 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree76%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.