Sumner High High School
4248 Cottage Ave
Saint Louis MO, 63113, Saint Louis City County
Phone: 314-371-1048
Ranking: 
(493 out of 498, bottom 1%)*
(493 out of 498, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Louis City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 48 | 57 | 55 | 68 | 72 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 579 | 759 | 521 | 586 | 878 | 948 | 1,016 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 155 | 26.8% | 275 | 36.2% | 221 | 42.4% | 267 | 45.6% | 425 | 48.4% | 344 | 36.3% | 480 | 47.2% |
| Grade 10: | 194 | 33.5% | 188 | 24.8% | 103 | 19.8% | 130 | 22.2% | 214 | 24.4% | 216 | 22.8% | 173 | 17.0% |
| Grade 11: | 123 | 21.2% | 154 | 20.3% | 107 | 20.5% | 103 | 17.6% | 165 | 18.8% | 186 | 19.6% | 193 | 19.0% |
| Grade 12: | 107 | 18.5% | 142 | 18.7% | 90 | 17.3% | 86 | 14.7% | 74 | 8.4% | 202 | 21.3% | 170 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 306 | 52.8% | 378 | 49.8% | 270 | 51.8% | 322 | 54.9% | 437 | 49.8% | 466 | 49.2% | 464 | 45.7% |
| Female: | 273 | 47.2% | 381 | 50.2% | 251 | 48.2% | 264 | 45.1% | 433 | 49.3% | 474 | 50.0% | 548 | 53.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 574 | 99.1% | 748 | 98.6% | 520 | 99.8% | 583 | 99.5% | 869 | 99.0% | 940 | 99.2% | 1,006 | 99.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 512 | 88.4% | 468 | 61.7% | 492 | 94.4% | 457 | 78.0% | 568 | 64.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 661 | 65.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.40 | 15.98 | 9.11 | 10.62 | 12.86 | 13.30 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 13.2% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 4% | 15.1% | 41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5% | 15.5% | 46.2% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 17.9% | 42.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 15.6% | 41.8% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 18.7% | 39.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 8.6% | 22.7% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 8.8% | 26.2% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 28.6% | 41.7% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 8.4% | 44.8% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 5.7% | 35.3% | 57% |
| 2013 | American History | End of course | % met std | 2% | 12.9% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 11.7% | 17.8% | 55.1% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 8.2% | 21% | 43.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 21.4% | 39.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 13.5% | 29.1% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 8% | 43.7% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 9.4% | 26.6% | 60.3% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 27.6% | 47.6% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 26.6% | 48.3% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 16.9% | 61.5% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 39.2% | 58.5% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 23.4% | 41.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 9.4% | 44% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 0% | 25.8% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.1% | 61.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.9% | 37.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.6% | 64.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,871.0 | $43,844.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,669.0 | $33,615.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,202.0 | $49,503.0 |
* Sumner High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.