Enrollment

Students in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District are automatically assigned to schools based on the location of their residence. Proceed to Step 2 if you're sure you live in our district.

To check you live within our district, you can search your address on the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer Information Portal. (View step-by-step directions.)

Notes:

• Kindergarten students who reside within the boundaries of Maple Lawn Elementary or Daffodil Valley Elementary will attend the Sumner Early Learning Center (located behind Sumner Middle School).
• If you live in the Tehaleh community, it's possible your home is located within Orting School District boundaries. Find your resident school district.

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Verification of Residency:

In order to verify residency within the Sumner‐Bonney Lake School District, document(s) (dated within the past 30 days) from the list below MUST be provided showing parent/guardian name and physical address. Please note: Post Office box numbers are not acceptable as residence addresses:

If you own your home

Provide ONE of the following:

• Escrow papers
• Mortgage book or statement
• Homeowners association fees statement

OR 

Provide TWO of the following:

• Phone bill (landline, not cellular) at the stated address
• Residence insurance statement
• Gas or electric bill
• Cable TV bill
• Garbage bill
• Water bill

Note: Only bills listing a single household as a payee is acceptable. Bills naming multiple families or individuals will not be accepted as proof of residency.

If you rent or lease

Provide TWO of the following:

• Lease agreement/Rental contract and current rent receipt within 30 days
• Letter on apartment complex or mobile home park letterhead, signed by the landlord, stating the parent/guardian lives at the stated address
• Phone bill (landline, not cellular) at the stated address
• Residence insurance statement
• Gas or electric bill
• Cable TV bill
• Garbage bill
• Water bill

Note: Only bills listing a single household as a payee is acceptable. Bills naming multiple families or individuals will not be accepted as proof of residency.

If you receive Social Services, the following can replace the above forms of proof:

Provide ONE of the following:

• Recent Verification of Social Services (within 30 days)

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Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS)

Effective 2020-2021 school year: new immunization documentation requirements per the Washington State Department of Health.

ONE of the following documents must be uploaded to the enrollment site.

• CIS form printed from IIS (Immunization Information System database (accessed through the IIS website: https://wa.myir.net
• Hardcopy CIS form completed by hand and validated with a health care provider signature
• Hardcopy CIS form completed by hand by parent and validated by school nurse or designee with vaccination records attached

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Kindergarten only: Proof of birthdate

Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before August 31. 

Acceptable documents include, but are not limited to: birth, hospital, physician's, or religious certificates, adoption records, or previously verified school records. For other forms, please contact the school and we will help you get started.

Note: This process will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. As you work, you may save your progress and come back later.
 

• Option 1- I currently have a student enrolled in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

Log-in to your Family Access account and click on the NSOE (new student online enrollment) button in the upper left.
 

• Option 2- I do NOT currently have a student in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

Follow this link for New Student Online Enrollment to request access to the Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Access portal where you will complete the on-line enrollment.

Home-School Registration

If you are interested in declaring homeschool status or need access to Homeschool Running Start, click here. 

Incoming high school students residing in a non-high school district such as Dieringer/Carbonado School Districts:

If your student is an incoming high school student and you live in a non-high school district such as Dieringer or Carbonado, you have the choice of attending Bonney Lake High School or Sumner High School. Please indicate your high school choice in the "Additional Information" area in Step 1 (Student Information) of the New Student Online Enrollment application so we know which high school to assign the application.  A waiver is not required.

If you need help or support with registration, email register@sumnersd.org.