Sumner High School (Riverview, Florida)
Public high school in Riverview, Florida, United States
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Jule F. Sumner High School is a public high school in Riverview, Florida, United States. It opened in 2020 and was built to relieve overcrowding at East Bay High School in Gibsonton and Earl J. Lennard High School in Ruskin, though it also took some students from Joe E. Newsome High School in Lithia and from Durant High School in Plant City. The school is named after Jule F. Sumner, who was an early settler of the Southshore area.
| Jule F. Sumner High School | |
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| Location | |
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10650 County Road 672 , 33579 United States | |
| Coordinates | 27°46′09″N 82°19′28″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Unity Through Diversity" |
| Established | 2020 |
| School district | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
| Principal | Robert Nelson |
| Staff | 152.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 8, 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,827 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.10[1] |
| Colors | Victory Blue Kelly Green Silver |
| Mascot | Stingrays |
| Website | www |
Grades
Sumner High School served grades 6 and 9–11 beginning in the 2020–21 school year. In the 2021–22 school year, the school supported grades 7 and 9–12. In the 2022–23 school year, the school supported grades 8–12. Beginning in the 2023–24 school year, Sumner High School became exclusively a secondary school (grades 9–12). This was part of the school's Academy 2027 program to relieve overcrowding in middle schools in the area before a new one is built.[2]
Athletics
The Stingrays' football field is one of three in Hillsborough County to have an artificial turf field. Sumner High School's fight song is "The New Colonial March" by R. B. Hall.
Demographics
Demographic data includes the Academy 2027 program students. 51.3% of the students at Sumner are male, while 48.7% are female.[3]
| Race | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,024 | 43.21% | 1,426 | 41.05% | 1,557 | 40.74% |
| Black (NH) | 627 | 26.46% | 1,034 | 29.76% | 1,171 | 30.64% |
| White (NH) | 530 | 22.36% | 707 | 20.35% | 768 | 20.09% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 139 | 5.86% | 240 | 6.91% | 259 | 6.78% |
| Asian (NH) | 48 | 2.03% | 63 | 1.81% | 61 | 1.60% |
| Native American (NH) | 2 | 0.08% | 4 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.16% |
| Total | 2,370 | 100.00% | 3,474 | 100.00% | 3,822 | 100.00% |
| Status | 2021-2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free lunch eligible | 1,617 | 46.75% |
| Neither | 1,572 | 45.45% |
| Reduced-price lunch eligible | 270 | 7.80% |
| Total | 3,459 | 100.00% |
