Jule F. Sumner High School is a public high school in Riverview,

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. The school is named after Jule F. Sumner, who was an early settler of the Southshore area.

Grades

Sumner High School serves grades 6 and 9-11 beginning in the 2020–21 school year. In the 2021–22 school year, the school will support grades 7 and 9–12. In the 2022–23 school year, the school will support grades 8–12. Beginning in the 2023–24 school year, Sumner High School will exclusively be a secondary school (grades 9–12). This is a part of the school's Academy 2027 program, to relieve overcrowding in middle schools in the area before a new one is built.

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.

References

High schools in Hillsborough County, Florida Public high schools in Florida 2020 establishments in Florida Educational institutions established in 2020 {{Florida-school-stub