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Puyallup, WA
Public School Ratings




Puyallup Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Puyallup School District details

Puyallup School District
302 2 Nd St Se
Puyallup, WA 98372

22,905 Students enrolled in District

37 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Puyallup School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.1% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
45%
53%
51%
42%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aylen Jr High School
101 15th St Sw
Puyallup, WA, 98371
07-09
Ballou Jr High School
9916 136th St E
Puyallup, WA, 98373
07-09
Dessie F Evans Elementary School
7911 144th St E
Puyallup, WA, 98375
PK-06
Doris Stahl Junior High School
9610 168th St E
Puyallup, WA, 98375
06-10
E B Walker High School
5715 Milwaukee Ave E
Puyallup, WA, 98372
08-12
Edgemont Jr High School
2300 110th Ave E
Edgewood, WA, 98372
06-09
Edward Zeiger Elem School
13008 94th Ave E
Puyallup, WA, 98373
PK-06
Emerald Ridge High School
12405 184th St E
Puyallup, WA, 98374
10-12
Emma L Carson Elementary School
8615 184th St E
Puyallup, WA, 98375
PK-06
Ferrucci Jr High School
3213 Wildwood Pk Dr
Puyallup, WA, 98374
07-09
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.0% 54.1%
Black 7.7% 5.4%
Hispanic 23.2% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.2% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.9% 3.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.4% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 46.4% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 7.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,784 $201,190,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,530 $35,051,000 8.4%
Staff $1,283 $29,381,000 7.1%
General Administration $55 $1,268,000 0.3%
School Administration $867 $19,869,000 4.8%
Operation $1,266 $28,988,000 7.0%
Transportation $569 $13,035,000 3.1%
Other $611 $14,004,000 3.4%
Total Support $6,182 $141,596,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,214 $73,622,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $18,180 $416,408,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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