Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA

Puyallup School District — Decoded Rankings

32 of 37 schools ranked · Updated 2026-07-26

District profile

Total enrollment
17,233
Free/reduced lunch
48.6%
Avg SES index
62.0
State
WA

Schools in Puyallup School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (29 ranked)

29 official · 2 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Maplewood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#337#127High
Emma L Carson ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#361#156High
Wildwood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#372#185High
Shaw Road ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#222#229High
Ridgecrest ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#279#256High
Woodland ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#303#266High
Fruitland ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#244#317High
Mt View ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#322#323High
Frank Brouillet ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#252#328High
G W Edgerton ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#359#336High
Spinning ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#267#356High
Kalles Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#288#369High
Edward Zeiger ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#415#372High
Firgrove ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#531#388High
Dessie F Evans ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#371#391High
Pope ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#314#396High
Stewart ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#437#404High
Ballou Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#409#437Medium
Meeker ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#418#477Medium
Aylen Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#402#489High
Northwood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#336#496High
Edgemont Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#440#499High
Waller Road ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#532#515High
Karshner ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#525#516High
Sunrise ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#524#546High
Doris Stahl Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#395#581High
Glacier View Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#426#600Medium
Ferrucci Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#357#609High
Warren Hunt ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#430#618High
Unranked (2 not yet eligible for a rank)
Puyallup Online Academy/POAvirtualN/AN/A Not enough data to rank
Puyallup Parent Partnership ProgramneighborhoodN/AN/A Not enough data to rank

High Schools (3 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Puyallup High SchoolNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#43#48HSHS outcomeHS pool
Gov John Rogers High SchoolNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#61#80HSHS outcomeHS pool
Emerald Ridge High SchoolNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#50#90HSHS outcomeHS pool

Story type breakdown

  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 24
  • 3

How this district compares

District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.

MeasureDistrict avgMetro medianRead
Avg achievement percentile (metro)45.0505.0 points below the metro median
Avg decoded percentile (metro)41.4508.6 points below the metro median
Avg rank shift (places gained after context)-24.60Schools lose 24.6 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2024–25 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2024
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
July 26, 2026
Methodology version
0.9.0
Source files (3)

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