Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA

Puyallup School District — Decoded Rankings

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

District profile

Total enrollment
17,308
Free/reduced lunch
48.2%
Avg SES index
62.7
State
WA

Schools in Puyallup School District

Elementary / Middle Schools (29 ranked)

29 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Woodland ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#245#131High
Emma L Carson ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#385#159High
Wildwood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#367#187High
Ridgecrest ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#233#189High
G W Edgerton ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#357#194High
Fruitland ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#195#251Medium
Maplewood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#407#255High
Kalles Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#319#294High
Frank Brouillet ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#259#315High
Spinning ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#266#356High
Firgrove ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#528#368High
Pope ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#317#381High
Mt View ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#351#393High
Dessie F Evans ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#372#413Medium
Stewart ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#442#414High
Shaw Road ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#270#428High
Edward Zeiger ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#417#441High
Aylen Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#454#448Medium
Ballou Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#404#450Medium
Ferrucci Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#325#473High
Northwood ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#327#483High
Meeker ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#392#528High
Edgemont Jr HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#424#545Medium
Karshner ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#568#550High
Sunrise ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#450#566High
Doris Stahl Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#429#579High
Waller Road ElementaryNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#527#582High
Warren Hunt ElemNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#410#583High
Glacier View Junior HighNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#409#601High
Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank)
Puyallup Parent Partnership ProgramneighborhoodN/AN/A Not enough data to rank

High Schools (2 ranked)

Schools sortable by achievement rank, decoded rank, rank shift, story type, and confidence.
Puyallup High SchoolNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#42#53HSHS outcomeHS pool
Gov John Rogers High SchoolNeighborhoodPuyallup School District#64#76HSHS outcomeHS pool

Story type breakdown

  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 23
  • 4

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)-24.40Schools lose 24.4 places on average after context.

Data & sources

Assessment data
2023–24 school year
NCES CCD vintage
2023
Census ACS 5-year vintage
2020-2024
Last updated
July 26, 2026
Methodology version
0.9.0
Source files (3)

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