Best Elementary Schools in Puyallup, WA

Summary:

The city of Puyallup, Washington is home to 22 elementary schools, the majority of which are part of the Puyallup School District. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities in the Puyallup area.

Several schools stand out as high-performing, including Shaw Road Elementary, Fruitland Elementary, Woodland Elementary, Ridgecrest Elementary, and Spinning Elementary. These schools have consistently high academic achievement across multiple subject areas and rank among the top elementary schools in the state. In contrast, a few schools like Firgrove Elementary, Karshner Elementary, and Stewart Elementary struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

The data reveals a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tend to have lower test scores. Additionally, the two Bethel School District elementary schools in the data set, Frederickson Elementary and Bethel Elementary Learning Academy, both have lower test scores compared to the Puyallup School District schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WCAS Science (2023)		SBAC English Language Arts (2023)					SBAC Math (2023)					% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frederickson Elementary	Public	K-5	17418 74th Ave E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-6300	516	35	14.6	53.9%	179 (34.7%)	70 (13.6%)	111 (21.5%)	34 (6.6%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)	104 (20.2%)	21.3	957^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.1%		28.6	839^th of 1169 public elementary schools	28.2%	118	27.4	27.4	37.6	40.9	31.5		37.0	28.7	39.8	22.2		30.7	91.8	92.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	91.8	92.8	93.8	91.8	91.8	$19,790	$876	$18,914
Bethel Elementary Learning Academy	Public	K-5	16117 Canyon Road East	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-4990	20	1	20.0	30.0%	9 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (20.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (30.0%)								(n/a)							66.7					41.7											$14,389	$381	$14,008
Shaw Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1106 Shaw Rd	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8675	636	38	16.5	31.1%	366 (57.5%)	29 (4.6%)	92 (14.5%)	49 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	87 (13.7%)	77.1	255^th of 1168 public elementary schools	78.2%		87.3	142^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	87.9%	113	70.5	70.5	55.5	58.9	70.5	74.5	64.7	55.5	54.4	58.0	67.0	58.8	96.7	96.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$17,937	$1,056	$16,881
Firgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	13918 Meridian S	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8733	591	40	14.7	65.8%	248 (42.0%)	62 (10.5%)	121 (20.5%)	37 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	100 (16.9%)	26.8	874^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.2%		26	884^th of 1169 public elementary schools	24.4%	10	33.7	33.7	32.6	34.8	22.5	56.6	35.9	41.5	31.9	11.5	35.9	30.2	91.0	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	91.0	92.3	92.3	91.0	91.0	$18,077	$2,458	$15,618
Fruitland Elementary	Public	K-6	1515 Fruitland Ave	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8734	614	32	19.1	27.9%	378 (61.6%)	14 (2.3%)	79 (12.9%)	42 (6.8%)	8 (1.3%)	14 (2.3%)	79 (12.9%)	83.8	181^st of 1168 public elementary schools	84.5%		82.9	189^th of 1169 public elementary schools	83.8%	8	69.1	69.1	85.1	57.7	76.5	72.1	72.7	79.1	70.9	51.5	49.4	63.3	95.2	95.2	96.4	96.4	96.4	95.2	95.2	96.4	95.2	95.2	$16,699	$743	$15,956
Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	426 4th Ave NE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8743	345	24	14.1	67.5%	152 (44.1%)	18 (5.2%)	104 (30.1%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.9%)	42 (12.2%)	28.1	849^th of 1168 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.9	914^th of 1169 public elementary schools	21.8%	65	33.3	33.3	48.8	30.8	51.2	29.7	40.7	55.8	18.0	30.2	13.5	30.3	89.1	91.3	93.5	93.5	93.5	89.1	93.5	93.5	89.1	89.1	$20,075	$1,973	$18,101
Karshner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1328 8th Ave NW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8736	380	24	15.8	53.2%	149 (39.2%)	28 (7.4%)	115 (30.3%)	31 (8.2%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	42 (11.1%)	24.2	922^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	21.1%		41.6	657^th of 1169 public elementary schools	43.8%	265	20.4	20.4	44.1	33.9	26.5	34.0	35.0	32.8	49.2	18.4	32.0	33.8	90.6	90.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$16,005	$1,161	$14,844
Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1110 W Pioneer	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8737	351	23	15.4	32.5%	231 (65.8%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.5%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.4%)	47.4	590^th of 1168 public elementary schools	49.5%		54.2	492^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	57.9%	98	56.9	56.9	33.3	35.1	57.7	47.4	44.4	28.6	58.3	51.0	42.1	44.9	94.1	96.1	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.1	94.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$17,663	$794	$16,869
Meeker Elementary	Public	K-6	409 5th St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8738	385	25	15.5	49.6%	233 (60.5%)	20 (5.2%)	49 (12.7%)	14 (3.6%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	55 (14.3%)	50.9	530^th of 1168 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.1	456^th of 1169 public elementary schools	61.0%	74	52.6	52.6	54.9	39.2	44.7	44.0	45.8	66.7	42.3	39.5	47.1	49.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	$17,960	$1,278	$16,682
Spinning Elementary	Public	K-6	1306 E Pioneer	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8742	281	20	13.7	54.1%	147 (52.3%)	3 (1.1%)	70 (24.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	40 (14.2%)	74.2	284^th of 1168 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.1	303^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	74.1%	19	62.9	62.9	51.1	54.8	62.9	62.5	57.4	62.2	62.8	65.7	57.5	62.0	91.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	97.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	$20,240	$1,578	$18,662
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2323 39th Ave SE	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8744	685	40	16.9	55.0%	336 (49.1%)	42 (6.1%)	138 (20.1%)	31 (4.5%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.1%)	110 (16.1%)	35.4	749^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.9%		53.9	499^th of 1169 public elementary schools	57.3%	250	45.5	45.5	30.9	43.1	51.7	47.1	42.5	33.3	39.2	37.1	31.0	35.3	89.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	90.5	91.7	90.5	90.5	90.5	$17,732	$1,368	$16,364
Wildwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1601 26th Ave SE	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8746	362	27	13.2	62.4%	183 (50.6%)	31 (8.6%)	58 (16.0%)	17 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	59 (16.3%)	54.6	492^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	57.9%		48.6	583^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	50.1%	91	61.7	61.7	53.7	42.9	52.1	51.0	50.3	59.3	41.9	40.4	43.1	46.7	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	$19,467	$1,772	$17,695
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-6	7707 112th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8747	571	33	17.2	48.5%	281 (49.2%)	21 (3.7%)	118 (20.7%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	91 (15.9%)	71.8	306^th of 1168 public elementary schools	73.8%		81.2	211^th of 1169 public elementary schools	82.0%	95	85.7	85.7	41.7	42.3	87.9	66.3	60.5	54.8	46.2	75.8	64.7	61.0	92.9	94.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	95.7	97.1	98.6	98.6	$17,247	$1,219	$16,028
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	12616 Shaw Rd E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8753	479	28	17.2	43.4%	251 (52.4%)	19 (4.0%)	93 (19.4%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	68 (14.2%)	79.3	228^th of 1168 public elementary schools	80.5%		73.7	288^th of 1169 public elementary schools	75.4%	60	61.7	61.7	58.6	60.0	79.7	64.9	65.5	51.7	67.1	72.9	64.9	64.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	98.6	97.2	97.2	97.2	$17,964	$1,357	$16,606
Pope Elementary	Public	K-6	15102 122nd Ave E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8755	690	39	17.6	48.4%	302 (43.8%)	69 (10.0%)	132 (19.1%)	55 (8.0%)	6 (0.9%)	14 (2.0%)	112 (16.2%)	62.7	399^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.8%		70.4	323^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	72.4%	76	57.0	57.0	53.3	56.6	55.7	46.1	53.2	66.7	58.6	54.8	36.4	54.8	94.3	96.6	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.6	97.7	95.5	96.6	96.6	$16,124	$1,283	$14,841
Frank Brouillet Elementary	Public	K-6	17207 94th Ave E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8670	552	31	17.6	39.9%	272 (49.3%)	43 (7.8%)	95 (17.2%)	28 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	82 (14.9%)	64	385^th of 1168 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.7	388^th of 1169 public elementary schools	66.8%	3	57.0	57.0	56.0	56.8	59.5	58.1	57.6	64.8	59.5	40.5	36.6	50.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	$17,468	$1,757	$15,711
Warren Hunt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12801 144th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8690	717	43	16.5	46.0%	362 (50.5%)	32 (4.5%)	141 (19.7%)	49 (6.8%)	7 (1.0%)	20 (2.8%)	106 (14.8%)	51.5	522^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	55.3%		51.4	539^th of 1169 public elementary schools	53.9%	17	54.6	54.6	36.8	55.3	54.0	54.1	50.1	42.6	52.4	47.1	35.4	44.5	89.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	91.2	92.2	92.2	$16,878	$1,348	$15,530
Edward Zeiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13008 94th Ave E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8663	495	32	15.4	53.9%	203 (41.0%)	27 (5.5%)	124 (25.1%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	83 (16.8%)	33.4	788^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.5%		39.3	692^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	40.8%	96	45.5	45.5	30.0	37.8	56.4	44.3	41.3	47.1	44.6	25.0	15.7	33.7	92.9	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.2	98.2	96.4	98.2	98.2	$18,392	$1,537	$16,855
G W Edgerton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16528 127th Ave Ct E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 840-8809	758	44	17.3	33.4%	403 (53.2%)	65 (8.6%)	98 (12.9%)	63 (8.3%)	7 (0.9%)	22 (2.9%)	99 (13.1%)	50.3	540^th of 1168 public elementary schools	53.8%		58.2	450^th of 1169 public elementary schools	61.5%	90	40.6	40.6	35.6	53.2	44.4	59.7	48.1	51.3	57.5	36.8	47.1	48.0	92.8	94.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	94.9	95.9	92.8	94.9	94.9	$16,687	$1,140	$15,547
Emma L Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8615 184th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8808	738	39	19.1	46.3%	283 (38.3%)	84 (11.4%)	155 (21.0%)	54 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	120 (16.3%)	39	704^th of 1168 public elementary schools	39.7%		35.3	749^th of 1169 public elementary schools	35.9%	45	39.5	39.5	47.3	36.2	49.1	37.3	42.6	55.8	44.8	41.7	25.7	41.8	93.1	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	94.1	96.0	96.0	94.1	94.1	$15,342	$1,380	$13,962
Puyallup Parent Partnership Program	Public	K-8	1501 39th Ave SW	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 864-5700	150	9	17.4	53.3%	58 (38.7%)	13 (8.7%)	33 (22.0%)	9 (6.0%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (6.0%)	26 (17.3%)	33.1	792^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	32.2%		20.5	960^th of 1169 public elementary schools	17.9%	168	57.9	57.9	30.8	39.1	55.6	33.3	40.0		22.7	33.3		22.4											$11,561	$651	$10,910
Dessie F Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7911 144th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 864-5500	988	56	17.6	41.7%	447 (45.2%)	56 (5.7%)	264 (26.7%)	76 (7.7%)	7 (0.7%)	22 (2.2%)	115 (11.6%)	67.3	355^th of 1168 public elementary schools	69.6%		64.4	383^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	67.2%	28	56.3	56.3	50.3	52.6	59.5	59.6	55.5	53.1	56.4	65.9	54.4	57.3	93.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.6	98.0	95.2	96.6	96.6	$16,201	$1,356	$14,846

Cities Near Puyallup

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Edgewood	3.01 mi	4	98^th
Sumner	3.35 mi	6	48^th
Tacoma	3.7 mi	104	190^th
Milton	4.04 mi	2	256^th
Bonney Lake	5.4 mi	9	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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