Is Kalles Junior High a good school?

Kalles Junior High ranks 150 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kalles Junior High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 831 students attended Kalles Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Kalles Junior High?

Students at Kalles Junior High are 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of Kalles Junior High attend?

Students who attend Kalles Junior High usually go on to attend Puyallup High School

Kalles Junior High

Summary:

Kalles Junior High is a public middle school located in Puyallup, Washington, serving grades 7-9 with a student population of 831. As part of the Puyallup School District, which is ranked 88 out of 247 districts in Washington, Kalles has consistently outperformed the district and state in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Kalles Junior High's academic performance is especially strong, with 59.27% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.82% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In Math, 47.63% of Kalles students were proficient or better, compared to 43.33% for the district and 41.68% for the state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in 7th grade ELA, where 61.76% of students were proficient or better, compared to 58.94% for the district and 51.83% for the state. Kalles also excels in supporting its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking 8th and 127th, respectively, out of all Washington middle schools in these subgroups.

While Kalles Junior High's overall academic performance is impressive, the school's relatively lower performance for its multi-racial and special education student populations indicates an area for potential improvement. However, the school's strong resource allocation, with a significant increase in per-student spending, and effective strategies for supporting diverse learners make it a standout in the Puyallup School District. When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as First Creek Middle School and Doris Stahl Junior High, Kalles Junior High generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 7-9

501 7th Ave SE
Puyallup, WA 98372-3207

(253) 841-8729

District: Puyallup School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
150^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,604

Students who attend Kalles Junior High usually attend:

High:

Puyallup High School

Feeder schools for Kalles Junior High:

Elementary:	Meeker Elementary
	Shaw Road Elementary
	Spinning Elementary
	Stewart Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 831

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kalles Junior High ranks better than 72% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 7 ranked middle schools in the Puyallup School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.07. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Kalles Junior High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.1%), Hispanic (16.2%), two or more races (13.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kalles Junior High is 22.4, which is the highest among 7 middle schools in the Puyallup School District! (See more...)

Compare Kalles Junior High employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kalles Junior High is $15,604. 4 middle schools in the Puyallup School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kalles Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Kalles Junior High 150^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Kalles Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Puyallup School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Puyallup School District 88^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kalles Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	59.22	173^rd	421	58.9%
2005	38.99	285^th	425	32.9%
2006	44.64	254^th	449	43.4%
2007	48.06	245^th	463	47.1%
2008	54.08	206^th	466	55.8%
2009	78.06	77^th	476	83.8%
2010	81.66	64^th	483	86.7%
2011	75.54	93^rd	492	81.1%
2012	77.10	80^th	497	83.9%
2013	76.09	92^nd	498	81.5%
2015	78.53	76^th	445	82.9%
2016	82.60	62^nd	443	86.0%
2017	88.27	39^th	435	91.0%
2018	85.04	60^th	437	86.3%
2019	78.15	94^th	512	81.6%
2021	65.42	154^th	529	70.9%
2022	60.33	177^th	541	67.3%
2023	63.45	171^st	539	68.3%
2024	68.07	150^th	535	72.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.88	23^rd	166	86.1%
2019	70.23	65^th	246	73.6%
2021	54.73	99^th	250	60.4%
2022	47.01	129^th	257	49.8%
2023	30.05	174^th	244	28.7%
2024	41.13	141^st	243	42.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.58	103^rd	268	61.6%
2019	44.69	90^th	231	61.0%
2022	25.91	156^th	199	21.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	83.32	34^th	349	90.3%
2019	76.35	48^th	448	89.3%
2021	61.43	127^th	458	72.3%
2022	50.56	195^th	475	58.9%
2023	57.20	168^th	463	63.7%
2024	62.94	136^th	455	70.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.32	68^th	376	81.9%
2019	73.84	104^th	452	77.0%
2021	65.97	130^th	469	72.3%
2022	56.62	176^th	479	63.3%
2023	68.63	128^th	464	72.4%
2024	69.76	123^rd	464	73.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	86.13	47^th	371	87.3%
2019	80.77	76^th	453	83.2%
2021	65.06	143^rd	476	70.0%
2022	63.27	145^th	480	69.8%
2023	57.39	176^th	470	62.6%
2024	66.55	126^th	466	73.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	87.84	12^th	123	90.2%
2019	59.33	61^st	152	59.9%
2021	54.08	67^th	149	55.0%
2022	58.41	63^rd	161	60.9%
2023	52.73	69^th	145	52.4%
2024	67.71	48^th	148	67.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.61	12^th	96	87.5%
2024	84.70	8^th	90	91.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.15	42^nd	259	83.8%
2019	68.51	88^th	344	74.4%
2021	69.83	71^st	353	79.9%
2022	62.48	102^nd	360	71.7%
2023	64.39	89^th	336	73.5%
2024	55.72	127^th	344	63.1%

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Rank History for White students at Kalles Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.55	67^th	325	79.4%
2019	73.62	104^th	470	77.9%
2021	57.68	185^th	480	61.5%
2022	53.34	212^th	488	56.6%
2023	62.97	153^rd	488	68.6%
2024	69.69	124^th	486	74.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Kalles Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	536	5	23	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	577
1989	536	7	30	15	7	n/a	n/a	0	595
1990	586	5	26	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	641
1991	608	7	32	14	16	n/a	n/a	0	677
1992	686	11	16	7	13	n/a	n/a	0	733
1993	742	12	17	16	20	n/a	n/a	0	807
1994	771	11	18	21	20	n/a	n/a	0	841
1995	785	15	33	26	12	n/a	n/a	0	871
1996	785	15	33	26	12	n/a	n/a	0	871
1997	785	17	41	30	21	n/a	n/a	0	894
1998	772	21	44	26	13	n/a	n/a	0	876
1999	760	19	45	23	22	n/a	n/a	0	869
2000	736	17	33	32	18	n/a	n/a	0	836
2001	766	21	41	38	21	n/a	n/a	0	887
2002	770	34	61	45	15	n/a	n/a	0	925
2003	770	34	61	45	15	n/a	n/a	0	925
2004	737	29	66	54	21	n/a	n/a	0	907
2005	677	22	59	40	21	n/a	n/a	38	857
2006	712	36	72	38	26	n/a	n/a	27	911
2007	717	45	74	56	19	n/a	n/a	31	942
2008	696	39	85	54	17	n/a	n/a	25	916
2009	502	21	70	48	13	n/a	n/a	23	677
2010	486	51	59	42	13	n/a	n/a	0	651
2011	495	21	39	76	14	7	38	0	690
2012	519	13	33	74	9	6	66	0	720
2013	576	16	38	83	8	7	79	0	807
2014	615	23	47	100	10	4	86	0	885
2015	620	23	55	104	8	7	78	0	895
2016	597	25	58	103	8	7	86	0	884
2017	600	19	59	126	8	8	90	0	910
2018	578	25	68	120	8	7	91	0	897
2019	554	26	68	129	4	3	114	0	898
2020	559	28	66	133	7	8	121	0	922
2021	485	25	60	123	8	7	115	3	826
2022	462	34	65	133	9	5	104	5	817
2023	458	44	67	135	5	7	110	5	831

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kalles Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	28.0	20.6	0
1989	595	27.0	22.0	n/a
1990	641	30.3	21.1	0
1991	677	30.8	21.9	n/a
1992	733	36.7	19.9	n/a
1993	807	40.5	19.9	n/a
1994	841	42.7	19.7	n/a
1995	871	41.2	21.1	n/a
1996	871	41.2	21.1	n/a
1997	894	43.1	20.7	n/a
1998	876	41.3	21.2	n/a
1999	869	45.7	19.0	n/a
2000	836	41.2	20.3	n/a
2001	887	39.2	22.6	n/a
2002	925	41.3	22.4	27.9
2003	925	41.3	22.4	27.9
2004	907	40.0	22.7	26.7
2005	857	40.5	21.2	29.5
2006	911	37.9	24.0	22.5
2007	942	40.3	23.4	20.6
2008	916	34.9	26.2	20.8
2009	677	34.8	19.5	22.6
2010	651	29.6	21.9	25
2011	690	28.2	24.4	31.9
2012	720	33.6	21.4	31.1
2013	807	40.7	19.8	31.6
2014	885	n/a	n/a	31.2
2015	895	40.0	22.3	30.6
2016	884	40.0	22.1	28.8
2017	910	39.8	22.8	25.8
2018	897	41.6	21.5	26.4
2019	898	40.9	21.9	29.8
2020	922	37.0	24.9	33.6
2021	826	38.0	21.7	32
2022	817	37.0	22.0	34.4
2023	831	37.0	22.4	42.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kalles Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	577	28.0	20.6	0
1989	595	27.0	22.0	n/a
1990	641	30.3	21.1	0
1991	677	30.8	21.9	n/a
1992	733	36.7	19.9	n/a
1993	807	40.5	19.9	n/a
1994	841	42.7	19.7	n/a
1995	871	41.2	21.1	n/a
1996	871	41.2	21.1	n/a
1997	894	43.1	20.7	n/a
1998	876	41.3	21.2	n/a
1999	869	45.7	19.0	n/a
2000	836	41.2	20.3	n/a
2001	887	39.2	22.6	n/a
2002	925	41.3	22.4	27.9
2003	925	41.3	22.4	27.9
2004	907	40.0	22.7	26.7
2005	857	40.5	21.2	29.5
2006	911	37.9	24.0	22.5
2007	942	40.3	23.4	20.6
2008	916	34.9	26.2	20.8
2009	677	34.8	19.5	22.6
2010	651	29.6	21.9	25
2011	690	28.2	24.4	31.9
2012	720	33.6	21.4	31.1
2013	807	40.7	19.8	31.6
2014	885	n/a	n/a	31.2
2015	895	40.0	22.3	30.6
2016	884	40.0	22.1	28.8
2017	910	39.8	22.8	25.8
2018	897	41.6	21.5	26.4
2019	898	40.9	21.9	29.8
2020	922	37.0	24.9	33.6
2021	826	38.0	21.7	32
2022	817	37.0	22.0	34.4
2023	831	37.0	22.4	42.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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