Is Emerald Ridge High School a good school?

Emerald Ridge High School ranks 132 nd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Emerald Ridge High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,537 students attended Emerald Ridge High School.

What is the racial makeup of Emerald Ridge High School?

Students at Emerald Ridge High School are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Emerald Ridge High School?

Emerald Ridge High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : G W Edgerton Elementary Elementary : Pope Elementary Elementary : Ridgecrest Elementary Elementary : Sunrise Elementary Elementary : Warren Hunt Elementary Elementary : Wildwood Elementary Middle : Ferrucci Junior High Middle : Glacier View Junior High

Emerald Ridge High School

Summary:

Emerald Ridge High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Puyallup, Washington, with a diverse student population of 1,537. The school consistently ranks among the top 30% of high schools in the state, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the school faces some challenges, including an increasing dropout rate and achievement gaps among certain student subgroups.

Academically, Puyallup High School and the Bethel School District schools (including Graham Kapowsin High School) generally perform lower than Emerald Ridge High School. However, Bonney Lake High School in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District performs similarly or better than Emerald Ridge in several metrics.

While Emerald Ridge High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, the school's dropout rate has been increasing in recent years, reaching 10.0% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with stronger outcomes for White, Multi-racial, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, but lower performance for Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students. Addressing these achievement gaps and supporting the success of all students will be crucial for the school's continued improvement.

Detail:

Public 10-12

12405 184th St E
Puyallup, WA 98374-9135

(253) 435-6300

District: Puyallup School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
132^nd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,946

Feeder schools for Emerald Ridge High School:

Elementary:	G W Edgerton Elementary
	Pope Elementary
	Ridgecrest Elementary
	Sunrise Elementary
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	Warren Hunt Elementary
	Wildwood Elementary
Middle:	Ferrucci Junior High
	Glacier View Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 1,537

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Emerald Ridge High School ranks better than 69.8% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Puyallup School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.99. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Emerald Ridge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.3%), Hispanic (18.7%), two or more races (11.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Puyallup School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerald Ridge High School is 23.9. 2 high schools in the Puyallup School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Emerald Ridge High School employs 64.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerald Ridge High School is $15,946. 3 high schools in the Puyallup School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerald Ridge High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerald Ridge High School 132^nd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Emerald Ridge High School 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 Emerald Ridge High School

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Rank History for all students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	71.00	98^th	390	74.9%
2005	69.94	114^th	394	71.1%
2006	71.56	99^th	395	74.9%
2007	76.06	80^th	399	79.9%
2008	76.19	76^th	396	80.8%
2009	77.84	70^th	402	82.6%
2010	75.94	81^st	423	80.9%
2011	63.23	120^th	440	72.7%
2012	64.57	127^th	450	71.8%
2013	67.50	124^th	454	72.7%
2015	41.91	200^th	341	41.3%
2016	55.42	152^nd	306	50.3%
2017	60.95	132^nd	301	56.1%
2018	47.34	199^th	315	36.8%
2019	50.81	204^th	417	51.1%
2021	69.83	103^rd	455	77.4%
2022	69.74	118^th	434	72.8%
2023	59.65	163^rd	442	63.1%
2024	63.99	132^nd	437	69.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.75	58^th	91	36.3%
2019	26.52	132^nd	163	19.0%
2021	67.96	45^th	195	76.9%
2022	68.89	50^th	179	72.1%
2023	51.50	75^th	166	54.8%
2024	51.24	67^th	161	58.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	45.91	33^rd	69	52.2%
2022	26.69	50^th	70	28.6%
2024	74.08	10^th	68	85.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	38.71	79^th	128	38.3%
2022	46.33	61^st	130	53.1%
2024	35.93	65^th	110	40.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.47	152^nd	227	33.0%
2019	50.96	162^nd	344	52.9%
2021	79.49	39^th	392	90.1%
2022	73.47	73^rd	370	80.3%
2023	62.65	109^th	362	69.9%
2024	63.87	98^th	356	72.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.88	2^nd	24	91.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.77	165^th	243	32.1%
2019	49.38	190^th	358	46.9%
2021	69.08	92^nd	390	76.4%
2022	69.83	94^th	368	74.5%
2023	57.43	146^th	357	59.1%
2024	61.06	115^th	347	66.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	59.26	10^th	31	67.7%
2021	33.30	38^th	47	19.1%
2022	58.81	15^th	38	60.5%
2023	59.88	10^th	31	67.7%
2024	79.05	3^rd	34	91.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.07	159^th	254	37.4%
2019	50.19	175^th	355	50.7%
2021	66.94	103^rd	395	73.9%
2022	64.85	116^th	363	68.0%
2023	57.21	145^th	358	59.5%
2024	61.29	125^th	362	65.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	30.45	92^nd	121	24.0%
2021	34.71	92^nd	136	32.4%
2022	53.81	60^th	124	51.6%
2023	38.38	72^nd	118	39.0%
2024	33.15	75^th	113	33.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	69.99	11^th	54	79.6%
2021	69.92	24^th	111	78.4%
2022	58.07	34^th	89	61.8%
2023	49.38	43^rd	78	44.9%
2024	52.26	33^rd	70	52.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.72	109^th	156	30.1%
2019	51.05	110^th	241	54.4%
2021	67.72	63^rd	278	77.3%
2022	51.56	112^th	261	57.1%
2023	56.87	89^th	249	64.3%
2024	58.33	92^nd	248	62.9%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	76.80	6^th	33	81.8%
2022	72.59	2^nd	17	88.2%
2023	86.12	1^st	9	88.9%
2024	32.87	6^th	8	25.0%

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Rank History for White students at Emerald Ridge High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.56	162^nd	222	27.0%
2019	52.17	175^th	382	54.2%
2021	63.70	122^nd	413	70.5%
2022	69.38	113^th	390	71.0%
2023	57.17	151^st	379	60.2%
2024	71.53	89^th	374	76.2%

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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 Emerald Ridge High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	929	27	64	42	14	n/a	n/a	0	1076
2002	1181	51	94	62	19	n/a	n/a	0	1407
2003	1181	51	94	62	19	n/a	n/a	0	1407
2004	1165	77	83	65	19	n/a	n/a	0	1409
2005	1193	75	85	72	27	n/a	n/a	2	1454
2006	1259	78	94	83	22	n/a	n/a	7	1543
2007	1185	64	93	95	17	n/a	n/a	23	1477
2008	1158	65	106	113	21	n/a	n/a	53	1516
2009	1178	73	112	106	22	n/a	n/a	88	1579
2010	1144	192	105	119	17	n/a	n/a	6	1583
2011	1121	119	74	160	17	15	95	0	1601
2012	1031	61	72	180	13	18	161	0	1536
2013	1087	63	80	184	14	23	164	0	1615
2014	1036	57	73	183	9	21	149	0	1528
2015	1043	58	75	201	15	23	170	0	1585
2016	972	66	67	200	12	16	180	0	1513
2017	995	67	68	202	17	18	196	0	1563
2018	954	74	57	218	13	22	185	0	1523
2019	911	62	65	251	17	18	192	0	1516
2020	824	78	76	229	9	24	176	1	1417
2021	812	83	79	256	10	21	170	1	1432
2022	760	105	87	254	14	34	175	4	1433
2023	788	119	91	288	21	39	181	10	1537

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 Emerald Ridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	1076	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	1407	0.0	n/a	11.7
2003	1407	0.0	n/a	11.7
2004	1409	0.0	n/a	13.8
2005	1454	n/a	n/a	12.7
2006	1543	0.0	n/a	11.9
2007	1477	0.0	n/a	12.9
2008	1516	n/a	n/a	14.5
2009	1579	n/a	n/a	16.4
2010	1583	n/a	n/a	19.3
2011	1601	n/a	n/a	21.2
2012	1536	n/a	n/a	23
2013	1615	69.3	23.2	27.4
2014	1528	n/a	n/a	25.9
2015	1585	65.0	24.3	24.5
2016	1513	64.0	23.6	25.2
2017	1563	63.7	24.5	23.3
2018	1523	63.0	24.1	26.4
2019	1516	64.8	23.3	29.7
2020	1417	60.1	23.5	31
2021	1432	57.6	24.8	33.8
2022	1433	62.0	23.1	35.5
2023	1537	64.1	23.9	37.3

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 Emerald Ridge High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	1076	0.0	0.0	n/a
2002	1407	0.0	n/a	11.7
2003	1407	0.0	n/a	11.7
2004	1409	0.0	n/a	13.8
2005	1454	n/a	n/a	12.7
2006	1543	0.0	n/a	11.9
2007	1477	0.0	n/a	12.9
2008	1516	n/a	n/a	14.5
2009	1579	n/a	n/a	16.4
2010	1583	n/a	n/a	19.3
2011	1601	n/a	n/a	21.2
2012	1536	n/a	n/a	23
2013	1615	69.3	23.2	27.4
2014	1528	n/a	n/a	25.9
2015	1585	65.0	24.3	24.5
2016	1513	64.0	23.6	25.2
2017	1563	63.7	24.5	23.3
2018	1523	63.0	24.1	26.4
2019	1516	64.8	23.3	29.7
2020	1417	60.1	23.5	31
2021	1432	57.6	24.8	33.8
2022	1433	62.0	23.1	35.5
2023	1537	64.1	23.9	37.3

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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