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Aylen Junior High

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Aylen Junior High ranks 227 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Aylen Junior High is a public middle school serving about 720 students in grades 7-9 within the Puyallup School District, a district rated in the middle range statewide.

Academically, Aylen is a middle-of-the-road school within its own district, ranking fourth out of the five Puyallup junior highs. Its performance in English Language Arts is close to the state average, and it shows a particular strength in 8th grade ELA. However, the school faces consistent challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates in both subjects below district and state averages; 7th grade math and 8th grade science are noted as specific areas needing improvement. On a positive note, Aylen's statewide ranking has improved significantly over the past two years, suggesting recent initiatives are having a positive effect.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that Kalles Junior High is the top performer in Puyallup, while schools in the neighboring Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, like Sumner Middle School, achieve higher results with similar student populations. Aylen's most standout strength is its exceptional academic performance with African American students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that distinguishes it from many surrounding schools.

720

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,074

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 15th St SW
Puyallup, WA 98371-5251

(253) 841-8723

District: Puyallup School District

Students who attend Aylen Junior High usually attend:

High:

Puyallup High School

Feeder schools for Aylen Junior High:

Elementary:	Fruitland Elementary
	Karshner Elementary
	Maplewood Elementary
	Waller Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

227^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Puyallup School District

88^th of 247Puyallup School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	227 of 534	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	254 of 535	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	320 of 539	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	266 of 541	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	258 of 529	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	157 of 512	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	155 of 437	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	180 of 435	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	194 of 443	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.8	233 of 445	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	277 of 498	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	222 of 497	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	236 of 492	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	236 of 483	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.1	232 of 476	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.2	221 of 466	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.4	246 of 463	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	275 of 449	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.1	227 of 425	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.4	177 of 421	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	10 of 101	90.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	59 of 148	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	81 of 161	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	61 of 149	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	67 of 152	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	33.7	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	217 of 471	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	240 of 464	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	307 of 464	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	255 of 479	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	268 of 469	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	155 of 452	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	174 of 376	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	171 of 347	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	101 of 344	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	185 of 336	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	95 of 360	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	117 of 353	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	152 of 344	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	132 of 259	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	236 of 457	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	179 of 455	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	299 of 463	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	203 of 475	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	161 of 458	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	162 of 448	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	201 of 472	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	212 of 466	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	284 of 470	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	223 of 480	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	197 of 476	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	126 of 453	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	110 of 371	70.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	152 of 246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	195 of 243	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	184 of 244	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	161 of 257	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	127 of 250	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	97 of 246	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	40.5	139 of 268	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	203 of 488	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	271 of 486	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	332 of 488	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	309 of 488	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	267 of 480	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	150 of 470	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	143 of 325	56.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)90th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2024)60th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2018)48th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)33rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science44%-5 vs state

Math39%-3 vs state

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worst school ever. my son was bullied there and they basically let them get away with everything. not to also mention that almost every week we get a call asking us for money for charities to a point beyond annoying Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aylen Junior High	Public	7-9	101 15th St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8723	720	32	22.7	43.9%	374 (51.9%)	28 (3.9%)	146 (20.3%)	30 (4.2%)	15 (2.1%)	18 (2.5%)	108 (15.0%)	52.8	227^th of 534 public middle schools	57.5%		49.3	254^th of 535 public middle schools	52.5%	27	44.4	44.4		49.3	57.9	53.6		38.3	40.4	39.3	$16,074	$652	$15,422
Kalles Junior High	Public	7-9	501 7th Ave SE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8729	762	33	22.9	40.2%	400 (52.5%)	32 (4.2%)	130 (17.1%)	78 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	92 (12.1%)	72	125^th of 534 public middle schools	76.6%		68.1	150^th of 535 public middle schools	72.0%	25	52.3	52.3		66.0	58.2	62.1		56.3	43.9	50.2	$16,092	$613	$15,479
Ferrucci Junior High	Public	7-9	3213 Wildwood Pk Dr	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8756	815	38	21.4	50.3%	403 (49.4%)	38 (4.7%)	179 (22.0%)	53 (6.5%)	13 (1.6%)	26 (3.2%)	99 (12.1%)	54.8	219^th of 534 public middle schools	59.0%		53.7	229^th of 535 public middle schools	57.2%	10	48.2	48.2		56.9	53.4	55.2		46.0	29.7	38.0	$16,684	$705	$15,979
Edgemont Junior High	Public	6-9	2300 110th Ave E	Edgewood	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8727	590	27	21.6	43.9%	281 (47.6%)	33 (5.6%)	93 (15.8%)	60 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	86 (14.6%)	52.6	228^th of 534 public middle schools	57.3%		54	223^rd of 535 public middle schools	58.3%	5	49.3	49.3	50.7	49.7	55.6	51.9	38.0	46.9	29.6	38.3	$16,065	$988	$15,077
Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	1508 Willow	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-5000	674	35	19.0	43.6%	370 (54.9%)	8 (1.2%)	168 (24.9%)	34 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	78 (11.6%)	83.9	75^th of 534 public middle schools	86.0%		78.8	94^th of 535 public middle schools	82.4%	19	54.2	54.2	61.7	74.2	71.2	69.3	57.8	60.6	59.2	59.3	$17,590	$482	$17,108
Surprise Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2001 Milton Way	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1300	613	28	21.9	55.5%	230 (37.5%)	46 (7.5%)	150 (24.5%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.2%)	75 (12.2%)	29.2	380^th of 534 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	383^rd of 535 public middle schools	28.4%	3			38.5	45.4		42.1	26.2	30.3		28.3	$14,717	$189	$14,528
Ballou Junior High	Public	7-9	9916 136th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8725	852	39	21.9	49.4%	381 (44.7%)	73 (8.6%)	172 (20.2%)	55 (6.5%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.6%)	129 (15.1%)	53.5	225^th of 534 public middle schools	57.9%		56.7	207^th of 535 public middle schools	61.3%	18	42.5	42.5		66.7	56.3	61.6		38.0	29.0	33.6	$15,904	$525	$15,379
First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	584	30	19.5	78.1%	60 (10.3%)	99 (17.0%)	211 (36.1%)	80 (13.7%)	8 (1.4%)	51 (8.7%)	75 (12.8%)	8.2	508^th of 534 public middle schools	4.9%		13.6	474^th of 535 public middle schools	11.4%	34	20.2	20.2	23.9	30.4	25.4	26.6	12.7	17.6	6.1	12.1	$20,159	$1,629	$18,530
Morris Ford Middle School	Public	6-8	1602 104th Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3605	831	46	18.0	64.6%	232 (27.9%)	81 (9.7%)	292 (35.1%)	60 (7.2%)	7 (0.8%)	46 (5.5%)	113 (13.6%)	21.1	434^th of 534 public middle schools	18.7%		26.9	389^th of 535 public middle schools	27.3%	45	30.7	30.7	32.5	45.6	32.9	36.7	19.6	25.1	22.9	22.3	$19,891	$1,465	$18,426
Lakeridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5909 Myers RD E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-5100	763	37	20.4	37.7%	493 (64.6%)	22 (2.9%)	110 (14.4%)	35 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (12.5%)	85.1	68^th of 534 public middle schools	87.3%		76.6	104^th of 535 public middle schools	80.6%	36	60.5	60.5	64.3	82.0	82.7	75.9	48.3	57.4	58.0	54.3	$16,122	$418	$15,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Aylen Junior High

Is Aylen Junior High a good school?

Aylen Junior High ranks 227^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aylen Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Aylen Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Aylen Junior High?

Students at Aylen Junior High are 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Aylen Junior High attend?

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

What district is Aylen Junior High in?

Puyallup School District

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