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Firgrove Elementary

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Firgrove Elementary ranks 732 nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Firgrove Elementary is a K–6 school in Puyallup, Washington, serving 593 students in the Puyallup School District. Located in a relatively high-need area, the school reported that 68.3% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Firgrove ranked in the 36th percentile statewide in 2025–26, but its ranking has improved from the 20th percentile two years earlier.

Academic performance is improving, although it remains below the district and most nearby traditional elementary schools. In 2025–26, 41.06% of students were proficient in English language arts, 36.06% in math, and 45.45% in science. Math is the broadest challenge, with performance below the district in every tested grade and fifth-grade proficiency at 28.57%. English language arts is especially weak in grades 3 and 4, where proficiency was below 30%, but sixth-grade ELA was a relative strength at 55.24%—above both district and state results. Firgrove generally trails schools such as Ridgecrest Elementary, Woodland Elementary, and Frank Brouillet Elementary, which ranked between the 72nd and 75th percentiles. However, its results are close to those at nearby Edward Zeiger Elementary.

There are also resource advantages worth noting. Firgrove’s 13.8:1 student-teacher ratio was the lowest among the nearby traditional schools, and its $18,350 per-student spending was higher than nearly all comparison schools. Science proficiency has risen steadily from 33.71% in 2022–23 to 45.45% in 2025–26, while English learner and low-income-student effectiveness rankings have improved. Overall, the most important priorities appear to be strengthening grades 3–4 literacy, improving math—especially in fifth grade—and examining the practices behind the school’s stronger sixth-grade and subgroup results.

593

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,350

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.5% (any vaccine)

13918 Meridian S
Puyallup, WA 98373-5621

(253) 841-8733

District: Puyallup School District

Students who attend Firgrove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ballou Junior High
High:	Gov John Rogers High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

732^nd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Puyallup School District

71^st of 238Puyallup 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
2026	36.3	732 of 1138	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	805 of 1160	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	935 of 1168	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	875 of 1169	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	884 of 1169	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	853 of 1107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	796 of 1130	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	727 of 1054	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	729 of 1056	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.7	810 of 1053	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	763 of 1067	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	921 of 1106	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	870 of 1097	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	663 of 1092	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	636 of 1088	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.4	840 of 1072	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	797 of 1067	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.8	781 of 1069	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	763 of 1051	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	770 of 1031	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.3	711 of 1026	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	11 of 82	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	123 of 326	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	199 of 303	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	97 of 248	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	131 of 333	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	747 of 1020	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	755 of 1092	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	916 of 1093	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	861 of 1094	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	824 of 1100	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	866 of 1008	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	714 of 1068	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	626 of 1004	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	374 of 649	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	271 of 659	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	426 of 651	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	291 of 633	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	455 of 694	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	418 of 501	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	424 of 697	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	271 of 540	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	587 of 1008	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	598 of 1013	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	742 of 1024	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	728 of 1013	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	662 of 1019	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	639 of 854	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	577 of 979	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	522 of 835	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	623 of 1059	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	770 of 1098	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	847 of 1099	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	780 of 1099	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	827 of 1113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	708 of 1025	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	781 of 1075	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	735 of 999	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	181 of 197	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	180 of 188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	158 of 194	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	174 of 252	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	183 of 303	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	104 of 212	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	24.4	462 of 566	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	592 of 637	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	537 of 901	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	693 of 1007	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	799 of 1009	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	859 of 1011	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	860 of 1031	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	806 of 943	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	817 of 1027	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	722 of 833	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)87th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2019)18th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-5 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

I would give this school the rating of 1 star because of their lack of discipline. Much progress is needed to educate the populace of this school about acceptance of other ethnicities. It was my experience that bullying of Asian American students went on and on with nothing be done. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Math (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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 7th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Firgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	13918 Meridian S	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8733	593	43	13.8	68.3%	215 (36.3%)	63 (10.6%)	132 (22.3%)	36 (6.1%)	9 (1.5%)	36 (6.1%)	101 (17.0%)	36.3	732^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	35.7%		31.8	805^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.6%	73	45.5	45.5	27.9	28.9	50.7	55.2		41.1	39.5	35.2	28.6	39.4		36.1	94%	4.5%	$18,350	$930	$17,421
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	500	34	14.6	57.4%	204 (40.8%)	32 (6.4%)	121 (24.2%)	34 (6.8%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	79 (15.8%)	34.1	749^th of 1138 public elementary schools	34.2%		42.3	653^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	43.7%	96	43.9	43.9	29.3	38.4	43.9	47.7		40.1	34.5	41.1	28.8	40.0		36.3	84.8%	13.6%	$18,753	$628	$18,125
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	919	51	17.9	49.9%	378 (41.1%)	60 (6.5%)	288 (31.3%)	54 (5.9%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.4%)	110 (12.0%)	46.1	594^th of 1138 public elementary schools	47.8%		51.3	546^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.9%	48	48.8	48.8	43.8	41.4	45.3	51.7		45.7	47.9	46.2	37.5	39.9		42.9	92.1%	4%	$17,051	$377	$16,674
Pope Elementary	Public	K-6	15102 122nd Ave E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8755	710	43	16.6	49.0%	263 (37.0%)	94 (13.2%)	166 (23.4%)	61 (8.6%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	105 (14.8%)	66.6	350^th of 1138 public elementary schools	69.2%		59.4	440^th of 1160 public elementary schools	62.1%	90	58.0	58.0	58.4	50.9	63.0	52.2		55.9	57.8	54.7	52.0	44.4		51.8	94.8%	5.2%	$16,769	$447	$16,323
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	681	42	16.1	48.9%	358 (52.6%)	35 (5.1%)	135 (19.8%)	42 (6.2%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.6%)	93 (13.7%)	43	636^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.1%		42.8	645^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.4%	9	50.5	50.5	42.4	50.9	46.0	31.4		42.9	35.7	45.6	56.6	31.4		42.6	92.9%	7.1%	$17,423	$408	$17,015
Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	12616 Shaw Rd E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8753	456	29	15.6	52.9%	236 (51.8%)	22 (4.8%)	93 (20.4%)	40 (8.8%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	55 (12.1%)	69.7	320^th of 1138 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.4	309^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.4%	11	63.5	63.5	68.6	55.1	48.1	62.5		58.3	70.6	51.5	38.5	55.4		53.7	93.9%	6.1%	$17,948	$436	$17,512
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	96	3	32.0	52.1%	47 (49.0%)	6 (6.3%)	20 (20.8%)	3 (3.1%)	2 (2.1%)	3 (3.1%)	15 (15.6%)								(n/a)	50.0	50.0		63.6				53.6						19.2			$18,121	$170	$17,951
Frank Brouillet Elementary	Public	K-6	17207 94th Ave E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8670	541	34	15.9	42.3%	244 (45.1%)	47 (8.7%)	86 (15.9%)	40 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	98 (18.1%)	72.7	288^th of 1138 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.2	291^st of 1160 public elementary schools	74.9%	3	60.8	60.8	50.0	57.7	60.8	74.0		62.0	55.0	50.6	48.7	63.0		54.8	96.3%	3.8%	$17,515	$391	$17,124
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2323 39th Ave SE	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8744	724	43	16.7	53.5%	324 (44.8%)	53 (7.3%)	145 (20.0%)	41 (5.7%)	12 (1.7%)	33 (4.6%)	116 (16.0%)	42.8	643^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	43.5%		29.2	838^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.8%	195	37.6	37.6	44.7	54.6	34.4	51.4		46.8	44.1	50.5	20.4	39.1		39.0	91%	7.9%	$17,716	$610	$17,106
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-6	7707 112th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8747	606	34	17.6	49.8%	279 (46.0%)	33 (5.4%)	140 (23.1%)	38 (6.3%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.8%)	87 (14.4%)	71.8	297^th of 1138 public elementary schools	73.9%		64.7	379^th of 1160 public elementary schools	67.3%	82	68.7	68.7	52.9	54.9	68.2	59.8		58.6	50.6	53.6	53.6	61.0		54.6	86.3%	9.6%	$17,281	$493	$16,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Firgrove Elementary

Is Firgrove Elementary a good school?

Firgrove Elementary ranks 732^nd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Firgrove Elementary in?

Puyallup School District

How many students attend Firgrove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Firgrove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Firgrove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Firgrove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ballou Junior High
High : Gov John Rogers High School

What is the racial makeup of Firgrove Elementary?

Students at Firgrove Elementary are 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

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