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Firgrove Elementary

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Firgrove Elementary ranks 805 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Firgrove Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 593 students in the Puyallup School District, which ranks in the top half of districts statewide, though the school itself has historically ranked in the lower third of Washington elementary schools.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, with over two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate higher than all nearby schools like Warren Hunt Elementary and Ridgecrest Elementary. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, with a particularly large gap in early grades; for example, only about 23% of third graders are proficient in English compared to nearly 47% district-wide. Despite these challenges, the school has shown recent improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and climbing in its statewide ranking.

Firgrove operates with more resources per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than its peers, and it shows notable strengths in serving some student subgroups. However, performance varies dramatically between grade levels, and there is a stark contrast with higher-performing schools just miles away, such as Frank Brouillet Elementary. The recent positive trend is a key development for parents to watch.

593

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,350

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

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 15 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

805^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary 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	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
2025	59.8	22 of 75	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)71st percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

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

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-6 vs state

English Language Arts38%-15 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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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%)	31.8	805^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.6%		22.3	935^th of 1168 public elementary schools	19.9%	130	43.8	43.8	23.1	41.6	36.0	54.3	37.6	36.3	42.1	24.7	42.0	35.7	91.0	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	91.0	92.3	92.3	91.0	91.0	$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%)	42.3	653^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	43.7%		44.2	630^th of 1168 public elementary schools	46.1%	23	47.7	47.7	43.8	43.8	47.7	55.7	47.7	53.8	39.1	33.9	34.8	41.0	92.9	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	98.2	98.2	96.4	98.2	98.2	$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%)	51.3	546^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.9%		51.5	540^th of 1168 public elementary schools	53.8%	6	51.1	51.1	51.2	43.6	48.5	59.3	50.3	54.3	48.8	45.3	37.0	46.7	93.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.6	98.0	95.2	96.6	96.6	$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%)	59.4	440^th of 1160 public elementary schools	62.1%		60.3	443^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	62.1%	3	59.8	59.8	44.1	51.1	63.3	52.4	52.9	55.9	54.3	52.1	41.2	50.9	94.3	96.6	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.6	97.7	95.5	96.6	96.6	$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%)	42.8	645^th of 1160 public elementary schools	44.4%		49.7	567^th of 1168 public elementary schools	51.5%	78	51.1	51.1	47.1	47.7	43.5	42.4	45.3	51.7	48.8	43.5	27.1	43.6	89.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	91.2	92.2	92.2	$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%)	70.4	309^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.4%		77.1	251^st of 1168 public elementary schools	78.5%	58	63.2	63.2	61.4	51.9	66.7	64.2	61.4	60.0	55.8	61.4	41.8	54.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	98.6	97.2	97.2	97.2	$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%)	39.8	685^th of 1160 public elementary schools	40.9%		27.1	866^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.9%	181	68.8	68.8	44.4	37.5	62.5	29.4	43.1		28.6	43.8	23.5	29.8											$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%)	72.2	291^st of 1160 public elementary schools	74.9%		72.9	288^th of 1168 public elementary schools	75.3%	3	68.9	68.9	58.1	52.0	68.2	63.5	61.1	67.4	56.6	53.8	46.0	56.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	$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%)	29.2	838^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.8%		41.3	659^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.6%	179	37.4	37.4	31.0	21.8	40.0	54.5	37.0	42.1	19.6	28.6	48.7	35.4	89.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	90.5	91.7	90.5	90.5	90.5	$17,716	$610	$17,106
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	753	45	16.7	37.6%	353 (46.9%)	89 (11.8%)	97 (12.9%)	75 (10.0%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (2.9%)	109 (14.5%)	52.4	526^th of 1160 public elementary schools	54.7%		54.8	499^th of 1168 public elementary schools	57.3%	27	43.4	43.4	40.9	54.3	49.1	57.9	50.5	47.4	55.8	43.4	52.2	49.6	92.8	94.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	94.9	95.9	92.8	94.9	94.9	$16,558	$170	$16,388

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

Is Firgrove Elementary a good school?

Firgrove Elementary ranks 805^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Firgrove Elementary?

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

What district is Firgrove Elementary in?

Puyallup School District

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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