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Puyallup High School

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Puyallup High School ranks 81 st of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 80% of Washington high schools

Summary

Puyallup High School is a large public school in the Puyallup area serving grades 10–12, with approximately 1,815 students. It is part of the relatively strong Puyallup School District and ranks 81st of 396 Washington high schools for 2025–2026, placing it around the top 20% statewide. The school has earned a 4-star rating and improved from 104th of 438 schools the previous year. Its 40.44% free-or-reduced-price lunch rate suggests a moderately varied economic mix.

Academically, the school’s clearest strengths are English language arts and science. In 2025–2026, 74.41% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 52.81% statewide, while 62.32% were proficient in science, compared with 50.95% statewide. ELA performance has remained consistently strong for several years. Mathematics is the main area for improvement: only 34.76% of students were proficient, below both the district’s 43.68% and the state’s 43.11%, and results have stayed near 34–35% for four consecutive years. Nearby Sumner High School is a useful comparison, outperforming Puyallup in math and ELA, while Puyallup is notably stronger in science. Puyallup also performs somewhat better than similarly sized Gov John Rogers High School across all three tested subjects.

Student completion outcomes are encouraging: Puyallup’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90.6%, above the district’s 87.5% and the state’s 82.6%, while its 6.4% dropout rate was below both district and state levels. Subgroup results are generally strong, including an 85th-percentile ranking for low-income students and an 80th-percentile ranking for English Language Learners. Results for African American students ranked at the 97th percentile statewide. Special education performance improved substantially to the 58th percentile but remains an area to monitor. Overall, Puyallup offers strong literacy, science, graduation, and retention outcomes, with sustained math improvement the clearest opportunity.

1,815

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,162

Per pupil spending ?

40.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

105 Seventh St SW
Puyallup, WA 98371-5333

(253) 841-8711

District: Puyallup School District

Feeder schools for Puyallup High School:

Elementary:	Fruitland Elementary
	Karshner Elementary
	Maplewood Elementary
	Meeker Elementary
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	Mt View Elementary
	Northwood Elementary
	Shaw Road Elementary
	Spinning Elementary
	Stewart Elementary
	Waller Road Elementary
Middle:	Aylen Junior High
	Edgemont Junior High
	Kalles Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Washington high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

81^st of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	75.3	81 of 396	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	104 of 438	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	103 of 437	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	105 of 442	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	93 of 434	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	78 of 455	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	114 of 417	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	125 of 315	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.8	66 of 301	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	59 of 306	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	46.2	182 of 341	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.8	95 of 454	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	125 of 450	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.8	80 of 440	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	129 of 423	69.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	66 of 402	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	64 of 396	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	112 of 399	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.8	140 of 395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	182 of 394	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.5	162 of 390	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	2 of 77	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	3 of 89	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.4	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	31 of 118	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	58 of 124	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	71 of 136	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	46 of 121	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	21 of 104	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	39.1	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	32.7	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	61 of 102	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	68 of 309	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	92 of 350	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	80 of 347	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	98 of 357	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	81 of 368	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	87 of 390	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	107 of 358	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	126 of 243	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	49 of 236	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	47 of 249	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	54 of 248	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	75 of 261	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	44 of 278	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	59 of 241	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	77 of 156	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	68 of 355	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	85 of 356	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	49 of 362	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	76 of 370	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	31 of 392	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.0	120 of 344	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	66 of 326	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	94 of 359	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	109 of 362	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	101 of 358	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	95 of 363	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	63 of 395	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	86 of 355	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	100 of 254	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.7	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	24 of 121	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	61 of 170	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	53 of 161	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	59 of 166	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	61 of 179	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	74 of 195	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	73 of 163	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	61 of 144	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.8	106 of 127	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	78 of 130	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	167 of 212	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	88 of 319	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	122 of 373	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	114 of 374	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	119 of 379	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	98 of 390	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	79 of 413	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	115 of 382	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	115 of 222	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2023)32nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

Science62%+11 vs state

Math35%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (2026)		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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Puyallup High School	Public	10-12	105 Seventh St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8711	1,815	74	24.4	40.4%	919 (50.6%)	93 (5.1%)	352 (19.4%)	150 (8.3%)	17 (0.9%)	42 (2.3%)	221 (12.2%)	75.3	81^st of 396 public high schools	79.5%		70.7	104^th of 438 public high schools	76.3%	23	62.3	62.3	74.4	74.4	34.8	34.8	$15,162	$469	$14,693
E B Walker High School	Public	8-12	5715 Milwaukee Ave E	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8781	120	10	11.7	63.3%	73 (60.8%)	1 (0.8%)	26 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	13 (10.8%)								(n/a)							$22,014	$170	$21,844
Puyallup Open Doors/POD	Public	9-12	1501 39th Ave SW	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 864-5700	124	4	31.0	63.7%	61 (49.2%)	8 (6.5%)	36 (29.0%)	3 (2.4%)	3 (2.4%)	4 (3.2%)	9 (7.3%)								(n/a)	28.6	28.6					$14,880	$170	$14,710
Sumner High School	Public	9-12	1707 Main St	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5500	1,857	82	22.5	34.8%	1,172 (63.1%)	37 (2.0%)	338 (18.2%)	76 (4.1%)	14 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	206 (11.1%)	74.2	87^th of 396 public high schools	78.0%		66.6	122^nd of 438 public high schools	72.1%	35	47.6	47.6	77.8	77.8	44.7	44.7	$15,738	$247	$15,491
Gov John Rogers High School	Public	9-12	12801 86th Ave E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8717	1,788	76	23.5	46.7%	770 (43.1%)	139 (7.8%)	402 (22.5%)	153 (8.6%)	10 (0.6%)	60 (3.4%)	239 (13.4%)	70.6	104^th of 396 public high schools	73.7%		51.6	200^th of 438 public high schools	54.3%	96	60.1	60.1	71.7	71.7	31.9	31.9	$15,752	$612	$15,141
Fife Open Doors	Public	10-12	5802 20th Street East	Tacoma	98424	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1000	25	0		76.0%	5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (28.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (20.0%)	7 (28.0%)								(n/a)							$14,189	$123	$14,066
Fife High School	Public	10-12	5616 20th St E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1100	885	39	22.7	49.9%	342 (38.6%)	65 (7.3%)	215 (24.3%)	91 (10.3%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.5%)	96 (10.8%)	54.2	172^nd of 396 public high schools	56.6%		45.5	231^st of 438 public high schools	47.3%	59	43.1	43.1	66.4	66.4	30.4	30.4	$18,373	$485	$17,888
Gates Secondary School	Public	10-12	4608 128th St E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4000	104	14	7.6	76.9%	27 (26.0%)	8 (7.7%)	37 (35.6%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	21 (20.2%)								(n/a)	18.2	18.2					$40,763	$1,195	$39,569
Franklin Pierce High School	Public	9-12	11002 18th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3805	977	55	17.8	64.4%	254 (26.0%)	93 (9.5%)	331 (33.9%)	98 (10.0%)	14 (1.4%)	49 (5.0%)	138 (14.1%)	41.8	233^rd of 396 public high schools	41.2%		27.7	329^th of 438 public high schools	24.9%	96	46.1	46.1	52.7	52.7	24.0	24.0	$19,416	$1,910	$17,507
Todd Beamer High School	Public	9-12	35999 16th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-2570	1,412	66	21.5	72.8%	267 (18.9%)	246 (17.4%)	429 (30.4%)	214 (15.2%)	7 (0.5%)	83 (5.9%)	159 (11.3%)	22.1	324^th of 396 public high schools	18.2%		15.8	380^th of 438 public high schools	13.2%	56	30.1	30.1	46.3	46.3	18.1	18.1	$19,204	$2,018	$17,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Puyallup High School

How many students attend Puyallup High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,815 students attended Puyallup High School.

What schools feed into Puyallup High School?

Puyallup High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fruitland Elementary
Elementary : Karshner Elementary
Elementary : Maplewood Elementary
Elementary : Meeker Elementary
Elementary : Mt View Elementary
Elementary : Northwood Elementary
Elementary : Shaw Road Elementary
Elementary : Spinning Elementary
Elementary : Stewart Elementary
Elementary : Waller Road Elementary
Middle : Aylen Junior High
Middle : Edgemont Junior High
Middle : Kalles Junior High

What district is Puyallup High School in?

Puyallup School District

What is the racial makeup of Puyallup High School?

Students at Puyallup High School are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

Is Puyallup High School a good school?

Puyallup High School ranks 81^st of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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