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Wildwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
478th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 58% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Wildwood Elementary is a public pre-kindergarten-through-sixth-grade school in the Puyallup School District, serving 364 students in a competitive group of Puyallup-area elementary schools. The district ranks around the 70th percentile statewide, while Wildwood ranks in the 58th percentile among Washington elementary schools for 2025–2026, earning three stars. Its standing has improved considerably from the 31st percentile in 2018–2019 and has remained near the upper half of the state in recent years.

Wildwood’s clearest academic strength is science: 68.18% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, the highest rate among the nearby schools with comparable data and well above both the district and state. Math is another positive area, with 47.44% proficiency—above district and state results—although schools such as Shaw Road Elementary, Spinning Elementary, and Fruitland Elementary were stronger in math. English Language Arts is the main concern: Wildwood’s 47.77% proficiency rate was below the district, state, and most nearby peers, including Maplewood Elementary and Ridgecrest Elementary.

Results vary sharply by grade. Fifth grade was a standout in ELA, math, and science, while sixth grade was weakest in both ELA, at 37.21%, and math, at 32.56%. This suggests that improving upper-grade consistency and the transition into sixth grade should be priorities. Wildwood also serves a relatively high-need population, with 61.26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, yet its low-income student subgroup ranked in the 70th percentile statewide for effectiveness. A 13.0 student-teacher ratio and $21,417 in per-student spending are operational strengths. Overall, Wildwood appears resource-supported and promising, with notably strong science and respectable math outcomes, but it has room to improve literacy—especially sixth-grade ELA.

364
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,417
Per pupil spending ?
61.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1601 26th Ave SE
       Puyallup, WA  98374-1349

(253) 841-8746

District: Puyallup School District


Students who attend Wildwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ferrucci Junior High
High:    Emerald Ridge High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
51.6%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Two or more races:
14.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Washington median (58th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
Washington avg48%
478th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to top 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 22Elementary Schools in the Puyallup School District
71st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202656.1478 of 113858.0%★★★☆☆
202553.3511 of 116055.9%★★★☆☆
202457.3479 of 116859.0%★★★☆☆
202354.6492 of 116957.9%★★★☆☆
202248.6583 of 116950.1%★★★☆☆
202141.8602 of 110745.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.6775 of 113031.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.1626 of 105440.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.0673 of 105636.3%★★☆☆☆
201649.2545 of 105348.2%★★☆☆☆
201536.0714 of 106733.1%★★☆☆☆
201359.8453 of 110659.0%★★★☆☆
201269.2316 of 109771.2%★★★★☆
201172.1261 of 109276.1%★★★★☆
201058.6433 of 108860.2%★★★☆☆
200949.0576 of 107246.3%★★☆☆☆
200844.8626 of 106741.3%★★☆☆☆
200747.4586 of 106945.2%★★☆☆☆
200650.1544 of 105148.2%★★☆☆☆
200560.1411 of 103160.1%★★★☆☆
200456.8443 of 102656.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202658.7408 of 102060.0%★★★☆☆
202562.8372 of 109265.9%★★★☆☆
202461.3381 of 109365.1%★★★☆☆
202354.6467 of 109457.3%★★★☆☆
202245.0574 of 110047.8%★★☆☆☆
202134.7640 of 100836.5%★★☆☆☆
201938.9696 of 106834.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.9600 of 100440.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202270.4127 of 69481.7%★★★★☆
202164.4105 of 50179.0%★★★★☆
201954.7293 of 69758.0%★★★☆☆
201862.1177 of 54067.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202664.9302 of 100870.0%★★★★☆
202564.1309 of 101369.5%★★★☆☆
202462.4336 of 102467.2%★★★☆☆
202373.9194 of 101380.8%★★★★☆
202259.9329 of 101967.7%★★★☆☆
202150.2376 of 85456.0%★★★☆☆
201934.9695 of 97929.0%★☆☆☆☆
201851.2422 of 83549.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202651.9513 of 105951.6%★★★☆☆
202544.4597 of 109845.6%★★☆☆☆
202451.6512 of 109953.4%★★★☆☆
202351.5496 of 109954.9%★★★☆☆
202251.0508 of 111354.4%★★★☆☆
202149.2469 of 102554.2%★★★☆☆
201933.4739 of 107531.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.8612 of 99938.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202536.6141 of 19728.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0249 of 30317.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202644.2240 of 43244.4%★★☆☆☆
202566.592 of 36374.7%★★★★☆
202447.5178 of 33947.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.4421 of 63733.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202648.3481 of 90146.6%★★☆☆☆
202544.1565 of 100743.9%★★☆☆☆
202455.8431 of 100957.3%★★★☆☆
202341.5597 of 101140.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.3711 of 103131.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.7737 of 94321.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0867 of 102715.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8677 of 83318.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2022)82nd percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)60th percentile~ school
Male (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science68%+17 vs state
English Language Arts48%-5 vs state
Math47%+4 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Wildwood Elementary.

Wildwood Elementary ranks 478th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Wildwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ferrucci Junior High
High : Emerald Ridge High School

Students at Wildwood Elementary are 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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