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Doris Stahl Junior High

Q: Is Doris Stahl Junior High a good school?

Doris Stahl Junior High ranks 193 rd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-10

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Doris Stahl Junior High is a public school serving 846 students in grades 6–10 in the Puyallup, Washington, area and is part of the highly rated Puyallup School District. The district ranks 71st of 238 statewide, while Doris Stahl ranks 193rd of 514 schools, placing it in the 62nd percentile. The school’s ranking has improved substantially—from the 38th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 62nd percentile in 2025–2026—making its improvement over time one of its most encouraging features. Because Doris Stahl serves grades 6–10 while many nearby schools serve narrower grade ranges, comparisons should be viewed as useful general guides rather than exact matches.

English language arts is Doris Stahl’s strongest current academic area: 54.71% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, nearly identical to the district’s 54.82% and above Washington’s 52.81%. Science has shown the biggest long-term gain, rising from 33.86% in 2022–2023 to 49.46% in 2025–2026. Math is the clearest challenge, with 38.78% proficiency—below both district and state results—and the latest score declined after several years of improvement. Grade-level results point to an important pattern: seventh graders outperformed eighth graders in both ELA and math, suggesting that eighth-grade instruction, support, or the transition into that year deserves close attention. Effectiveness for English Language Learners was relatively strong, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide.

Among nearby Puyallup schools, Kalles Junior High is the clear local leader, outperforming Doris Stahl by about 9–11 percentage points across ELA, math, and science. Doris Stahl nevertheless ranks ahead of Ferrucci Junior High, Ballou Junior High, and Glacier View Junior High overall. Its science result is especially stronger than Glacier View’s, while its math performance exceeds Ballou’s. Compared with nearby Bethel and Orting schools, Doris Stahl generally posts higher results in all three subjects. Overall, it is a steadily improving school with solid ELA performance and meaningful science progress, but math—particularly eighth-grade math—remains the main opportunity for growth.

846

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,842

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9610 168th St E
Puyallup, WA 98375-2256

(253) 840-8881

District: Puyallup School District

Students who attend Doris Stahl Junior High usually attend:

High:

Gov John Rogers High School

Feeder schools for Doris Stahl Junior High:

Elementary:	Emma L Carson Elementary
	Frank Brouillet Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Washington median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

193^rd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle 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	57.6	193 of 514	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	203 of 534	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	217 of 535	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	252 of 539	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	337 of 541	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	291 of 529	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	243 of 512	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	189 of 437	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	219 of 435	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.3	250 of 443	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	289 of 445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.5	214 of 498	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	169 of 497	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	142 of 492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.1	121 of 483	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	58.7	186 of 476	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	115 of 466	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.5	142 of 463	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	149 of 449	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	137 of 425	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	141 of 421	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	49 of 100	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	54 of 101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.3	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	52 of 96	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	43 of 104	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	35 of 106	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	49 of 111	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	85 of 147	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	82 of 148	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	79 of 145	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	79 of 149	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	122 of 152	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	50 of 143	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	18 of 78	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	29.9	101 of 135	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	156 of 443	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	204 of 471	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	244 of 464	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	232 of 464	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	328 of 479	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	276 of 469	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	210 of 452	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	162 of 376	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	156 of 347	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	122 of 347	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	93 of 344	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	165 of 336	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	175 of 360	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	147 of 353	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	148 of 344	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	98 of 259	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	194 of 453	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	221 of 457	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	169 of 455	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	288 of 463	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	301 of 475	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	216 of 458	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	240 of 448	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	142 of 349	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	191 of 454	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	159 of 472	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	144 of 466	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	220 of 470	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	270 of 480	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	239 of 476	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	217 of 453	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	163 of 371	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.2	13 of 40	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	36 of 44	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.5	7 of 50	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	77 of 222	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	147 of 246	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	121 of 243	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	125 of 244	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	185 of 257	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	143 of 250	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	126 of 246	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	86 of 166	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	164 of 231	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	163 of 268	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	166 of 453	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	168 of 488	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	211 of 486	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	245 of 488	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	326 of 488	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	292 of 480	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	155 of 470	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	142 of 325	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2026)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2019)29th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science49%~ state avg

Math39%-4 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Doris Stahl Junior High	Public	6-10	9610 168th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8881	846	38	22.1	45.9%	365 (43.1%)	70 (8.3%)	180 (21.3%)	67 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	124 (14.7%)	57.6	193^rd of 514 public middle schools	62.5%		57.4	203^rd of 534 public middle schools	62.0%	10	49.5	49.5		60.8	48.9	54.7		43.1	34.7	38.8	$15,842	$1,002	$14,840
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%)	53.9	215^th of 514 public middle schools	58.2%		53.5	225^th of 534 public middle schools	57.9%	10	54.1	54.1		51.7	57.8	54.7		33.2	31.8	32.4	$15,904	$525	$15,379
Glacier View Junior High	Public	7-9	12807 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 435-6827	843	39	21.8	45.2%	392 (46.5%)	81 (9.6%)	154 (18.3%)	69 (8.2%)	10 (1.2%)	18 (2.1%)	118 (14.0%)	52.5	220^th of 514 public middle schools	57.2%		51	237^th of 534 public middle schools	55.6%	17	41.2	41.2		54.8	51.6	53.2		44.0	33.7	38.9	$15,833	$623	$15,210
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7319 Eustis-Hunt Rd E	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6500	857	41	21.1	54.0%	306 (35.7%)	97 (11.3%)	186 (21.7%)	53 (6.2%)	7 (0.8%)	52 (6.1%)	154 (18.0%)	45.2	268^th of 514 public middle schools	47.9%		33.4	351^st of 534 public middle schools	34.3%	83	45.6	45.6	44.4	50.7	51.5	48.8	29.5	34.8	31.4	31.9	$16,330	$1,035	$15,295
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	22110 108th Avenue East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8300	620	30	20.8	49.0%	346 (55.8%)	29 (4.7%)	104 (16.8%)	21 (3.4%)	10 (1.6%)	16 (2.6%)	94 (15.2%)	45.7	263^rd of 514 public middle schools	48.8%		41.4	296^th of 534 public middle schools	44.6%	33	44.7	44.7	54.3	49.7	40.6	48.5	33.2	37.6	29.6	33.5	$17,266	$1,265	$16,001
Orting Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Whitehawk Blvd NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-3565	643	30	21.2	40.0%	414 (64.4%)	18 (2.8%)	113 (17.6%)	19 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	65 (10.1%)	40.2	290^th of 514 public middle schools	43.6%		32.7	355^th of 534 public middle schools	33.5%	65	38.8	38.8	43.0	50.9	41.4	45.2	35.2	33.2	30.6	33.1	$16,941	$736	$16,205
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%)	53	218^th of 514 public middle schools	57.6%		54.8	219^th of 534 public middle schools	59.0%	1	49.2	49.2		54.1	44.4	49.4		44.8	34.2	39.6	$16,684	$705	$15,979
Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 38th Avenue East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7200	661	32	20.8	63.5%	228 (34.5%)	51 (7.7%)	176 (26.6%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.3%)	128 (19.4%)	40.4	289^th of 514 public middle schools	43.8%		38.7	314^th of 534 public middle schools	41.2%	25	39.9	39.9	40.4	49.0	50.8	46.5	29.3	29.4	34.5	31.0	$17,482	$938	$16,544
Cedarcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	191201 13th Avenue Crt. E.	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7500	765	35	21.7	62.6%	191 (25.0%)	107 (14.0%)	174 (22.7%)	60 (7.8%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (7.7%)	169 (22.1%)	24	392^nd of 514 public middle schools	23.7%		21.2	433^rd of 534 public middle schools	18.9%	41	27.3	27.3	38.4	45.5	32.6	39.0	26.1	27.6	17.4	24.0	$17,358	$1,243	$16,115
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%)	77.5	105^th of 514 public middle schools	79.6%		72	125^th of 534 public middle schools	76.6%	20	60.4	60.4		68.4	59.8	64.1		51.6	45.7	48.6	$16,092	$613	$15,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Doris Stahl Junior High

How many students attend Doris Stahl Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Doris Stahl Junior High.

What district is Doris Stahl Junior High in?

Puyallup School District

Is Doris Stahl Junior High a good school?

Doris Stahl Junior High ranks 193^rd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Doris Stahl Junior High attend?

Students who attend Doris Stahl Junior High usually go on to attend Gov John Rogers High School

What is the racial makeup of Doris Stahl Junior High?

Students at Doris Stahl Junior High are 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander.

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