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G W Edgerton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
526th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 55% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

G W Edgerton Elementary is a large, Pre-K through 6th-grade school serving 753 students in the Puyallup School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating with academic performance near the state average in English and Math.

The school holds a steady middle position among local elementary schools; it outperforms schools like Firgrove Elementary, which serves more students from lower-income families, but trails higher-performing peers with similar demographics such as Ridgecrest Elementary and Frank Brouillet Elementary. Notably, the school shows a significant performance gap where girls consistently outperform boys, and it faces challenges in science scores and in serving students receiving special education services.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, Edgerton performs reasonably well, generally outperforming those in the Orting School District while being outperformed by some schools like Graham Elementary in the Bethel School District. The school has shown impressive success with military-connected students in recent years, but its performance for various student groups has been inconsistent over time.

753
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,558
Per pupil spending ?
37.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 16528 127th Ave Ct E
       Puyallup, WA  98374

(253) 840-8809

District: Puyallup School District


Students who attend G W Edgerton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Glacier View Junior High
High:    Emerald Ridge High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.9%
Two or more races:
14.5%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025
Strengths
Above the Washington median (55th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg50%
Washington avg48%
526th of 1,160
Washington public elementary schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to top 45% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Washington Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 23Elementary Schools in the Puyallup School District
88th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202552.4526 of 116054.7%★★★☆☆
202454.8499 of 116857.3%★★★☆☆
202350.3540 of 116953.8%★★★☆☆
202258.2450 of 116961.5%★★★☆☆
202154.7461 of 110758.4%★★★☆☆
201975.7262 of 113076.8%★★★★☆
201872.2288 of 105472.7%★★★★☆
201756.7463 of 105656.2%★★★☆☆
201647.1569 of 105346.0%★★☆☆☆
201550.6524 of 106750.9%★★★☆☆
201367.3349 of 110668.4%★★★☆☆
201277.7192 of 109782.5%★★★★☆
201164.2380 of 109265.2%★★★☆☆
201070.0275 of 108874.7%★★★★☆
200966.7333 of 107268.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202560.121 of 7572.0%★★★★☆
202447.038 of 7146.5%★★☆☆☆
202352.827 of 6659.1%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202523.2155 of 18918.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202561.1396 of 109263.7%★★★☆☆
202466.5327 of 109370.1%★★★★☆
202358.4423 of 109461.3%★★★☆☆
202254.8468 of 110057.5%★★★☆☆
202149.2471 of 100853.3%★★★☆☆
201976.6234 of 106878.1%★★★★☆
201871.2280 of 100472.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202558.3245 of 65962.8%★★★☆☆
202469.5163 of 65175.0%★★★★☆
202387.040 of 63393.7%★★★★★
202280.877 of 69488.9%★★★★☆
202177.156 of 50188.8%★★★★☆
201970.6157 of 69777.5%★★★★☆
201864.9154 of 54071.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202549.8491 of 101351.5%★★★☆☆
202452.7465 of 102454.6%★★★☆☆
202342.5598 of 101341.0%★★☆☆☆
202257.2369 of 101963.8%★★★☆☆
202163.4225 of 85473.7%★★★★☆
201976.7123 of 97987.4%★★★★☆
201865.7229 of 83572.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202542.3629 of 109842.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.6587 of 109946.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.3628 of 109942.9%★★☆☆☆
202260.4400 of 111364.1%★★★☆☆
202156.4395 of 102561.5%★★★☆☆
201971.9291 of 107572.9%★★★★☆
201869.9295 of 99970.5%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202470.79 of 3976.9%★★★★☆
202371.25 of 4889.6%★★★★★
201916.049 of 502.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202551.198 of 19750.3%★★★☆☆
202458.171 of 18862.2%★★★☆☆
202345.7110 of 19443.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.9171 of 25232.1%★★☆☆☆
202148.561 of 12852.3%★★★☆☆
201960.8120 of 30360.4%★★★☆☆
201868.470 of 21267.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202511.5350 of 3633.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.3303 of 33910.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.0458 of 4784.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.2115 of 15827.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.1300 of 56647.0%★★☆☆☆
201846.2311 of 63751.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202548.1517 of 100748.7%★★☆☆☆
202443.8580 of 100942.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.7652 of 101135.5%★★☆☆☆
202254.8451 of 103156.3%★★★☆☆
202152.9425 of 94354.9%★★★☆☆
201976.0230 of 102777.6%★★★★☆
201867.5275 of 83367.0%★★★☆☆
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)
Military Connected (2024)77th percentile+20 vs school
African American (2025)72nd percentile+17 vs school
Female (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)18th percentile-37 vs school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-51 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts50%-3 vs state
Math50%+7 vs state
Science43%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Open Quote Am giving edgerton elementary a one star based on the poor interest of their students well being. For three times that I have had a complain from my son reported to the principal including a bus safety issue, The principal has not listened to my concern. It's only her way and nobody else's way including her yelling to me over the phone on my last conversation she yelled this words Making an excuse for a grown up who threatened to harm my child- " people flip out and say stuff to other people that they don't mean to do" like intent to abuse my child. Oh well my opinion is when they threaten a child they cause emotional instability to him and also " people flip out say things and do them, like hitting or causing harm to a person. You got to be kidding
He is not going back to this school! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Open Quote My children attended Edgerton for three years. I am now homeschooling my youngest. I came to the decision to homeschool based on all the difficulties my son and I were experiencing at Edgerton. I and my son were both bullied at Edgerton on more than one occasion. And I wasn't the only one either. I know enough to understand that bullying will never stop between children until the parents themselves stop bullying each other. Administration at Edgerton does not stand behind students who need it. Instead they marginalize victims and reward the culprits by ignoring everything they do. They ignore the bullying because they don't want a black mark on their school, and because the parents of these bullies happen to be so-n-so, they donate more than you do, they are friends with each other, or they are part of the Edgerton PTA Royalty BOD. You need to understand that the Edgerton PTA is housed in the school and they do have control of the school and administration. There is a large group of parents and teachers at this school that hide behind the shield of the PTA as if they are doing good works. But they are nothing more than a bunch of bullies to the other parents and other teachers. They act so entitled and elitist. Everything is about money and status with them and who you know. The PTA drama mamas are always loitering right inside the school building and seem to live at the school, they stand around gossiping and conniving. They push their kids to be mean and bully also. I don't think there is a genuine good person at Edgerton for I have not seen one. They all have their own agendas, including the teachers, and none of it included education as their priority. Not one person has ever stood up for someone who needed it at Edgerton. Just look at the test scores and how they continue to drop. I will say that I still get upset every time I think of how we were treated and I know it happened to me and not to you but that shouldn't matter. I could go on and on with the details and specifics of how I and my son were treated and about the poor treatment of students and parents I witnessed but I don't have enough time or room here and now. Good luck if you and your children are going to attend Edgerton. And if you are one of the parents I've talked about in this review then, 'Shame on you, shame on all of you!'. Close Quote





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G W Edgerton Elementary ranks 526th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend G W Edgerton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glacier View Junior High
High : Emerald Ridge High School

Students at G W Edgerton Elementary are 47% White, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended G W Edgerton Elementary.


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