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Schools in North Puyallup · Puyallup School District, Sumner School District

North Puyallup’s public schools outscore 80% of Washington districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving North Puyallup, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

59%

▲ 6 pts vs WA 53%

2021–22

Math proficiency

44%

▲ 4 pts vs WA 40%

2021–22

Graduate on time

86%

▲ 2 pts vs WA 84%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.8K

▼ 3% vs WA $18.4K

FY2024 · Puyallup

Students per teacher

19.1

WA 17.7 · larger classes

Schools in town

33,143 students on the public path

In brief

North Puyallup’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 269 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Puyallup’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Puyallup spends $17,830 per student and Sumner $16,190, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind North Puyallup’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Washington school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 80%

Lower resultsHigher results

Washington towns with similar household incomes (269)Better than 86%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 16,746 test results and a graduating class of 1,763 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of North Puyallup’s students in the tested grades sat them (16,702 in math, 16,790 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Puyallup, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in North Puyallup’s district. Which one depends on your address.

Town	Schools	Main districts
North Puyallup	A⁻	Puyallup PK–12 · Sumner PK–12
Puyallup	B⁺	Puyallup
Sumner	A	Sumner
Edgewood	B⁺	Puyallup

North Puyallup’s public schools outscore 80% of Washington districts

North Puyallup’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

What’s behind North Puyallup’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve North Puyallup

Well above the state in reading

North Puyallup vs. its neighbors

Every school in North Puyallup

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