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Schools in Summit View · Franklin Pierce School District, Puyallup School District

Summit View’s public schools outscore 54% of Washington districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Summit View, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 35% of Summit View’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

#160of 285 Washington townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
50%
▼ 3 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 5 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
18.3
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
49,039 students on the public path
In brief

Summit View’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 237 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Summit View’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Franklin Pierce spends $19,348 per student and Puyallup $17,830, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

51 elementary schools, then 16 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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 Summit View’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Washington school districts, #160 of 285 Washington towns. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 46%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 25,938 test results and a graduating class of 1,763 could put Summit View anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Summit View’s students in the tested grades sat them (25,874 in math, 26,002 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

51 schools teach K in Summit View’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Dessie F Evans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
919 students18:1Rate it →
G W Edgerton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
753 students17:1Rate it →
Northwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Edgewood
732 students17:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
724 students17:1Rate it →
Pope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
710 students17:1Rate it →
Chester H Thompson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
688 students17:1Rate it →
Warren Hunt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
681 students16:1Rate it →
Emma L Carson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
676 students17:1Rate it →
Clover Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
617 students16:1Rate it →
Shaw Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
615 students16:1Rate it →
Shining Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
613 students16:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
606 students18:1Rate it →
Firgrove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
593 students14:1Rate it →
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
592 students17:1Rate it →
Elk Plain School of Choice
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Spanaway
574 students17:1Rate it →
Fruitland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
566 students18:1Rate it →
Frank Brouillet Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
541 students16:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
540 students15:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
530 students15:1Rate it →
Expedition Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
530 students17:1Rate it →
Camas Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
529 students14:1Rate it →
Frederickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
527 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
524 students16:1Rate it →
Naches Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
519 students16:1Rate it →
Edward Zeiger Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
500 students15:1Rate it →
Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
497 students15:1Rate it →
Brookdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
483 students15:1Rate it →
Collins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
466 students15:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
456 students16:1Rate it →
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
446 students15:1Rate it →
Harvard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
445 students16:1Rate it →
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
430 students15:1Rate it →
Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
428 students15:1Rate it →
Karshner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
405 students14:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
399 students15:1Rate it →
James Sales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
387 students16:1Rate it →
Maplewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
371 students17:1Rate it →
Spanaway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
371 students14:1Rate it →
Meeker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
366 students16:1Rate it →
Wildwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
364 students13:1Rate it →
Central Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
355 students14:1Rate it →
Christensen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
346 students15:1Rate it →
Stewart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
343 students14:1Rate it →
Elmhurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
335 students14:1Rate it →
Kapowsin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
321 students16:1Rate it →
Waller Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tacoma
306 students14:1Rate it →
Spinning Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
299 students16:1Rate it →
Roy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roy
285 students13:1Rate it →
Mt View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Edgewood
279 students15:1Rate it →
Thompson Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tacoma
227 studentsRate it →
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Spanaway
163 students23:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–551 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Summit View

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Franklin Pierce School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 7,187 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$19,348WA $18,444 · FY2024
C
Puyallup School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 37 schools · 23,026 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,830WA $18,444 · FY2024
B+
Bethel School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 35 schools · 21,450 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$16,236WA $18,444 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Franklin Pierce School District37%
State average 53.4% · 3925 students tested
Math · PK–12, Franklin Pierce School District23%
State average 40.1% · 3907 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Puyallup School District56%
State average 53.4% · 11607 students tested
Math · PK–12, Puyallup School District41%
State average 40.1% · 11530 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bethel School District49%
State average 53.4% · 10470 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bethel School District33%
State average 40.1% · 10437 students tested

Summit View vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Summit View’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Summit ViewB−Franklin Pierce PK–12 · Puyallup PK–12 · Bethel PK–12

Every school in Summit View

74 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Summit Viewin other towns
Dessie F Evans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
919 students18:1Rate it →
G W Edgerton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
753 students17:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
724 students17:1Rate it →
Chester H Thompson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
688 students17:1Rate it →
Warren Hunt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
681 students16:1Rate it →
Emma L Carson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
676 students17:1Rate it →
Naches Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tacoma
519 students16:1Rate it →
Edward Zeiger Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
500 students15:1Rate it →
Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
497 students15:1Rate it →
Karshner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
405 students14:1Rate it →
Maplewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
371 students17:1Rate it →
Wildwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
364 students13:1Rate it →
Stewart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Puyallup
343 students14:1Rate it →
Roy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roy
285 students13:1Rate it →
Thompson Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tacoma
227 studentsRate it →
Bethel Hope Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Spanaway
163 students23:1Rate it →
Northwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Edgewood
732 students17:1Rate it →
Pope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
710 students17:1Rate it →
Clover Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
617 students16:1Rate it →
Shaw Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
615 students16:1Rate it →
Shining Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
613 students16:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
606 students18:1Rate it →
Firgrove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
593 students14:1Rate it →
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
592 students17:1Rate it →
Elk Plain School of Choice
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Spanaway
574 students17:1Rate it →
Fruitland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
566 students18:1Rate it →
Frank Brouillet Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
541 students16:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
540 students15:1Rate it →
Evergreen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
530 students15:1Rate it →
Expedition Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
530 students17:1Rate it →
Camas Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
529 students14:1Rate it →
Frederickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Puyallup
527 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
524 students16:1Rate it →
Brookdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
483 students15:1Rate it →
Collins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
466 students15:1Rate it →
Ridgecrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
456 students16:1Rate it →
North Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
446 students15:1Rate it →
Harvard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
445 students16:1Rate it →
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
430 students15:1Rate it →
Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
428 students15:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
399 students15:1Rate it →
James Sales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
387 students16:1Rate it →
Spanaway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spanaway
371 students14:1Rate it →
Meeker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
366 students16:1Rate it →
Central Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
355 students14:1Rate it →
Christensen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
346 students15:1Rate it →
Elmhurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tacoma
335 students14:1Rate it →
Kapowsin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Graham
321 students16:1Rate it →
Waller Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tacoma
306 students14:1Rate it →
Spinning Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Puyallup
299 students16:1Rate it →
Mt View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Edgewood
279 students15:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
857 students21:1Rate it →
Doris Stahl Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–10 · Puyallup
846 students22:1Rate it →
Morris Ford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tacoma
831 students18:1Rate it →
Perry G Keithley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tacoma
804 students18:1Rate it →
Spanaway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tacoma
766 students23:1Rate it →
Cedarcrest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
765 students22:1Rate it →
Bethel Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanaway
661 students21:1Rate it →
Frontier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Graham
620 students21:1Rate it →
Cougar Mountain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Graham
605 students21:1Rate it →
Edgemont Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Edgewood
590 students22:1Rate it →
Ballou Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Puyallup
852 students22:1Rate it →
Glacier View Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Puyallup
843 students22:1Rate it →
Ferrucci Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Puyallup
815 students21:1Rate it →
Kalles Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Puyallup
762 students23:1Rate it →
Aylen Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Puyallup
720 students23:1Rate it →
Graham Kapowsin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Graham
2,087 students24:1Rate it →
Gov John Rogers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Puyallup
1,788 students24:1Rate it →
Spanaway Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanaway
1,787 students23:1Rate it →
Bethel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanaway
1,688 students22:1Rate it →
Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tacoma
989 students18:1Rate it →
Franklin Pierce High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tacoma
977 students18:1Rate it →
Puyallup High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Puyallup
1,815 students24:1Rate it →
Emerald Ridge High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Puyallup
1,599 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Summit View’s schools

Are Summit View’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Washington: the public schools Summit View children attend outscore 54% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #160 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Summit View in?

Franklin Pierce School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,187 students in 14 schools (2024–25).

Where do Summit View kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Graham Kapowsin High School, Puyallup High School, Gov John Rogers High School, Spanaway Lake High School, Bethel High School, Emerald Ridge High School, Washington High School, Franklin Pierce High School and Doris Stahl Junior High.

What is Summit View’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Puyallup School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Summit View spend per student?

$19,348 in Franklin Pierce School District, $17,830 in Puyallup School District and $16,236 in Bethel School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.