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Best Elementary Schools
in Puyallup School District

This page covers 23 elementary schools in Puyallup School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

23
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Mt View Elementary
Grades KG–06284 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Spinning Elementary
Grades KG–06281 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Shaw Road Elementary
Grades KG–06636 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
4
rank
Maplewood Elementary
Grades PK–06351 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
5
rank
Stewart Elementary
Grades PK–06345 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
6
rank
Meeker Elementary
Grades KG–06385 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Waller Road Elementary
Grades KG–06310 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($18,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Wildwood Elementary
Grades PK–06362 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($18,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Frank Brouillet Elem
Grades KG–06552 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
40%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Dessie F Evans Elementary
Grades PK–06988 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
13 more elementary schools in Puyallup School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
23
Elementary Schools
37
Total Schools
60
#1 Score
54
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Mt View Elementary
Score: 60/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.