How Puyallup Schools Rank In Their District

Puyallup WA

12 October, 2021

12:22 PM

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PUYALLUP, WA — Several elementary and middle schools in Puyallup have been ranked among the best in Washington, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States. Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories. U.S. News ranked Kalles Junior High as the best local middle school, according to the new list, and the 93rd best middle school in the state overall. The best elementary school was Fruitland Elementary, which clocked in at 50 overall. Here's how U.S. News ranked Puyallup middle schools within their district: Kalles Junior HighFerrucci Junior High Aylen Junior High Stahl Junior High Ballou Junior High Edgemont Junior High Glacier View Junior High Here's how U.S. News ranked Puyallup elementary schools within their district: Fruitland ElementaryRidgecrest ElementarySpinning ElementaryShaw Road ElementaryWoodland ElementaryHunt ElementaryNorthwood ElementaryEdgerton ElementaryKarshner ElementaryBrouillet ElementaryMaplewood ElementaryPope ElementarySunrise ElementaryZeiger ElementaryMeeker ElementaryCarson ElementaryFirgrove ElementaryMt View ElementaryStewart ElementaryWaller Road ElementaryWildwood Elementary To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school: Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments. Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations. Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools. California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997. See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools.