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Which teacher or staff member at Aylen Jr High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001022
Aylen Jr High
101 15th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 · (253) 841-8723 · Pierce County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Washington public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
316 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 226 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 259 | 36% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
38.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.2% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 31.1% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 52.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.6% | 50.6% |
| 2016-17 | 60.3% | 49.2% |
| 2015-16 | 57.7% | 45.7% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 31.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aylen Jr High
Aylen Jr High's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylen Jr High this school | 720 | 43.9% | 42.9% |
| North Whidbey Middle School Oak Harbor | 705 | 42.3% | 46.2% |
| Oak Harbor Intermediate School Oak Harbor | 767 | 44.7% | 51.1% |
| Cedar Heights Middle School PORT ORCHARD | 689 | 42.8% | 51.0% |
| Frontier Middle School Vancouver | 767 | 43.5% | N/A |
| Sumner Middle School Sumner | 674 | 43.6% | 59.2% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aylen Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #135 of 294 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #145 of 357 ▲ 5 | #16 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #133 of 357 ▲ 27 | #18 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #60 of 290 | #14 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #120 of 377 | #16 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #325 of 340 | #43 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #114 of 340 | #29 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #227 of 359 | #29 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #106 of 192 | #13 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
720
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 720 | 31.7 | 22.7:1 | 44% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 33.2 | 21.5:1 | 45% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 33.2 | 21.4:1 | 44% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | 35 | 20.6:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 31% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 30 | 21.4:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 30% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 43 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 32 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aylen Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (799 to 720); teachers down 19% (39 to 31.7).
About Aylen Jr High
Aylen Jr High is a medium-sized middle school in Puyallup, Washington. It enrolled 720 students in grades 7 through 9 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Washington average about 577 students each.
Aylen Jr High is one of the 37 schools that make up Puyallup School District (23,026 students in total).
A majority of students at Aylen Jr High, 52%, are White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Aylen Jr High comes in at 66%.
Federal staffing data show 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Aylen Jr High and a ratio of 22.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 44% of enrollment.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Aylen Jr High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Aylen Jr High is 7.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Pierce County census figures show that median household income is about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Aylen Jr High is among the 287 public schools in Pierce County.
The school nearest to Aylen Jr High is Maplewood Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Aylen Jr High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (722) and 2024-25 (720). The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.6:1 to 22.7:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Puyallup School District
- Puyallup High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- Gov John Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Emerald Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,599 students
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 students
Other schools in Puyallup
- Puyallup High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- Gov John Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Emerald Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,599 students
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Maplewood Elementary0.3 mi · 371
- Karshner Elementary0.3 mi · 405
- Puyallup High School0.5 mi · 1,815
- Meeker Elementary0.8 mi · 366
- PSD Special Services0.8 mi · 52
- Stewart Elementary1.1 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Aylen Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Aylen Jr High?
Aylen Jr High enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Aylen Jr High serve?
Aylen Jr High serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many teachers does Aylen Jr High have?
Aylen Jr High employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Aylen Jr High?
Student demographics at Aylen Jr High are roughly 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Aylen Jr High public or private?
Aylen Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Puyallup School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.