Chief Leschi School

The public combined-grade school Chief Leschi School is located in Puyallup, Washington. Its 633 students are spread across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Washington is about 204 students.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

At Chief Leschi School, Native American students make up 100% of the student body. The chance that two students picked at random at Chief Leschi School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.

Its teaching staff equals 88 full-time positions, a ratio of 7.2:1. For comparison, combined schools in Washington average 33.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. The rate at public schools in Pierce County averages 50%, lower than here.

Chief Leschi School is located in Pierce County, where median household income is about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 287 public schools in Pierce County, with a combined enrollment of about 138,462.

Nearest public school: Columbia Junior High School, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Chief Leschi School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Chief Leschi School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

A comparison of 2017-18 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 669 to 633.

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