Dessie F Evans Elementary

As a sprawling K-5 school in Puyallup, Washington, Dessie F Evans Elementary enrolls 919 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Puyallup School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Dessie F Evans Elementary sits 142% above that benchmark.

Puyallup School District runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 23,026 students. Dessie F Evans Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dessie F Evans Elementary lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 50% of students at Dessie F Evans Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dessie F Evans Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 48.1%.

Around the school, Pierce County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Dessie F Evans Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Gov John Rogers High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dessie F Evans Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Dessie F Evans Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

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