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Enrollment
846
Middle
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001178
Doris Stahl Junior High
9610 168th St E, Puyallup, WA 98375 · (253) 840-8881 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
388 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 | 285 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 290 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%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
54.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.2pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 27.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.5% | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 62.9% | 47.2% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 55.8% | 40.3% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 34.2% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Doris Stahl Junior High
Doris Stahl Junior High's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Stahl Junior High this school | 846 | 45.9% | 45.1% |
| Glacier View Junior High Puyallup | 843 | 45.2% | 42.2% |
| Ballou Jr High Puyallup | 852 | 49.4% | 43.6% |
| Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 639 | 43.0% | 60.9% |
| Komachin Middle School Lacey | 640 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Oak Harbor Intermediate School Oak Harbor | 767 | 44.7% | 51.1% |
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 Doris Stahl Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #116 of 294 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #132 of 357 ▼ 14 | #15 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #126 of 357 ▲ 12 | #15 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #36 of 290 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #51 of 377 | #6 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #313 of 340 | #41 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #58 of 340 | #20 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #220 of 359 | #26 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #109 of 130 | #16 of 19 |
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
846
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 846 | 38.2 | 22.1:1 | 46% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 913 | 41.6 | 21.9:1 | 48% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 40.4 | 22.3:1 | 47% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 35 | 23.5:1 | 38% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 40.7 | 20.4:1 | 38% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 39 | 21.9:1 | 40% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 36 | 23.0:1 | 26% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 927 | 44 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doris Stahl Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (830 to 846); teachers down 6% (40.7 to 38.2).
About Doris Stahl Junior High
Doris Stahl Junior High is a medium-sized middle school in Puyallup, Washington, one of the schools in Puyallup School District. The student body numbers 846 students, from grades 6 through 10. Average enrollment for middle schools in Washington is about 577, so this school runs 47% larger than that.
Puyallup School District counts 23,026 students in its 37 schools, and Doris Stahl Junior High is one of them.
The most common group at Doris Stahl Junior High is White students, at 43%. It is also 21% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 8% Black, and 8% Asian. Pierce County's residents are about 64% White, 21 points above the school's share. Doris Stahl Junior High's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Doris Stahl Junior High operates with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.1:1. That is higher than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. About 46% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Doris Stahl Junior 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pierce County, the median household income is $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 287 public schools in Pierce County, enrolling about 138,462 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Frank Brouillet Elem is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Doris Stahl Junior High. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Doris Stahl Junior High is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Doris Stahl Junior High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 3% from its 2020-21 level of 823. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.5:1 to 22.1:1 over the same years.
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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
- Glacier View Junior HighMiddle · 843 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
- Glacier View Junior HighMiddle · 843 students
Nearby schools
- Frank Brouillet Elem0.2 mi · 541
- Emma L Carson Elementary1.0 mi · 676
- Frederickson Elementary1.5 mi · 527
- Expedition Elementary1.6 mi · 530
- Pope Elementary1.9 mi · 710
- G W Edgerton Elementary1.9 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Doris Stahl Junior HighHow many students attend Doris Stahl Junior High?
Doris Stahl Junior High enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 06-10.
Is Doris Stahl Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doris Stahl Junior High is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
How many teachers does Doris Stahl Junior High have?
Doris Stahl Junior High employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Doris Stahl Junior High?
Student demographics at Doris Stahl Junior High are roughly 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Doris Stahl Junior High in?
Doris Stahl Junior High is part of Puyallup School District.
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