Doris Stahl Junior High

Doris Stahl Junior High is one of the mid-tier junior highs in Puyallup, Washington, overseen by Puyallup School District, with 846 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 10. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Doris Stahl Junior High sits 47% above that benchmark.

Across the 37 schools in Puyallup School District (23,026 students total), Doris Stahl Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Doris Stahl Junior High logs that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Doris Stahl Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 45.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pierce County shows median household income runs about $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), of which Doris Stahl Junior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frank Brouillet Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Doris Stahl Junior High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Doris Stahl Junior High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 830 (now 846). Class-load math has loosened: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Doris Stahl Junior High typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.