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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Emerald Ridge High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,599
High
DISTRICT 1,089 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696002809
Emerald Ridge High School
12405 184th St E, Puyallup, WA 98374 · (253) 435-6300 · Pierce County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,599 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Washington public high 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
698 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 579 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 486 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 534 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%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
71.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +58.5pp since 2014
Math
28.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 59 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.2% | 30.8% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 74.4% | 34.8% |
| 2016-17 | 8.0% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| 2014-15 | 13.2% | 12.5% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Emerald Ridge High School
Emerald Ridge High School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Ridge High School this school | 1,599 | 43.7% | 45.6% |
| Gov John Rogers High School Puyallup | 1,788 | 46.7% | 35.9% |
| Timberline High School Lacey | 1,401 | 40.9% | 42.4% |
| Dr. Dolores Silas High School Tacoma | 1,160 | 41.9% | 34.9% |
| Graham Kapowsin High School Graham | 2,087 | 47.9% | 35.4% |
| Stadium High School Tacoma | 1,700 | 38.2% | 36.5% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Emerald Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #118 of 271 | #12 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #172 of 321 ▼ 35 | #14 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #71 of 327 ▲ 13 | #8 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #110 of 259 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,599 | #67 of 570 | #9 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #292 of 311 | #30 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #56 of 316 | #18 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #238 of 386 | #24 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #98 of 136 | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,599
+167 (+12%) vs 2020
+49% since 2000-01, when it was 1,076
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 1,599 | 65.4 | 24.4:1 | 44% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 1,571 | 66.8 | 23.5:1 | 44% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 1,537 | 64.2 | 23.9:1 | 37% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 1,432 | 57 | 25.1:1 | 34% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 1,523 | 63.1 | 24.1:1 | 26% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 1,513 | 64 | 23.6:1 | 25% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 1,601 | N/A | N/A | 21% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 1,076 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerald Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,523 to 1,599); teachers up 4% (63.1 to 65.4).
About Emerald Ridge High School
Emerald Ridge High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Puyallup, Washington. A total of 1,599 students attend the school, which covers grades 10 through 12. Against the 573-student average for high schools in Washington, enrollment here is 179% higher.
Emerald Ridge High School is one school in a 37-school district, Puyallup School District, which enrolls 23,026 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Emerald Ridge High School is White (46%). Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% Asian. The school's White share is 18 points below the 64% share among Pierce County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Emerald Ridge High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
At Emerald Ridge High School, 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.4:1. For comparison, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Emerald Ridge High School 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.
Emerald Ridge High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.6% is 5.3 points below the 50.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Pierce County this way: median household income is about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pierce County number 287 and enroll about 138,462.
The nearest public school is Glacier View Junior High, at about 0.2 miles. Emerald Ridge High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.2%, higher than Emerald Ridge High School's 45.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Emerald Ridge High School saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Emerald Ridge High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 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
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 students
- Glacier View Junior HighMiddle · 843 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier View Junior High0.2 mi · 843
- Expedition Elementary0.9 mi · 530
- G W Edgerton Elementary1.2 mi · 753
- Doris Stahl Junior High1.9 mi · 846
- Pope Elementary2.0 mi · 710
- Frank Brouillet Elem2.0 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Emerald Ridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emerald Ridge High School?
Emerald Ridge High School enrolls approximately 1,599 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Emerald Ridge High School serve?
Emerald Ridge High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Emerald Ridge High School?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Emerald Ridge High School.
How diverse is Emerald Ridge High School?
Emerald Ridge High School reports a student body of 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Emerald Ridge High School?
Emerald Ridge High School is overseen by Puyallup School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.