Emma L Carson Elementary

Emma L Carson Elementary operates as a sprawling primary school in Puyallup, Washington, run under Puyallup School District. Current enrollment sits at 676 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 78% larger than typical.

Across the 37 schools in Puyallup School District (23,026 students total), Emma L Carson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Emma L Carson Elementary records that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 16% 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 school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at Emma L Carson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Emma L Carson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.8%; this one delivers 48.8%.

Around the school, Pierce County reports that 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%. Emma L Carson Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Frank Brouillet Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Emma L Carson Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Emma L Carson Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 955 (now 676). White enrollment moved from 54% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.