Firgrove Elementary

Firgrove Elementary operates as an expansive K-5 school in Puyallup, Washington, operated by Puyallup School District. Current enrollment sits at 593 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Firgrove Elementary sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Firgrove Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 11% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Firgrove Elementary shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Firgrove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Firgrove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Around the school, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Firgrove Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ballou Jr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Firgrove Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.3%.

Firgrove Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Firgrove Elementary's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 745 (now 593). Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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