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Alumni: what's one memory from Frederickson Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530048003272
Frederickson Elementary
17418 74TH AVE E, PUYALLUP, WA 98375 · (253) 800-6300 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
311 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
34.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.2pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.6% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 33.2% |
| 2018-19 | 59.9% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 57.9% |
| 2016-17 | 52.9% | 54.8% |
| 2015-16 | 54.1% | 45.9% |
| 2014-15 | 48.3% | 40.8% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Frederickson Elementary
Frederickson Elementary's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederickson Elementary this school | 527 | 59.0% | 32.2% |
| Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School Tacoma | 592 | 54.9% | 58.0% |
| Cedar Way Elementary MTLK TERRACE | 522 | 60.5% | 34.7% |
| Naches Trail Elementary Tacoma | 519 | 57.4% | 43.0% |
| Fairmount Elementary Everett | 510 | 61.4% | 35.6% |
| Emma L Carson Elementary Puyallup | 676 | 52.8% | 48.8% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Frederickson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #769 of 936 | #121 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #846 of 1,103 ▲ 29 | #117 of 142 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #876 of 1,102 ▼ 36 | #122 of 142 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #226 of 928 | #40 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #221 of 1,268 | #35 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #339 of 1,085 | #33 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.8% | #71 of 1,088 | #31 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #464 of 1,169 | #55 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #335 of 778 | #37 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
527
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 527 | 35.1 | 15.0:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 34.7 | 15.9:1 | 54% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 35.3 | 14.6:1 | 54% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 46% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 39.5 | 16.4:1 | 46% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 31% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederickson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (647 to 527); teachers down 11% (39.5 to 35.1).
About Frederickson Elementary
Frederickson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in PUYALLUP, Washington. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 527 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
Bethel School District counts 39 schools and 21,732 students, including Frederickson Elementary.
Frederickson Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 33%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 21% multiracial, 14% Black, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 64% of Pierce County residents are White. Frederickson Elementary's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Frederickson Elementary and a ratio of 15.0:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 59% of students. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Frederickson Elementary is 40.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.2%.
Within Pierce County, the median household income is $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Frederickson Elementary, Pierce County has 286 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Emma L Carson Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 32.2% is below the 49.0% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Frederickson Elementary was 531 in 2020-21 and 527 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.6 to 15.0 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Bethel School District
- Graham Kapowsin High SchoolHigh · 2,087 students
- Spanaway Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Bethel High SchoolHigh · 1,688 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Spanaway Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
- Cedarcrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 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
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Emma L Carson Elementary1.1 mi · 676
- Frank Brouillet Elem1.3 mi · 541
- Pierce County Skills Center1.4 mi · 355
- Doris Stahl Junior High1.5 mi · 846
- Pioneer Valley Elementary2.0 mi · 524
- Dessie F Evans Elementary2.0 mi · 919
Frequently asked questions
About Frederickson ElementaryHow many students attend Frederickson Elementary?
Frederickson Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
Is Frederickson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frederickson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Frederickson Elementary have?
Frederickson Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Frederickson Elementary?
Frederickson Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Frederickson Elementary public or private?
Frederickson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bethel School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.