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What's something Fruitland Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001027
Fruitland Elementary
1515 Fruitland Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371 · (253) 841-8734 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
168 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 17% |
Student demographics
55%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
62.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.1pp since 2014
Math
56.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 69.7% | 61.1% |
| 2021-22 | 64.6% | 62.0% |
| 2018-19 | 77.2% | 74.2% |
| 2017-18 | 77.1% | 76.4% |
| 2016-17 | 76.3% | 71.4% |
| 2015-16 | 79.7% | 73.2% |
| 2014-15 | 71.6% | 71.1% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Fruitland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #226 of 936 | #31 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #312 of 1,103 | #39 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #254 of 1,102 | #30 of 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #188 of 928 | #33 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #148 of 1,268 | #24 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #983 of 1,085 | #126 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #652 of 1,088 | #118 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #938 of 1,169 | #130 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #736 of 778 | #84 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
566
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 566 | 31.3 | 18.1:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 30.3 | 18.9:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 28% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 30.4 | 19.0:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 28% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 22 | 25.8:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 31 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fruitland Elementary.
About Fruitland Elementary
Fruitland Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Puyallup, Washington. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 566 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 49% above that.
Puyallup School District runs 37 schools with a combined 23,026 students. Fruitland Elementary is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Fruitland Elementary is 65% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share in Pierce County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. By the diversity index, Fruitland Elementary comes in at 55%.
Teachers at Fruitland Elementary total 31.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Fruitland Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pierce County, median household income is about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Pierce County number 287 and enroll about 138,462.
Maplewood Elementary is the public school closest to Fruitland Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Fruitland Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Fruitland Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 62.4% versus a 47.5% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Fruitland Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 571 to 566, a small change.
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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
- Emerald Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,599 students
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 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
- Maplewood Elementary1.2 mi · 371
- Aylen Jr High1.3 mi · 720
- Woodland Elementary1.4 mi · 606
- Puyallup High School1.4 mi · 1,815
- Meeker Elementary1.4 mi · 366
- Karshner Elementary1.6 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Fruitland ElementaryHow large is Fruitland Elementary?
Fruitland Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades KG-06.
Is Fruitland Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fruitland Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Fruitland Elementary have?
Fruitland Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Fruitland Elementary?
Fruitland Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Fruitland Elementary in?
Fruitland Elementary is part of Puyallup School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.