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Alumni: what's one memory from G W Edgerton Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
753
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696003191
G W Edgerton Elementary
16528 127th Ave Ct E, Puyallup, WA 98374 · (253) 840-8809 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
283 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (116).
Student demographics
72%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
48.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
48.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.3% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.9% | 61.6% |
| 2017-18 | 69.5% | 62.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58.5% | 59.0% |
| 2015-16 | 55.9% | 52.2% |
| 2014-15 | 53.5% | 48.8% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 G W Edgerton Elementary
G W Edgerton Elementary's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Edgerton Elementary this school | 753 | 37.6% | 47.9% |
| Meadows Elementary Lacey | 765 | 39.1% | 54.7% |
| Frank Brouillet Elem Puyallup | 541 | 42.3% | 59.5% |
| Geiger Montessori School Tacoma | 521 | 39.7% | 56.3% |
| Meridian Park Elementary School Shoreline | 589 | 34.3% | 79.7% |
| Chambers Elementary UNIVERSITY PLA | 493 | 40.0% | 69.1% |
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 G W Edgerton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #469 of 936 | #79 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #479 of 1,103 ▲ 19 | #68 of 142 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #541 of 1,102 ▼ 37 | #79 of 142 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #295 of 928 | #50 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #17 of 1,268 | #3 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #771 of 1,085 | #95 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #228 of 1,088 | #68 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #836 of 1,169 | #117 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #775 of 778 | #91 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
753
+87 (+13%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 753 | 44.8 | 16.8:1 | 38% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 44.1 | 17.2:1 | 34% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 43.8 | 17.3:1 | 33% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 23% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 39.4 | 19.2:1 | 22% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 38 | 19.8:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 33 | 21.8:1 | 21% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for G W Edgerton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (755 to 753); teachers up 14% (39.4 to 44.8).
About G W Edgerton Elementary
G W Edgerton Elementary operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Puyallup, Washington. School enrollment was 753 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
Puyallup School District has 37 schools; together they serve 23,026 students.
G W Edgerton Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 10% Asian. In Pierce County overall, about 64% of residents are White. G W Edgerton Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, G W Edgerton Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at G W Edgerton Elementary are 7.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.9% actual, 55.0% predicted).
Federal survey data for Pierce County show that the median household income is $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 287 public schools in Pierce County, enrolling about 138,462 students in all.
The closest public school to G W Edgerton Elementary is Pope Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, G W Edgerton Elementary is ahead of the 43.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, G W Edgerton Elementary is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 753, a 13% gain from 666 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at G W Edgerton Elementary. 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
- 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
- Pope Elementary0.9 mi · 710
- Emerald Ridge High School1.2 mi · 1,599
- Glacier View Junior High1.2 mi · 843
- Warren Hunt Elem1.4 mi · 681
- Expedition Elementary1.8 mi · 530
- Doris Stahl Junior High1.9 mi · 846
Frequently asked questions
About G W Edgerton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at G W Edgerton Elementary?
G W Edgerton Elementary enrolls approximately 753 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does G W Edgerton Elementary serve?
G W Edgerton Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at G W Edgerton Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at G W Edgerton Elementary.
How diverse is G W Edgerton Elementary?
G W Edgerton Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is G W Edgerton Elementary public or private?
G W Edgerton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Puyallup School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.