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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001032
Kalles Junior High
501 7th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98372 · (253) 841-8729 · Pierce County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
306 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 248 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%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
60.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
49.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 54.1% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 59.5% | 37.8% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 62.6% |
| 2017-18 | 74.4% | 64.2% |
| 2016-17 | 75.9% | 70.1% |
| 2015-16 | 72.1% | 66.3% |
| 2014-15 | 65.8% | 62.4% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Kalles Junior High
Kalles Junior High's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalles Junior High this school | 762 | 40.2% | 51.7% |
| Ridgetop Middle School SILVERDALE | 784 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| North Whidbey Middle School Oak Harbor | 705 | 42.3% | 46.2% |
| Pacific Middle School Vancouver | 817 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Oak Harbor Intermediate School Oak Harbor | 767 | 44.7% | 51.1% |
| Edgemont Jr High Edgewood | 590 | 43.9% | 44.0% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Kalles Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #81 of 294 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #81 of 357 ▲ 12 | #9 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #78 of 357 ▲ 18 | #12 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #57 of 290 | #13 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #90 of 377 | #14 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #329 of 340 | #44 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #110 of 340 | #28 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #246 of 359 | #35 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #69 of 192 | #10 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
762
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 762 | 33.2 | 22.9:1 | 40% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 36.2 | 22.1:1 | 43% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 831 | 37.1 | 22.4:1 | 42% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 38 | 21.7:1 | 32% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 41.6 | 21.6:1 | 26% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 29% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 28 | 24.6:1 | 32% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 887 | 39 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 30 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kalles Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (897 to 762); teachers down 20% (41.6 to 33.2).
About Kalles Junior High
Kalles Junior High is a public middle-grades school in Puyallup, Washington. It is open to students in grades 7 through 9 and enrolls 762 students. That is 32% larger than the average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Kalles Junior High is a school in Puyallup School District. The district has 37 schools and 23,026 students.
Of every 100 students at Kalles Junior High, about 52 are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Pierce County, the White share is about 64%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. The school has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 4.0 students per teacher. In all, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Pierce County is 10 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.3% at Kalles Junior High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.7%.
Pierce County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $99,564 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pierce County number 287, with about 138,462 students.
The closest school to Kalles Junior High is Stewart Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. Kalles Junior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.2% on proficiency, and Kalles Junior High is above that at 51.7%.
Kalles Junior High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 8%. By 2024-25, the school had 22.9 students per teacher, compared with 21.7 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Kalles Junior High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Stewart Elementary0.5 mi · 343
- PSD Special Services0.5 mi · 52
- Meeker Elementary0.5 mi · 366
- Spinning Elementary0.5 mi · 299
- Puyallup High School0.7 mi · 1,815
- Maplewood Elementary1.0 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Kalles Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Kalles Junior High?
Kalles Junior High enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Kalles Junior High serve?
Kalles Junior High serves grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Kalles Junior High have?
Kalles Junior High employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kalles Junior High?
Student demographics at Kalles Junior High are roughly 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Kalles Junior High in?
Kalles Junior High is part of Puyallup School District.
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