Pope Elementary

Located at 15102 122nd Ave E, in Puyallup, Washington, Pope Elementary is a heavily attended K-5 school that hosts 710 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Puyallup School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 87% bigger than typical.

Pope Elementary is one of 37 schools operated by Puyallup School District, a district that educates 23,026 students overall.

On demographics, Pope Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 13% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at Pope Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pope Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 52.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household income runs about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pope Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

The closest other public school is Warren Hunt Elem, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pope Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.0%.

Pope Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 25%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 37%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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