PSD Special Services

Located at Puyallup School District Speci, in Puyallup, Washington, PSD Special Services is a minimally staffed K-12 campus that caters to 52 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by Puyallup School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 204 students each, so PSD Special Services sits 75% below that benchmark.

Puyallup School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 23,026 students; PSD Special Services is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PSD Special Services shows that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% White, 19% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, Roughly 44% of students at PSD Special Services qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pierce County) reports that median household income runs about $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), PSD Special Services is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Meeker Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 61%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 27%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PSD Special Services typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.