Puyallup Online Academy/POA

Located at 1501 39th Ave SW, in Puyallup, Washington, Puyallup Online Academy/POA is a moderately sized combined-grade school that serves 199 students (grades K through 12), part of Puyallup School District.

Within Puyallup School District, which oversees 37 schools and 23,026 students, Puyallup Online Academy/POA is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Puyallup Online Academy/POA logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Asian. By comparison, Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Puyallup Online Academy/POA has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 34.3:1. The state averages around 33.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Pierce County shows median household earnings sit near $99,564, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Puyallup Online Academy/POA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Puyallup Parent Partnership Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Puyallup Online Academy/POA delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Puyallup Online Academy/POA's enrollment has expanded 57% since 2018, when it stood at 127 (now 199). The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 33.1:1 in 2018 to 34.3:1 today.

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