Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001040
Spinning Elementary
1306 E Pioneer, Puyallup, WA 98372 · (253) 841-8742 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
164 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 15% |
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
53.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
55.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 54.2% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 61.6% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 52.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.2% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 57.2% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 56.1% |
| 2014-15 | 53.6% | 44.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Spinning Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #314 of 936 | #50 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #340 of 1,103 | #45 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #433 of 1,102 | #62 of 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #279 of 928 | #48 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #956 of 1,268 | #132 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #543 of 1,085 | #59 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #367 of 1,088 | #87 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #541 of 1,169 | #66 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #563 of 778 | #65 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 299 | 18.9 | 15.8:1 | 55% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 21.4 | 13.8:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 20.4 | 13.8:1 | 54% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 23.2 | 14.3:1 | 55% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 59% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 54% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spinning Elementary.
About Spinning Elementary
As a small elementary school, Spinning Elementary serves students in Puyallup, Washington. Enrollment stands at 299 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 21% below the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
The 37 schools of Puyallup School District, including Spinning Elementary, enroll 23,026 students.
The largest group at Spinning Elementary is White students, at 50%. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Pierce County's population at about 64%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Teacher count: 18.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%.
Spinning Elementary is in the top 10% of Washington schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.4%. The school's actual rate is 56.6%, 13.2 points higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pierce County show that the median household earns about $99,564 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Pierce County, 287 public schools serve about 138,462 students.
Among nearby public schools, Kalles Junior High is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 50.3% proficiency; Spinning Elementary posts 56.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 299, down from 312 in 2020-21.
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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
- Kalles Junior High0.5 mi · 762
- Stewart Elementary0.7 mi · 343
- PSD Special Services0.9 mi · 52
- Shaw Road Elementary1.0 mi · 615
- Meeker Elementary1.0 mi · 366
- E B Walker High School1.2 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Spinning ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Spinning Elementary?
Spinning Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-06.
Is Spinning Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spinning Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spinning Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spinning Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spinning Elementary?
At Spinning Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Spinning Elementary in?
Spinning Elementary is part of Puyallup School District.
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