University Place Primary

University Place Primary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in UNIVERSITY PLA, Washington, operated by University Place School District, serveing 522 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so University Place Primary sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

University Place School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,635 students; University Place Primary is among them.

Looking at the student body, University Place Primary reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 17% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting University Place Primary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at University Place Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pierce County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, University Place Primary ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 52.7%; University Place Primary posts 72.8%, +20.1 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. University Place Primary is one of 287 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students).

Curtis Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, University Place Primary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. University Place Primary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 522).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for University Place Primary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.