Woodland Elementary

Woodland Elementary is a primary school of large scale in Puyallup, Washington, run under Puyallup School District, teacheing 606 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Woodland Elementary sits 59% bigger than that benchmark.

Puyallup School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 23,026 students; Woodland Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Woodland Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Woodland Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodland Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.8%; actual is 59.9%, +13.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Pierce County reports that median household income runs about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Woodland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Puyallup Parent Partnership Program, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodland Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 701 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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