Is Fruitland Elementary a good school?

Fruitland Elementary ranks 205 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fruitland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 574 students attended Fruitland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fruitland Elementary?

Students at Fruitland Elementary are 64% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Fruitland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fruitland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Aylen Junior High High : Puyallup High School

Fruitland Elementary

Summary:

Fruitland Elementary is a public elementary school in Puyallup, Washington, serving 614 students in grades K-6. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Puyallup School District and the state of Washington in academic achievement, particularly in math and science.

Fruitland Elementary's students excel on standardized tests, with 66.89% proficient or better in English Language Arts, 62.95% in math, and 75% in science - all significantly higher than district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with 12.87% Hispanic and 6.84% Asian students, also performs exceptionally well, with Hispanic and special education students ranking among the top in the state. Fruitland's consistent high performance has earned it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, placing it in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools like Edward Zeiger Elementary and Stewart Elementary, Fruitland has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more affluent student population. However, its student-teacher ratio of 19.1 is higher than some neighboring schools, indicating a focus on efficient resource allocation that contributes to the school's academic success.

Detail:

Public K-6

1515 Fruitland Ave
Puyallup, WA 98371-7369

(253) 841-8734

District: Puyallup School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
205^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,699

Students who attend Fruitland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aylen Junior High
High:	Puyallup High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 574

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Two or more races:

13.1%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fruitland Elementary ranks better than 82.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Puyallup School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.1%), two or more races (13.1%), Hispanic (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Puyallup School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fruitland Elementary is 18.9, which is the highest among 23 elementary schools in the Puyallup School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fruitland Elementary is $16,699. 15 elementary schools in the Puyallup School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fruitland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fruitland Elementary 205^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Fruitland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Puyallup School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Puyallup School District 88^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fruitland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	73.36	220^th	1026	78.6%
2005	68.10	302^nd	1031	70.7%
2006	74.56	215^th	1051	79.5%
2007	77.64	171^st	1069	84.0%
2008	75.89	200^th	1067	81.3%
2009	78.47	165^th	1072	84.6%
2010	78.98	170^th	1088	84.4%
2011	86.57	100^th	1092	90.8%
2012	87.55	76^th	1097	93.1%
2013	88.32	73^rd	1106	93.4%
2015	81.85	163^rd	1067	84.7%
2016	86.25	128^th	1053	87.8%
2017	86.81	118^th	1056	88.8%
2018	87.05	113^th	1054	89.3%
2019	83.94	160^th	1130	85.8%
2021	70.89	302^nd	1107	72.7%
2022	82.93	189^th	1169	83.8%
2023	83.81	181^st	1169	84.5%
2024	81.40	205^th	1168	82.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	68.44	69^th	212	67.5%
2019	60.56	121^st	303	60.1%
2021	47.39	62^nd	128	51.6%
2022	72.36	67^th	252	73.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	66.58	130^th	566	77.0%
2022	79.61	59^th	478	87.7%
2024	73.30	59^th	339	82.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.99	42^nd	835	95.0%
2019	83.50	67^th	979	93.2%
2021	74.17	128^th	854	85.0%
2022	74.61	153^rd	1019	85.0%
2023	80.23	124^th	1013	87.8%
2024	76.96	149^th	1024	85.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	85.65	115^th	1004	88.5%
2019	82.60	152^nd	1068	85.8%
2021	65.96	305^th	1008	69.7%
2022	84.44	155^th	1100	85.9%
2023	84.23	148^th	1094	86.5%
2024	83.59	157^th	1093	85.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	86.68	113^th	999	88.7%
2019	84.77	147^th	1075	86.3%
2021	73.81	250^th	1025	75.6%
2022	78.36	228^th	1113	79.5%
2023	79.49	201^st	1099	81.7%
2024	77.39	227^th	1099	79.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	94.74	18^th	540	96.7%
2019	87.76	52^nd	697	92.5%
2021	89.70	21^st	501	95.8%
2022	93.21	22^nd	694	96.8%
2023	80.10	66^th	633	89.6%
2024	90.90	17^th	651	97.4%

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Rank History for White students at Fruitland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.96	141^st	833	83.1%
2019	80.61	170^th	1027	83.4%
2021	67.94	288^th	943	69.5%
2022	74.24	249^th	1031	75.8%
2023	81.53	159^th	1011	84.3%
2024	81.14	165^th	1009	83.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fruitland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	427	4	7	7	7	n/a	n/a	0	452
1989	431	2	8	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	449
1990	438	2	14	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	471
1991	508	4	13	7	12	n/a	n/a	0	544
1992	475	4	16	16	13	n/a	n/a	0	524
1993	437	9	14	9	11	n/a	n/a	0	480
1994	412	9	20	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	462
1995	429	15	28	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
1996	429	15	28	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
1997	463	18	26	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	521
1998	485	20	31	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
1999	483	11	32	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	542
2000	511	16	43	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	590
2001	518	26	37	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	602
2002	506	18	28	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	576
2003	506	18	28	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	576
2004	515	12	30	12	14	n/a	n/a	0	583
2005	515	15	31	17	15	n/a	n/a	0	593
2006	513	13	33	19	15	n/a	n/a	6	599
2007	528	9	38	16	10	n/a	n/a	15	616
2008	498	9	41	18	10	n/a	n/a	22	598
2009	451	8	38	16	7	n/a	n/a	31	551
2010	436	40	34	17	7	n/a	n/a	4	538
2011	445	12	22	45	3	6	35	0	568
2012	389	13	18	37	3	5	47	0	512
2013	386	16	22	40	2	7	49	0	522
2014	393	19	22	53	2	5	54	0	548
2015	390	14	29	57	2	8	67	0	567
2016	411	16	29	69	1	11	92	0	629
2017	426	18	30	75	4	10	97	0	660
2018	377	11	27	70	6	5	83	0	579
2019	381	13	33	66	7	4	80	0	584
2020	426	20	43	72	7	8	79	0	655
2021	361	13	36	62	8	7	84	0	571
2022	357	16	34	65	8	5	73	0	558
2023	378	14	42	79	8	14	79	0	614
2024	368	14	41	63	6	7	75	0	574

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fruitland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	452	21.0	21.5	0
1989	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1990	471	20.9	22.5	0
1991	544	25.4	21.4	n/a
1992	524	27.7	18.9	n/a
1993	480	26.7	18.0	n/a
1994	462	26.6	17.4	n/a
1995	485	22.7	21.4	n/a
1996	485	22.7	21.4	n/a
1997	521	25.5	20.4	n/a
1998	552	23.9	23.1	n/a
1999	542	23.7	22.9	n/a
2000	590	30.4	19.4	n/a
2001	602	31.3	19.2	n/a
2002	576	26.8	21.5	19.6
2003	576	26.8	21.5	19.6
2004	583	25.0	23.3	18.7
2005	593	25.1	23.6	20.7
2006	599	25.8	23.2	16.5
2007	616	25.8	23.9	15.8
2008	598	23.8	25.1	19.6
2009	551	23.8	23.2	20
2010	538	23.0	23.3	18.4
2011	568	22.4	25.3	19.4
2012	512	23.0	22.1	23.4
2013	522	20.4	25.4	25.9
2014	548	n/a	n/a	25.4
2015	567	28.0	20.2	28.6
2016	629	28.0	22.4	28.1
2017	660	30.7	21.4	26.8
2018	579	30.4	19.0	25.7
2019	584	32.8	17.7	26.5
2020	655	31.2	20.9	23.5
2021	571	33.2	17.1	22.9
2022	558	34.1	16.3	22.4
2023	614	32.0	19.1	27.9
2024	574	30.3	18.9	28.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fruitland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	452	21.0	21.5	0
1989	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1990	471	20.9	22.5	0
1991	544	25.4	21.4	n/a
1992	524	27.7	18.9	n/a
1993	480	26.7	18.0	n/a
1994	462	26.6	17.4	n/a
1995	485	22.7	21.4	n/a
1996	485	22.7	21.4	n/a
1997	521	25.5	20.4	n/a
1998	552	23.9	23.1	n/a
1999	542	23.7	22.9	n/a
2000	590	30.4	19.4	n/a
2001	602	31.3	19.2	n/a
2002	576	26.8	21.5	19.6
2003	576	26.8	21.5	19.6
2004	583	25.0	23.3	18.7
2005	593	25.1	23.6	20.7
2006	599	25.8	23.2	16.5
2007	616	25.8	23.9	15.8
2008	598	23.8	25.1	19.6
2009	551	23.8	23.2	20
2010	538	23.0	23.3	18.4
2011	568	22.4	25.3	19.4
2012	512	23.0	22.1	23.4
2013	522	20.4	25.4	25.9
2014	548	n/a	n/a	25.4
2015	567	28.0	20.2	28.6
2016	629	28.0	22.4	28.1
2017	660	30.7	21.4	26.8
2018	579	30.4	19.0	25.7
2019	584	32.8	17.7	26.5
2020	655	31.2	20.9	23.5
2021	571	33.2	17.1	22.9
2022	558	34.1	16.3	22.4
2023	614	32.0	19.1	27.9
2024	574	30.3	18.9	28.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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