Pope Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Puyallup, Washington
Pope Elementary in Puyallup, Washington enrolled 710 students in 2024-25 with 42.7 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
690 students in 2022-23, 735 students in 2023-24, 710 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 42.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 690 | 39.0 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 44.3 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 710 | 42.7 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 625 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pope Elementary enrolled 625 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 625 of the 625 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent28.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.0% of students were White, 23.4% Hispanic, 14.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White37.0%
- Hispanic23.4%
- Two or more races14.8%
- Black13.2%
- Asian8.6%
- Pacific Islander2.4%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pope Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 57% | 56% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55% | 42% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Puyallup
21 public elementary schools in Puyallup report 2024-25 enrollment; Pope Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dessie F Evans Elementary | 919 | 18.0 | 35.8% |
| G W Edgerton Elementary | 753 | 16.8 | 26.7% |
| Sunrise Elementary | 724 | 16.7 | 43.1% |
| Pope Elementary | 710 | 16.6 | 38.3% |
| Warren Hunt Elementary | 681 | 16.1 | 34.4% |
| Emma L Carson Elementary | 676 | 17.0 | 40.1% |
| Shaw Road Elementary | 615 | 15.8 | 28.8% |
| Woodland Elementary | 606 | 17.7 | 38.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pope Elementary
- Warren Hunt ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 681 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- G W Edgerton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 753 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Pope Elementary with Warren Hunt ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Puyallup School District spends per student$16,882 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,882
- The largest public schools in WashingtonPope Elementary is the number 28 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pope Elementary
How many students attend Pope Elementary?
710 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 690 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Puyallup, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pope Elementary?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pope Elementary a Title I school?
Pope Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pope Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Pope Elementary scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pope Elementary in?
Puyallup School District, NCES district ID 5306960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530696001866 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.