Other · Washington

Puyallup Online Academy/POA

AlternativeMostly virtual

Puyallup Online Academy/POA, a public other school in Puyallup, Washington: grades k–12, 199 students, 34.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Puyallup School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 199
Teachers (FTE): 5.8
Students per teacher: 34.3
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 79% of schools in Washington

Median 21.8 · 122 schools compared

More students per teacher than 95% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 68% of schools in Washington

Median 111 · 163 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

29%proficient

A lower share proficient than 93% of schools in Washington

Median 48% · 73 schools compared

17 students tested, grades 7 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Washington: 44%

25%proficient

A lower share proficient than 78% of schools in Washington

Median 39% · 60 schools compared

16 students tested, grades 7 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Mostly virtual
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Puyallup School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Puyallup School District.

Location

Address: 1501 39th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98373
Phone: (253)864-5700
City or town: Puyallup
County: Pierce County

Quality of life in Puyallup Schools in Puyallup

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
PSD Special ServicesSpecial education	Pre-K–12	52	—	—	—	2.6 mi
Bethel Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual	K–12	482	20.4	42%	21%	6.0 mi
Gravelly Lake K-12 AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	K–12	162	54.0	—	—	9.3 mi
Special ServicesAlternative	Pre-K–12	9	—	—	—	9.4 mi
Special Education Services/relifeSpecial education	Pre-K–12	4	—	—	—	9.7 mi
Support School	Pre-K–12	55	—	—	—	10.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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