Grade Trends

Ballou Jr High

Grades 7–9 Public District: Puyallup School District

9916 136th St E, Puyallup, WA 98373 Map

Math (met standard)
32%
−8 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
55%
+3 state 52% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
54%
+5 state 49% · 2025-26
Low income
49%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
852
2024-25
Students per teacher
22.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 46% state 48% · 2018-19 62% state 58% · 2018-19 —
Grade 7 33% state 41% · 2025-26 52% state 53% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 32% state 39% · 2025-26 58% state 51% · 2025-26 54% state 49% · 2025-26
All grades 32% state 40% · 2025-26 55% state 52% · 2025-26 54% state 49% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 32% state 40% 55% state 52% 54% state 49%
2024-25 34% state 39% 62% state 52% 43% state 44%
2023-24 35% state 38% 60% state 51% 44% state 43%
2022-23 29% state 37% 58% state 52% 37% state 44%
2021-22 27% state 36% 55% state 53% 42% state 43%
2018-19 44% state 48% 65% state 60% 55% state 53%
2017-18 49% state 49% 69% state 60% 64% state 55%
2016-17 55% state 50% 70% state 60% —
2015-16 52% state 50% 68% state 60% —
2014-15 50% state 48% 64% state 58% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Firgrove Elementary
Grades K–6 · Puyallup School District
0.2 mi
36%
−10 vs state
41%
−9 vs state
46%
−9 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 33% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 68% 593 White 36%
Edward Zeiger Elem
Grades PK–6 · Puyallup School District
0.6 mi
36%
−10 vs state
40%
−10 vs state
44%
−11 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 40% in 2025-26 57% 500 White 41%
Gov John Rogers High School
Grades 9–12 · Puyallup School District
0.8 mi
32%
−3 vs state
72%
+7 vs state
60%
+11 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 47% 1,788 White 43%
Dessie F Evans Elementary
Grades PK–6 · Puyallup School District
1.3 mi
43%
−3 vs state
46%
−4 vs state
49%
−6 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 50% 919 White 41%
Pope Elementary
Grades K–6 · Puyallup School District
1.6 mi
52%
+6 vs state
56%
+6 vs state
58%
+3 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 55% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 49% 710 White 37%
Puyallup Online Academy/POA
Grades K–12 Alternative · Puyallup School District
1.8 mi
15%
−22 vs state
58%
+4 vs state
49%
±0 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 56% 199 White 53%
Puyallup Open Doors/POD
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Puyallup School District
1.8 mi — —
29%
−20 vs state
Not enough years of data 64% 124 White 49%
Puyallup Parent Partnership Program
Grades K–8 Alternative · Puyallup School District
1.8 mi
19%
54%
+3 vs state
50%
−5 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 52% 96 White 49%
Warren Hunt Elem
Grades PK–6 · Puyallup School District
1.9 mi
43%
−4 vs state
43%
−7 vs state
51%
−4 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2025-26 49% 681 White 53%
Ridgecrest Elementary
Grades K–6 · Puyallup School District
1.9 mi
54%
+7 vs state
58%
+8 vs state
64%
+9 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2022-23 → 59% in 2025-26 53% 456 White 52%