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Emma L Carson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8615 184th St E
Puyallup, WA 98375
Phone
(253) 840-8808
District
Puyallup School District
County
PIERCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
738
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.7% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Emma L Carson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
49%
46%
48%
55%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
48%
35%
49%
44%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
47%
48%
52%
40%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
42%
37%
46%
25%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 2.6%
Kindergarten 99 13.4%
Grade 1 109 14.8%
Grade 2 102 13.8%
Grade 3 96 13.0%
Grade 4 98 13.3%
Grade 5 112 15.2%
Grade 6 103 14.0%
Total 738 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.8% 57.3% 54.1%
Black 13.6% 7.3% 5.4%
Hispanic 25.1% 22.9% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.7% 7.8% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.8% 4.7% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.3% 44.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 34.0% 34.2% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.3% 10.4% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 143,684 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,695.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,111 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.3% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.0% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.2% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.1% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.0% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,143 $188,132,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,321 $30,517,000 7.4%
Staff $1,153 $26,628,000 6.4%
General Administration $39 $906,000 0.2%
School Administration $772 $17,825,000 4.3%
Operation $1,159 $26,789,000 6.5%
Transportation $411 $9,491,000 2.3%
Other $547 $12,632,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,401 $124,788,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,391 $101,460,000 24.5%
Total Expenditures $17,935 $414,380,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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