📍 501 7th Ave SE, Puyallup, Pierce County, 98372
Kalles Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Puyallup, Pierce County. The school has 831 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puyallup School District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kalles Junior High enrolls 831 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 458 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 13% |
| Asian | 67 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 5.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 831 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 93 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kalles Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Kalles Junior High is one of 37 schools in Puyallup School District, based in PUYALLUP, Washington. The district serves 23,026 students district-wide and employs 1,225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 831 students, Kalles Junior High is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large