📍 409 5th St SW, Puyallup, Pierce County, 98371
Meeker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Puyallup, Pierce County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puyallup School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meeker Elementary enrolls 385 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 61% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 385 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Meeker Elementary 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.
Meeker Elementary 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 385 students, Meeker Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large