📍 12405 184th St E, Puyallup, Pierce County, 98374
Emerald Ridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Puyallup, Pierce County. The school has 1,537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puyallup School District school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerald Ridge High School enrolls 1,537 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 788 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 181 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 91 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 39 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 1,537 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 qualify for free lunch and 147 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.
Emerald Ridge High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Emerald Ridge High School 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 1,537 students, Emerald Ridge High School 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
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