E B Walker High School
Puyallup · WA · Puyallup School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Puyallup Open Doors/POD → Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie → GATES Secondary School → Summit Public School: Olympus → Oakland High School → Auburn Opportunity Project → Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) → Career Academy at Truman High School →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How E B Walker High School compares for families
What families should know about E B Walker High School.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Puyallup Open Doors/POD, Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie, GATES Secondary School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +12.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 120 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyallup Open Doors/POD Puyallup |
Public | 3.7 | 124 | +14.8% |
| Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie Federal Way |
Public | 7.2 | 121 | -3.2% |
| GATES Secondary School Tacoma |
Public | 6.0 | 104 | +20.9% |
| Summit Public School: Olympus Tacoma |
Public · charter | 7.3 | 110 | -38.5% |
| Oakland High School Tacoma |
Public | 9.7 | 112 | +19.1% |
| Auburn Opportunity Project Auburn |
Public | 7.5 | 92 | +53.3% |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) Federal Way |
Public | 7.9 | 154 | +11.6% |
| Career Academy at Truman High School Federal Way |
Public | 7.9 | 83 | — |