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University Place, WA
Public School Ratings




University Place Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


University Place School District details

University Place School District
3717 Grandview Dr W
University Place, WA 98466

5,606 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

University Place School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.7% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
64%
45%
70%
50%
58%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chambers Elementary School
9101 56 Th Ave W
University Pla, WA, 98467
KG-04
Curtis Junior High School
3725 Grandview Drive West
University Place, WA, 98466
08-09
Curtis Senior High School
8425 40 Th W
University Place, WA, 98466
10-12
Drum Intermediate School
4909 79 Th Avenue W
University Pla, WA, 98467
05-07
Evergreen Primary School
7102 40 Th St W
University Place, WA, 98466
PK-04
Narrows View Intermediate School
7813 44 Th St W
University Pla, WA, 98466
05-07
Sunset Primary School
4523 97 Th Ave W
University Place, WA, 98466
PK-04
University Place Primary School
2708 W Grandview Dr
University Pla, WA, 98466
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.2% 53.3%
Black 11.9% 5.4%
Hispanic 20.1% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.7% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 3.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.2% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 42.2% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,348 $52,404,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,457 $8,169,000 8.3%
Staff $789 $4,422,000 4.5%
General Administration $113 $633,000 0.6%
School Administration $950 $5,323,000 5.4%
Operation $1,268 $7,109,000 7.2%
Transportation $499 $2,799,000 2.9%
Other $657 $3,685,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,733 $32,140,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,415 $13,538,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $17,496 $98,082,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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