Score an Excellent Education in Puyallup and Sumner, WA
Local students enjoy access to incredible education opportunities throughout the region.
Here are some facts and stats on the several excellent academic options available to young people (and their parents) in the Puyallup/Sumner region:
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The Schools in Puyallup and Sumner
All Saints Catholic School
Students: 18 months to eighth grade
Who they serve: Located in the Puyallup Valley, it draws students from several surrounding parishes.
Did you know? Students receive a Chromebook that allows technology to play a key role in their education.
Cascade Christian Schools
Students: Infants through 12thgrade
Enrollment: About 1,500 students
District: There are five Cascade Christian campuses that serve families in all sections of Pierce County.
Did you know? Founded in 1991, CCS is incorporated and classified as an independent, interdenominational school district.
Puyallup School District
Students: Kindergarten through 12th grade
Enrollment: 22,500
District: 22 elementary schools, seven junior high schools, three high schools and an alternative school
Staff: More than 2,000 full-time employees and about 500 substitute personnel
Superintendent: Dr. John Polm
Did you know? The district was organized in 1854, becoming the third school district formed in Washington.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Students: Kindergarten through 12th grade
Enrollment: More than 10,000
District: Serves Sumner, Bonney Lake and Edgewood as well as unincorporated areas of east Pierce County
Superintendent: Dr. Laurie Dent took office in July 2016 and has served the district since 1998.
Did you know? Dent is also a two-time Boston Marathon finisher.
Northwest Christian School
Students: Preschool through eighth grade
Who they serve: Students who attend NCS hail from throughout Pierce County along with several surrounding communities.
Did you know? Northwest Christian is a member of the worldwide system of Seventh-day Adventist education, which has served Puyallup Valley for more than 60 years.
The Colleges in Puyallup and the Region
Clover Park Technical College
Where: The main campus is in Lakewood, but Clover Park has a smaller campus at Thun Field in Puyallup for students interested in aviation training.
What: Community college
Enrollment: 3,500 full-time students and 18,000 part-time students
Did you know? Areas of study offered are aerospace & advanced manufacturing, science, technology & engineering and more.
Pierce College Puyallup
Where: Two main campuses in Puyallup and Lakewood
What: Community college that also offers several dual-credit classes to high school seniors
Enrollment: About 17,000 students
Did you know? Its sports teams are the Raiders.
University of Puget Sound
Where: Tacoma, 10 miles northwest of Puyallup/Sumner
What: A liberal arts university
Enrollment: 1,200 students
Did you know? The scenic campus is made up primarily of Tudor-Gothic brick buildings.
University of Washington Tacoma
Where: Overlooks the Port of Tacoma and Mount Rainier
What: A permanent campus of the University of Washington system that offers 35 undergraduate majors and 12 graduate programs
Enrollment: 5,040 students
Did you know? On-campus housing is available for up to 290 students.
Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Where: Puyallup
What: An ag-based campus with 6 acres of certified organic farmland
Enrollment: 12 graduate students
Did you know? The university’s research recently resulted in a new red raspberry variety called Cascade Premier that took more than 10 years to perfect.
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