Kalles Junior High School

Puyallup, WA 98372

Phone: (253) 841-8729
Fax: (253) 840-8984
District: Puyallup School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 7-9 • 900 students • 18 students per teacher

Kalles Junior High School, located in Puyallup, Washington, is a public middle school in the Puyallup School District. It is among the few public middle schools in Washington to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Kalles Junior High School is a public school in the Puyallup School District located in Puyallup, WA. The principal of Kalles Junior High School is Guy A. Kovacs. As of 2016, the students are 69.5% White, non-Hispanic; 11.3% Hispanic; 9.7% Multiracial; 5.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 1.1% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 31.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program. The ratio of students to teachers at Kalles Junior High School is 18:1.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 69.5% 64.2% 58.2%
Hispanic 11.3% 14.5% 21.1%
Multiracial 9.7% 10.9% 6.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.3% 4.7% 7.2%
Black, non-Hispanic 2.6% 3.7% 4.5%
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.1% 0.8% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.2% 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 31.2% — —
English learners — 3.7% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 5.8 mi
2 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 7 mi
3 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 8.3 mi
4 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 9.4 mi
5 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 10.9 mi
6 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 12 mi
7 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 13 mi
8 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 17.8 mi
9 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 19 mi
10 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 23 mi
11 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 28.3 mi
12 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 28.7 mi
13 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 28.9 mi
14 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 29 mi
15 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 30.5 mi
16 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 32.8 mi
17 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 33.8 mi
18 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 34.3 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Black Diamond Black Diamond WA 15.8 mi
2 Maple Valley Maple Valley WA 16.7 mi
3 Stonegate Olympia WA 28.1 mi
4 Downtown Seattle Seattle WA 28.9 mi
5 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 29.4 mi
6 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 32.3 mi
7 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 34.6 mi
Base Distance
McChord AFB 10.7 mi.
Fort Lewis 14.7 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 28 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 30.9 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 41.7 mi.
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