| Definition of Terms |
Emerald Ridge High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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| County |
Pierce County, WA |
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| Total Students |
1543 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
n/a |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 544 students | | Grade 11 - 507 students | | Grade 12 - 492 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
n/a |
1:21 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
6% |
| % Asian |
6% |
6% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
12% |
| % Black |
5% |
5% |
| % White |
82% |
69% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
8% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
Puyallup 3 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
33 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
20,769 students |
1,985 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$171,631,000 |
$16,541,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$171,771,000 |
$16,470,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,264 |
$8,333 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,271 |
$8,297 |
| District Graduation Rates |
72% |
88% |
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- Emerald Ridge High School is a high school that is in the Puyallup School District of Washington, United States and is commonly referred to as ERHS or simply ER. Emerald Ridge opened in September 2000. It features green, black and silver as its primary colors and has a jaguar as its official mascot. The enrollment is currently just below 1,500 In the 2005-2006 school year, 10th graders showed 89% competency in Reading, 58.1% in Math, 91.1% in Writing and 32% in Science.
- Commencement
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Commencement, or graduation, is held every year at the Puyallup Fairgrounds in June. The ceremony for 2009 took place June 13.
- Notable alumni
- Megan Jendrick, formerly Quann, a swimmer and double Olympic Gold medalist from the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and author of the book Get Wet, Get Fit . She also capped an unprecedented comeback to the sport of swimming by qualifying for, and winning a silver medal at, the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
- Nathan Jendrick, author of How Steroids Are Killing American Athletics , Get Wet, Get Fit and the upcoming The Straight Dope On Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and What We Can Do To Save Sports. Married to Olympic swimmer Megan Jendrick (Quann), and has coached the boys swimming team at ERHS.
- Tommy Snider, actor, co-host of the television show Fridays on Cartoon Network
- Athletics
- Football:
- While Emerald Ridge has never won a football championship they've had two winning seasons at 6 wins 4 losses in the '04-'05 & '05-'06 season. The Jaguars won arguably their biggest game ever when they defeated their cross town rivals,Governor John R. Rogers High School(a.k.a. the Rams), on September 14, 2007 with a score of 20-19 . On the Rams final drive with sixteen seconds on the clock The Rams scored a touchdown. In an effort to avoid a tie, they attempted a two point conversion the following play when they ran sweep play towards the sideline. Just short of the goal line their running back was stopped when he tried to cut back to the middle. On the following kickoff the game time expired making Emerald Ridge the victors. The Jaguars went on to win their game the following week, and achieving the school's longest winning streak of five games.
- Boys Baseball
- 2009 2nd in SPSL South Division
- Girl Fastpitch
- 2009 SPSL Tournament Champions (Undefeated)
- Girls Bowling:
- 2009 4A State Champions (Undefeated)
- 2009 West Central District Champions
- 2009 SPSL Tournament Champions
- 2009 SPSL League Champions (Undefeated)
- 2008 SPSL Tournament Champions
- Girls Golf:
- 2005 SPSL Undefeated Champions
- 2004 SPSL Champions (9-1)
- Boys Golf:
- 2008 SPSL Champions (9-1)
- 2005 SPSL Undefeated Champions
- Volleyball:
- 3rd Place 2005 4A State
- League Champions 2005 SPSL South
- District Champions 2005 SPSL
- 4th Place 2004 4A State
- 4th Place 2003 4A State
- 6th Place 2002 4A State
- 5th Place 2001 4A State
- Girls Tennis:
- 2005 SPSL South Champions
- 4th Place 2004 4A State
- 2004 SPSL South Champions
- 2004 SPSL District Champions
- 5th Place 2003 4A State
- 6th Place 2002 4B State
- Wrestling:
- 2006 SPSL South Dual Meet Champions
- 2006 SPSL South Tournament Champions
- 2005 SPSL South Dual Meet Champions (Undefeated)
- 2005 Regional Champions
- 6th Place 2005 4A State
- Daffodil Festival
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Every year, Emerald Ridge participates in the Pierce County Daffodil Festival. A competition is held in house to select the Puyallup Princess, who goes on to compete against other regional schools, for the Daffodil Festival Queen title. The Queen title is considered the highest honor of the regional festival. The Emerald Ridge band accompanies the float of Emerald Ridge's princesses every year in the parade, held annually in April. The Queen and runners-up receive scholarships for post-high school education, and 2009 was the first year that one of ERHS's princesses was selected as Queen (Melanie Stambaugh).
- See also
- Puyallup School District
- External links
- Emerald Ridge School Website
- Emerald Ridge Athletics Website
- P.R.I.D.E. Booster Club Website
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| About This Zip Code (98374) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
29,098 people |
5,781,196 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
32% |
29% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$58,873
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$46,419 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.3 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
25 years old |
37 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
76% / 24% |
64% / 36% |
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