ˌækədˈɛmɪkli, fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks skˈuːl jˈɪɹ, bᵻtwˌiːn ðə fˈoːɹ kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv hˈaɪ skˈuːlz ɪnðə pˈaɪɐlˌʌp skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt, pˈaɪɐlˌʌp ɹˈæŋkt sˈɛkənd, hˌævɪŋ bˈiːʔn̩ ɹˈɑːdʒɚz ænd wˈɔːkɚ wɪð ɐn ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ wˈɑːsəl, fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə mˈæθ wˈɑːsəl, ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ wˈɑːsəl, ænd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə sˈaɪəns wˈɑːsəl.
Academically, for the 2005–2006 school year, between the four comprehensive high schools in the Puyallup School District, Puyallup ranked 2nd, having beaten Rogers and Walker with an 87% in the reading WASL, 47% in the math WASL, 86% in the writing WASL, and 37% in the science WASL.