Building History

Hunt Elementary School
12801 144th Street East
Puyallup, WA 98374

Hunt Elementary School was opened in 1990 and is located on South Hill, east of Meridian Street South and just north of 144th Street East. The project architect was Burr Lawrence Rising+ Bates of Tacoma, Washington, and the general contractor was C & T Construction, also of Tacoma, Washington. Hunt Elementary was a state matched project with the local funds coming from the 1988 Bond Issue.

The school was named after Mr. Warren D. Hunt. Mr. Hunt was a graduate of Puyallup High School and the University of Puget Sound. Warren was a local businessman and civic leader for many years. For 16 years he served as a member of the Puyallup School District's Board of Directors.

The education specifications for the permanent building were designed with a total of 18 general-use classrooms, two (2) kindergarten rooms, three (3) special education classrooms and a number of smaller specialty instructional spaces. In addition, the school has one (I) of the District's prototype play sheds. In 2012, the building received a Building Assessment Score of 76, compared to a districtwide rating average of 76.4. The school building became eligible for state matching funds for modernization or new construction in lieu of modernization in 2010.

A12 classroom, 16,000 square foot addition opened at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year funded by the 2015 Bond Issue. The school will become eligible for state matching funds for modernization or new construction in lieu of modernization in the year 2048.