Photo: SpokaneWilly · CC BY-SA 4.0Country Homes’s public schools outscore 87% of Washington districts
In Country Homes, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Country Homes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Country Homes’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 275 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Country Homes’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,808 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
North Wall Schools (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Country Homes’s grade
A: better than 87% of Washington school districts, #55 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Country Homes, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Country Homes · depends on your address
Meadow Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 453 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mead
Creekside Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 355 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Mead
6th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mountainside Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 824 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Colbert
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 796 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 704 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
7th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mountainside Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 824 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Colbert
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 796 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 704 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
8th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mountainside Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 824 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Colbert
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 796 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 704 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
9th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Mt Spokane High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mead
10th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Mt Spokane High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mead
11th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Mt Spokane High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mead
12th grade in Country Homes · depends on your address
Mead Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Spokane
Mt Spokane High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mead
Country Homes’s public schools are run by Mead School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Country Homes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Country Homes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Country Homes | A | Mead |
| Spokane | B | Spokane |
Every school in Country Homes
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Country Homes’s schools
Are Country Homes’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Country Homes children attend outscore 87% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #55 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Country Homes in?
Mead School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,657 students in 17 schools (2024–25).
Where do Country Homes kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mead Senior High School and Mt Spokane High School.
What is Country Homes’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Mead School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Country Homes spend per student?
$15,808 in Mead School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Country Homes?
Yes: North Wall Schools (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 81 students).
Parents talk
What Country Homes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Country Homes → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.