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Mead School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Spokane’s School Grade B better than 64% of Washington school districts

Students
10,657
Schools
17
Spent per student
$15,808
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$158.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mead School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the WA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $158.4M, about $14,861 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spokane. Grade by grade →

PK–532 elementary schoolsSpokane Public Schools
6–812 middle schoolsSpokane Public Schools
9–128 high schoolsSpokane Public Schools

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 40.1% · 5,352 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 53.4% · 5,402 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 83.8% · 854 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,808 per student · 14% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 73%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,233’20
10,141’21
10,320’22
10,410’23
10,657’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Meadow Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mead
453 students20:1
Creekside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mead
355 students16:1
Mead Learning Options
Other · Grades K–12 · Spokane
790 students30:1
Farwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
471 students17:1
Brentwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
468 students17:1
Shiloh Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
465 students16:1
Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
433 students14:1
Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colbert
418 students17:1
Skyline Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
412 students19:1
Prairie View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spokane
386 students15:1
Colbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colbert
364 students14:1
Mountainside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colbert
824 students19:1
Northwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spokane
796 students19:1
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spokane
704 students18:1
Mead Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spokane
1,827 students21:1
Mt Spokane High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mead
1,482 students20:1
Mead Open Doors
High · Grades 11–12 · Mead
9 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.