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Central Valley High School

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Central Valley High School ranks 137 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 69% of Washington high schools

Summary

Central Valley High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,380 students in the Central Valley School District of Spokane Valley, WA, a district that ranks in the top 30% statewide.

The school has notable academic strengths, with student proficiency in English and Science exceeding both district and state averages, and it maintains a strong graduation rate of over 92%. However, math proficiency is a clear area for improvement, as it lags behind the district average. Compared to nearby schools, Central Valley High School generally outperforms East Valley High School and schools in the West Valley School District (Spokane), but it trails behind higher-performing schools within its own district like Ridgeline High School and the Stem Academy at SVT.

An important finding is that the school's effectiveness varies significantly for different student groups; it shows notable success with some populations but faces challenges in supporting others, such as students in special education. While the school's overall state ranking has declined from a peak several years ago, it has shown recent signs of stabilization and recovery, positioning it as a solid, mid-tier choice within a district that contains both very high-performing and struggling schools.

1,380

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,745

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 S Sullivan Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99037-8826

(509) 558-5100

District: Central Valley School District

Feeder schools for Central Valley High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Broadway Elementary
	Progress Elementary School
	Sunrise Elementary
Middle:	Evergreen Middle School
	North Pines Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

137^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Central Valley School District

64^th of 247Central Valley School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	137 of 438	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	163 of 437	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	151 of 442	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	144 of 434	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	209 of 455	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	98 of 417	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	81.2	38 of 306	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	39.2	210 of 341	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.1	82 of 454	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	73 of 450	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	66 of 440	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	91 of 423	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	68 of 402	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	52 of 396	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	44 of 399	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	62 of 395	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.8	42 of 394	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	86.7	32 of 390	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	89 of 118	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	95 of 124	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	88 of 121	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	48.3	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	113 of 350	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	154 of 347	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	141 of 357	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	82 of 368	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	162 of 390	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	86 of 358	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	66 of 243	72.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	69 of 249	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	134 of 248	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	53 of 278	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	14 of 156	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	163 of 355	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	193 of 356	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	184 of 362	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	195 of 370	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	274 of 392	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	87 of 344	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	45 of 227	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	140 of 359	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	149 of 362	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	143 of 358	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	182 of 363	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	194 of 395	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	90 of 355	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	141 of 170	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	94 of 179	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	99 of 195	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	32 of 163	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	95 of 127	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	120 of 130	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	175 of 212	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	155 of 373	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	187 of 374	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	176 of 379	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	169 of 390	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	263 of 413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	123 of 382	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	79 of 222	64.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)56th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2021)39th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)26th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science56%+7 vs state

Math38%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	821 S Sullivan Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5100	1,380	63	21.9	42.4%	1,042 (75.5%)	33 (2.4%)	104 (7.5%)	45 (3.3%)	19 (1.4%)	43 (3.1%)	90 (6.5%)	63.9	137^th of 438 public high schools	68.7%		58.2	163^rd of 437 public high schools	62.7%	26		56.1	56.1	67.3	67.3	37.8	37.8	$15,745	$86	$15,659
Mica Peak High School	Public	9-12	15111 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5950	107	15	7.1	56.1%	83 (77.6%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	26.2	334^th of 438 public high schools	23.7%		23.9	346^th of 437 public high schools	20.8%	12		37.9	37.9	50.0	50.0	20.7	20.7	$41,400	$1,395	$40,005
School to Life	Public	12	15111 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5950	38	0		71.1%	32 (84.2%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.3%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)								$3,047	$86	$2,961
Central Valley Virtual Learning High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	13208 E. Sprague Avenue	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 558-5515	108	0		55.6%	81 (75.0%)	4 (3.7%)	8 (7.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.0%)								(n/a)
University High School	Public	9-12	12420 E 32nd Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6040	1,410	71	19.9	43.2%	1,176 (83.4%)	56 (4.0%)	71 (5.0%)	15 (1.1%)	14 (1.0%)	19 (1.3%)	55 (3.9%)	53.7	191^st of 438 public high schools	56.4%		58	164^th of 437 public high schools	62.5%	27		45.6	45.6	65.6	65.6	35.8	35.8	$16,397	$196	$16,200
Ridgeline High School	Public	9-12	20150 E Country Vista Drive	Liberty Lake	99019	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3800	1,575	69	22.8	31.9%	1,306 (82.9%)	18 (1.1%)	74 (4.7%)	47 (3.0%)	18 (1.1%)	20 (1.3%)	86 (5.5%)	75.9	81^st of 438 public high schools	81.5%		79.4	73^rd of 437 public high schools	83.3%	8		53.5	53.5	84.0	84.0	46.1	46.1	$14,363	$86	$14,278
Spokane Valley Technical Skills Center	Public	9-12	115 S University Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 228-5600	28	0		10.7%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$18,326	$86	$18,241
Dishman Hills High School	Public	8-12	115 S University	Spokane	99206	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 927-1100	296	14	21.0	78.4%	206 (69.6%)	17 (5.7%)	46 (15.5%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	7.6	422^nd of 438 public high schools	3.7%		4.7	431^st of 437 public high schools	1.4%	9	26.7	27.4	27.3	30.8	26.8	7.7	7.1	$13,036	$849	$12,187
Stem Academy at SVT	Public	9-12	115 S. University Road	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6500	190	12	15.8	21.6%	169 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	95.2	21^st of 438 public high schools	95.2%		94.1	22^nd of 437 public high schools	95.0%	1		87.0	87.0	87.5	87.5	58.3	58.3	$15,651	$86	$15,565
East Valley High School	Public	9-12	15711 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 927-3200	912	47	19.2	59.2%	647 (70.9%)	20 (2.2%)	126 (13.8%)	11 (1.2%)	10 (1.1%)	17 (1.9%)	69 (7.6%)	41.7	253^rd of 438 public high schools	42.2%		43.3	252^nd of 437 public high schools	42.3%	1		39.1	39.1	60.5	60.5	30.9	30.9	$19,980	$888	$19,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Valley High School

What district is Central Valley High School in?

Central Valley School District

What schools feed into Central Valley High School?

Central Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : Broadway Elementary
Elementary : Progress Elementary School
Elementary : Sunrise Elementary
Middle : Evergreen Middle School
Middle : North Pines Middle School

Is Central Valley High School a good school?

Central Valley High School ranks 137^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Valley High School?

Students at Central Valley High School are 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Central Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,380 students attended Central Valley High School.

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