Best Elementary Schools in Colbert, WA

Colbert, Washington, has two public elementary schools—Midway Elementary and Colbert Elementary School—serving kindergarten through fifth grade, with 782 students combined in the Mead School District. Both schools are strong performers compared with district and state averages, making Colbert an area with generally solid elementary-school options.

Midway Elementary is the current academic leader, ranking 177th out of 1,138 Washington schools and in the 84th percentile. It slightly exceeds Colbert Elementary School in all-grade English language arts, math, and science: 67.32%, 68.78%, and 67.65%, respectively, compared with Colbert’s 67.04%, 65.92%, and 65.63%. The differences are fairly small, so both schools offer comparable overall achievement. Colbert stands out for its lower student-teacher ratio—14.0 versus Midway’s 17.4—and performs especially well in Grade 4 ELA, where 75% of students were proficient. Midway’s strongest area is Grade 4 math, at 77.78%.

Both schools perform well above district and Washington averages, particularly in math. Parents may want to note two shared areas for attention: Grade 5 math proficiency drops to 54.41% at Midway and 53.13% at Colbert, and science results declined noticeably from the prior year. Colbert also has a larger Grade 3 ELA gap, with 57.45% proficient compared with Midway’s 67.57%. Midway’s reported per-student spending is $15,776, while Colbert’s is $16,817; these figures describe resources but do not establish a cause-and-effect relationship with achievement. Both schools have maintained four-star ratings, and each remains a strong local option.