Mead School District

Summary:

The Mead School District operates 17 schools serving roughly 10,000 students from preschool through 12th grade, ranking in the top quartile of districts in Washington state.

Performance varies across the district, with Skyline Elementary (91st percentile), Midway Elementary (87th), and Meadow Ridge Elementary (86th) standing out as top elementary schools, while Highland Middle School (81st) and Mead Senior High School (81st) lead at their respective levels. In contrast, schools like Shiloh Hills Elementary and Creekside Elementary face greater challenges, ranking in the 30th percentile range.

The district excels in English Language Arts and graduation rates, but math proficiency is a shared area for improvement, especially at the high school level. The district offers diverse educational pathways, including the large Mead Learning Options alternative program and the very small Mead Open Doors. Overall, Mead School District provides strong academic outcomes with a commitment to serving all students.

District Detail

2323 E Farwell Rd
Mead, WA 99021-9690

(509) 465-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
51^st of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,657

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)								SBAC Math (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadow Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15601 N Freya St	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6600	453	23	20.1	35.1%	339 (74.8%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (5.1%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	53 (11.7%)	85.5	160^th of 1160 public elementary schools	86.2%		83	191^st of 1168 public elementary schools	83.6%	31	78.1			78.1	71.6	67.7	73.9					71.1	64.2	66.1	66.2					65.5	93.3	94.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	94.4	98.9	94.4	94.4	94.4	$14,808	$132	$14,676
Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	406 W Regina Ave	Spokane	99218	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6200	468	27	17.2	44.4%	360 (76.9%)	10 (2.1%)	38 (8.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	37 (7.9%)	40.4	676^th of 1160 public elementary schools	41.7%		48	588^th of 1168 public elementary schools	49.7%	88	48.3			48.3	43.0	43.3	49.4					45.2	56.6	37.5	34.8					42.5	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	98.2	94.6	94.6	94.6	$16,410	$573	$15,837
Colbert Elementary School	Public	K-5	4625 E Greenbluff Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6300	364	26	14.0	36.8%	309 (84.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	85.2	168^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.5%		79.9	219^th of 1168 public elementary schools	81.3%	51	78.6			78.6	70.8	68.8	80.0					73.4	60.0	75.0	57.1					63.8	80.4	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	80.4	94.6	87.5	80.4	80.4	$16,817	$132	$16,685
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 W Elmore Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6400	433	30	14.4	57.3%	314 (72.5%)	7 (1.6%)	40 (9.2%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	47 (10.9%)	41.5	661^st of 1160 public elementary schools	43.0%		49.9	562^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	51.9%	99	56.6			56.6	43.3	45.1	52.6					47.2	47.8	35.2	35.5					39.3	90.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.7	93.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	$18,677	$902	$17,776
Farwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	13005 N Crestline	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6500	471	28	16.6	47.8%	348 (73.9%)	17 (3.6%)	36 (7.6%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.1%)	70.7	304^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.8%		69.9	321^st of 1168 public elementary schools	72.5%	17	60.2			60.2	56.3	61.2	64.8					60.9	65.0	57.7	52.3					58.1	86.3	88.4	90.5	90.5	90.5	86.3	90.5	89.5	86.3	86.3	$15,123	$738	$14,385
Mountainside Middle School	Public	6-8	4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7400	824	44	18.6	44.9%	655 (79.5%)	12 (1.5%)	51 (6.2%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	20 (2.4%)	64 (7.8%)	64.1	168^th of 534 public middle schools	68.5%		64.3	173^rd of 535 public middle schools	67.7%	5		50.0		50.0				47.8	62.7	63.2		57.6				42.0	44.7	47.8		44.8											$15,182	$258	$14,924
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	796	43	18.7	38.6%	648 (81.4%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.9%)	65.7	162^nd of 534 public middle schools	69.7%		65.3	166^th of 535 public middle schools	69.0%	4		41.3		41.3				55.2	62.9	68.2		61.8				41.6	50.6	45.1		45.6											$15,960	$321	$15,640
Mead Senior High School	Public	9-12	302 W Hastings Rd	Spokane	99218	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7000	1,827	89	20.5	32.6%	1,444 (79.0%)	34 (1.9%)	127 (7.0%)	31 (1.7%)	11 (0.6%)	23 (1.3%)	151 (8.3%)	75.8	82^nd of 438 public high schools	81.3%		84	58^th of 437 public high schools	86.7%	24			56.7	56.7							76.6	76.6							46.9	46.9											$15,317	$189	$15,128
Shiloh Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	13120 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6800	465	29	16.0	70.8%	264 (56.8%)	24 (5.2%)	48 (10.3%)	19 (4.1%)	8 (1.7%)	46 (9.9%)	56 (12.0%)	34.9	751^st of 1160 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.7	744^th of 1168 public elementary schools	36.3%	7	50.0			50.0	42.3	39.7	46.2					42.4	48.6	33.8	32.7					39.1	80.4	83.9	87.5	87.5	87.5	84.8	90.2	84.8	84.8	84.8	$19,284	$2,241	$17,043
Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	821 E Midway Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6700	418	24	17.4	27.5%	331 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.5%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	86.4	148^th of 1160 public elementary schools	87.2%		85.6	158^th of 1168 public elementary schools	86.5%	10	77.1			77.1	79.4	67.7	70.0					72.2	76.2	66.2	58.6					66.7	91.5	91.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	93.2	98.3	91.5	93.2	93.2	$15,776	$132	$15,644
Mt Spokane High School	Public	9-12	6015 E Mt. Spokane Park Dr	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7200	1,482	73	20.2	35.4%	1,234 (83.3%)	17 (1.1%)	82 (5.5%)	19 (1.3%)	8 (0.5%)	24 (1.6%)	94 (6.3%)	69.4	109^th of 438 public high schools	75.1%		63.5	136^th of 437 public high schools	68.9%	27			50.2	50.2							77.4	77.4							43.3	43.3											$16,013	$271	$15,743
Mead Learning Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	8621 N Five Mile Road	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7700	790	27	29.6	34.9%	686 (86.8%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)								(n/a)	67.4	47.3	60.7	57.4	50.9	45.5	52.1	65.5	62.8	51.8	55.6	55.4	43.4	35.3	34.0	47.5	42.2	37.5	23.8	37.5	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	88.9	74.1	74.1	74.1	$11,289	$132	$11,157
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 W. Johannsen Rd.	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7810	386	25	15.1	31.9%	297 (76.9%)	5 (1.3%)	30 (7.8%)	15 (3.9%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.0%)	74.4	266^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.1%		77.5	243^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	79.2%	23	60.3			60.3	56.9	55.7	69.8					60.5	63.0	60.0	74.6					65.5	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	97.1	97.1	$18,579	$132	$18,447
Mead Open Doors	Public, Magnet	11-12	2323 E Farwell Rd	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	Yes	No	No	(509) 340-7800	9	0			7 (77.8%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$3,412	$132	$3,280
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	704	40	17.6	32.8%	565 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.5%)	14 (2.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	61 (8.7%)	77.8	103^rd of 534 public middle schools	80.7%		80.8	88^th of 535 public middle schools	83.6%	15		51.2		51.2				61.4	67.4	66.8		65.2				52.9	50.4	59.8		54.1											$15,889	$132	$15,757
Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 E Hastings Road	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6810	355	22	15.8	63.7%	263 (74.1%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.5%)	36.6	720^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.9%		33.7	775^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.6%	55	50.0			50.0	48.6	36.8	55.3					46.9	42.9	29.0	34.2					35.1	76.2	78.6	78.6	78.6	78.6	83.3	83.3	76.2	83.3	83.3	$19,029	$3,274	$15,756
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-5	9911 N Bob Olson Lane	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 867-2300	412	21	19.2	17.0%	324 (78.6%)	5 (1.2%)	21 (5.1%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	90.5	107^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.8%		89.6	115^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.2%	8	72.9			72.9	64.9	71.4	81.4					71.9	74.3	83.1	81.4					79.5	98.5	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$14,967	$132	$14,835

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Riverside School District	6.41 mi	5	61^st
West Valley School District (Spokane)	7.76 mi	13	152^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.