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Riverbend Elementary School

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Riverbend Elementary School ranks 299 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Riverbend Elementary School is a K–5 school in Spokane Valley serving about 600 students in the Central Valley School District, in a varied local market that includes both high-performing schools and lower-performing alternatives.

Riverbend ranks in the 74th percentile statewide and has a four-star rating, marking a substantial improvement from the 51st percentile in 2021–22. Its strongest academic areas are math and science: 58.58% of students met standards in math and 62.37% in science in 2025–26, compared with 43.11% and 50.95% statewide. English language arts was also above the state average at 59.22%, though it was slightly below the district average. Math has shown the clearest steady improvement over the past three years. The school’s 14.9 student-teacher ratio is reasonable for a school of its size, and its 42.17% free- or reduced-price lunch rate places it near the middle of nearby schools.

Riverbend is competitive locally but not the area’s top performer. Its 74th-percentile ranking trails Liberty Lake Elementary, Summit School, Greenacres Elementary, and McDonald Elementary School, but it is well ahead of Progress Elementary School. Nearby Continuous Curriculum School has stronger ELA and science results, despite being in the lower-ranked East Valley School District (Spokane). Riverbend’s main priorities are fifth-grade math, where proficiency falls to 41.94%, ELA compared with nearby Central Valley schools, and outcomes for special education students. Overall, it is a solid, improving school with particularly strong math and science results relative to Washington.

600

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,103

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

75%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.8% (any vaccine)

17720 E Mission Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99016

(509) 558-3400

District: Central Valley School District

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Selkirk Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2019 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (59% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Washington median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Washington avg48%

299^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 36% (2019) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Central Valley School District

46^th of 238Central 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	299 of 1138	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	413 of 1160	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	471 of 1168	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	387 of 1169	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	567 of 1169	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	469 of 1107	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	408 of 1130	63.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	86.2	27 of 320	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	187 of 1020	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	441 of 1092	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	472 of 1093	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	356 of 1094	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	516 of 1100	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	478 of 1008	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	419 of 1068	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	42 of 649	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	72.8	132 of 659	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	193 of 651	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	191 of 1008	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	395 of 1013	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	368 of 1024	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	148 of 1013	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	548 of 1019	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	281 of 854	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	326 of 979	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	315 of 1059	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	370 of 1098	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	413 of 1099	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	385 of 1099	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	523 of 1113	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	412 of 1025	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	345 of 1075	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	242 of 363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	210 of 339	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	200 of 308	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	199 of 478	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	274 of 901	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	435 of 1007	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	548 of 1009	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	458 of 1011	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	666 of 1031	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	548 of 943	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	506 of 1027	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+11 vs state

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Math59%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	K-5	17720 E Mission Avenue	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3400	600	40	14.9	42.2%	442 (73.7%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (11.5%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.2%)	56 (9.3%)	71.6	299^th of 1138 public elementary schools	73.7%		61.8	413^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.4%	114	62.4		62.4	68.4	54.6	55.9				59.2	71.6	61.2	41.9				58.6	75%	4.8%	$15,103	$740	$14,363
Central Valley Virtual Integrated Parent Partnership	Public, Virtual	K-8	1512 N. Barker Rd.	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 558-6550	166	13	12.8	50.0%	140 (84.3%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.4%)								(n/a)		59.1	67.7					67.9	60.9	63.3	27.8			52.2	31.0	43.5	40.0	60%	0%	$13,208	$86	$13,123
Greenacres Elementary	Public	K-5	17915 E 4th Ave	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4200	637	41	15.3	53.2%	445 (69.9%)	11 (1.7%)	93 (14.6%)	15 (2.4%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.5%)	49 (7.7%)	79.4	225^th of 1138 public elementary schools	80.2%		66.3	362^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	68.8%	137	68.0		68.0	59.3	72.3	63.1				64.6	61.1	63.8	58.3				61.0	79.3%	0%	$15,876	$1,122	$14,754
Progress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4500	280	17	16.6	77.1%	172 (61.4%)	6 (2.1%)	58 (20.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.0%)	23 (8.2%)	34.5	745^th of 1138 public elementary schools	34.5%		25.2	900^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.4%	155	54.3		54.3	46.0	50.0	60.0				51.9	43.2	36.1	42.9				40.7	93.8%	3.1%	$16,507	$1,193	$15,313
Continuous Curriculum School	Public	K-8	16924 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 927-9501	385	20	19.0	41.6%	318 (82.6%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.7%)	86	166^th of 1138 public elementary schools	85.4%		69	319^th of 1160 public elementary schools	72.5%	153	66.7	75.7	71.1	72.6	71.1	53.9	61.8	62.1		64.6	68.6	62.2	53.9	52.9	51.7	51.4	57.0	80.9%	6.4%	$17,094	$374	$16,719
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14707 E 8th Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4000	376	28	13.2	61.7%	261 (69.4%)	10 (2.7%)	58 (15.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (6.9%)	73.9	274^th of 1138 public elementary schools	75.9%		54.7	496^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.2%	222	53.0		53.0	67.7	57.4	61.2				62.3	75.8	60.4	51.5				62.4	75.4%	7.7%	$17,585	$1,138	$16,447
Summit School	Public	K-8	13313 E Broadway Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3252	383	22	17.2	37.6%	306 (79.9%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.1%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.7%)	83.3	189^th of 1138 public elementary schools	83.4%		76.8	246^th of 1160 public elementary schools	78.8%	57	75.0	77.4	76.1	69.6	56.4	75.0	65.2	81.1		71.1			63.9	56.5	60.5	58.6	61.1	69.2%	10.3%	$14,756	$481	$14,275
Trentwood School	Public	PK, KG-6	14701 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 927-3215	402	22	18.6	64.9%	299 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.7%)	39.2	690^th of 1138 public elementary schools	39.4%		47.1	589^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.2%	101	50.0		50.0	40.4	34.6	44.2	50.9			42.5	43.9	45.5	38.5	27.3			38.8	82.6%	13%	$18,957	$1,792	$17,164
Otis Orchards School	Public	PK, KG-6	22000 E Wellesley Ave	Otis Orchards	99027	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 924-9823	339	21	15.8	64.9%	274 (80.8%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.5%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	50.2	544^th of 1138 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.1	682^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	41.2%	138	56.4		56.4	41.5	40.0	41.0	44.9			41.9	51.2	52.7	35.9	49.0			47.8	87.1%	6.5%	$22,971	$2,198	$20,774
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1512 S McDonald Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-5350	282	22	12.9	56.0%	201 (71.3%)	12 (4.3%)	30 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	23 (8.2%)	77.7	240^th of 1138 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.9	251^st of 1160 public elementary schools	78.4%	11	71.1		71.1	54.1	66.0	65.8				62.3	67.6	55.3	57.9				59.8	80.5%	0%	$20,868	$1,334	$19,534

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbend Elementary School

Is Riverbend Elementary School a good school?

Riverbend Elementary School ranks 299^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Riverbend Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Selkirk Middle School

How many students attend Riverbend Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Riverbend Elementary School.

What district is Riverbend Elementary School in?

Central Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of Riverbend Elementary School?

Students at Riverbend Elementary School are 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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