Summary
Trentwood School is a PK–6 elementary school serving approximately 402 students in Spokane Valley’s East Valley School District, an area with several nearby schools in both the East Valley and Central Valley School District. It ranks 690th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, in the 39th percentile, and has a two-star rating. Overall, Trentwood performs somewhat below the statewide midpoint, but its results vary considerably by subject and grade. In 2025–2026, 42.47% of students were proficient in English language arts, 38.81% in math, and 50.00% in science. Science is the school’s clearest strength, nearly matching the state rate and exceeding the district rate by nearly 7 percentage points.
Nearby comparisons show that Trentwood occupies a middle position academically. It substantially outperforms Trent School, which posted proficiency rates of 28.18% in ELA, 21.10% in math, and 24.44% in science. However, it trails Continuous Curriculum School, where the corresponding rates were 64.59%, 57.03%, and 71.05%. Other nearby schools, including Summit School, Greenacres Elementary, Adams Elementary, and Riverbend Elementary School, also report considerably higher results. Pasadena Park Elementary is a closer overall comparison, with somewhat higher proficiency in all three subjects.
Parents should note the uneven grade-level picture. Sixth-grade ELA proficiency was 50.91%, slightly above both district and state rates, while sixth-grade math was only 27.27%, Trentwood’s most urgent academic concern. Fourth-grade ELA was another weak area at 34.55%. Results have declined recently in ELA and math, while science improved from 42.37% in 2023–2024 to 50.00% in 2025–2026. The school serves a relatively high-need population, with 64.93% free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, and has a student-teacher ratio of 18.6. Its special education subgroup ranked at the 63rd percentile, notably above the school’s overall ranking. Trentwood’s longer-term history—rising from the 20s and 30s percentiles to around the 50th percentile before the latest decline—suggests that improvement is possible, with science and special education support offering encouraging areas to build on.
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