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Meadow Ridge Elementary

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Meadow Ridge Elementary ranks 175 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Ridge Elementary is a PK–5 school in Mead, Washington, serving 453 students in the Mead School District in a neighborhood with several nearby elementary-school options. It is a consistently strong school, ranking 175th among Washington elementary schools for 2025–2026, at the 85th percentile statewide, with a four-star rating. The district also performs well, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide.

Academic results are a major strength. In 2025–2026, Meadow Ridge Elementary reported proficiency rates of 69.07% in English language arts, 68.23% in math, and 61.40% in science—above both district and state results in every subject. Its ELA score was the highest among the nearby schools shown, edging out Skyline Elementary, Midway Elementary, and Colbert Elementary. Math is another clear advantage: third-grade proficiency reached 78.13%, while the all-grade result was second only to Skyline among the closest high-performing schools. Compared with Colbert, located less than a mile away, Meadow Ridge scored higher in all three subjects.

Parents may want to look more closely at two areas. Math proficiency declined from 78.13% in third grade to 56.14% in fifth grade, although the fifth-grade result still exceeded district performance. Science also fell sharply from 78.13% in 2024–2025 to 61.40% in 2025–2026, trailing Skyline, Midway, and Colbert while remaining above state and district levels. The school’s 20.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio is higher than that of every nearby comparison school, and its reported per-student spending was the lowest in that group. Even so, outcomes remain strong, including a 94th-percentile statewide ranking for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Overall, Meadow Ridge combines high achievement, stable four-star performance, and particularly strong ELA and math results.

453

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,659

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 7.1% (any vaccine)

15601 N Freya St
Mead, WA 99021-9342

(509) 465-6600

District: Mead School District

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountainside Middle School
High:	Mt Spokane High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Two or more races:

11.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mead School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg55%

Washington avg48%

175^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Mead School District

51^st of 238Mead 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
2026	84.9	175 of 1138	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	160 of 1160	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	191 of 1168	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	171 of 1169	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	214 of 1169	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	178 of 1107	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	234 of 1130	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	193 of 1054	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	220 of 1056	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	118 of 1053	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	89.7	89 of 1067	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.9	83 of 1106	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.6	96 of 1097	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	122 of 1092	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	133 of 1088	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	191 of 1072	82.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	118 of 1067	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	222 of 1069	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	191 of 1051	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	133 of 1031	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	141 of 1026	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	117 of 1020	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	229 of 1092	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	190 of 1093	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	255 of 1094	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	170 of 1100	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	274 of 1008	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	211 of 1068	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	172 of 1004	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	59 of 1008	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	71 of 1013	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	176 of 1024	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	24 of 1013	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	175 of 1019	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	86 of 854	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	124 of 979	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	132 of 835	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	159 of 1059	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	97 of 1098	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	180 of 1099	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	105 of 1099	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	258 of 1113	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	114 of 1025	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	278 of 1075	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	239 of 999	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	96 of 197	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	164 of 432	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	152 of 339	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	212 of 308	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	99 of 478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	59 of 158	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	459 of 566	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	280 of 637	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	129 of 901	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	126 of 1007	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	196 of 1009	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	151 of 1011	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	253 of 1031	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	200 of 943	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	309 of 1027	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	229 of 833	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

Math68%+25 vs state

Science61%+10 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 (2025)
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 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th 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
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%)	84.9	175^th of 1138 public elementary schools	84.6%		85.5	160^th of 1160 public elementary schools	86.2%	15	61.4	61.4	64.6	71.8	70.7			69.1	78.1	69.0	56.1			68.2	92.9%	7.1%	$15,659	$163	$15,496
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%)	82.7	198^th of 1138 public elementary schools	82.6%		85.2	168^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.5%	30	65.6	65.6	57.5	75.0	65.6			67.0	74.5	72.1	53.1			65.9	81.6%	15.8%	$19,725	$163	$19,562
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%)	84.8	177^th of 1138 public elementary schools	84.4%		86.4	148^th of 1160 public elementary schools	87.2%	29	67.7	67.7	67.6	71.4	63.2			67.3	74.3	77.8	54.4			68.8	91.5%	8.5%	$16,726	$163	$16,563
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%)	70.4	311^th of 1138 public elementary schools	72.7%		70.7	304^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.8%	7	58.9	58.9	64.3	50.0	61.1			58.5	64.3	55.3	55.0			58.1	89.7%	7.7%	$17,243	$994	$16,248
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%)	48.4	567^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.2%		36.6	720^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.9%	153	42.9	42.9	50.0	53.3	42.9			48.1	50.0	53.3	42.9			48.1	73.7%	23.7%	$20,256	$2,639	$17,618
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%)	45.8	601^st of 1138 public elementary schools	47.2%		40.4	676^th of 1160 public elementary schools	41.7%	75	45.2	45.2	53.7	46.7	44.1			48.1	51.2	50.0	32.5			44.7	96.6%	3.4%	$17,275	$665	$16,609
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%)	25.8	852^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	25.1%		34.9	751^st of 1160 public elementary schools	35.3%	101	33.3	33.3	41.8	29.5	38.3			36.1	47.8	37.2	21.7			36.1	93.9%	3%	$19,512	$1,817	$17,695
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%)	33.6	754^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.7%		41.5	661^st of 1160 public elementary schools	43.0%	93	42.9	42.9	37.0	48.4	44.7			42.9	40.0	40.3	31.6			37.2	94.9%	0%	$19,459	$1,046	$18,413
Orchard Prairie Elementary	Public	K-7	7626 N. Orchard Prairie Rd.	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Orchard Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 467-9517	79	6	12.5	—	75 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)								51.0	53.3					52.0	60%	10%	$19,891	$1,417	$18,474
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%)	72.7	289^th of 1138 public elementary schools	74.6%		74.4	266^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.1%	23	58.9	58.9	62.5	57.5	50.0			56.5	65.6	67.6	58.3			63.8	95.9%	2%	$19,077	$163	$18,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadow Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meadow Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadow Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountainside Middle School
High : Mt Spokane High School

What district is Meadow Ridge Elementary in?

Mead School District

Is Meadow Ridge Elementary a good school?

Meadow Ridge Elementary ranks 175^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Ridge Elementary?

Students at Meadow Ridge Elementary are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Meadow Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Meadow Ridge Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

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