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Linwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Linwood Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 503 students in Spokane, in the Spokane School District. It serves a relatively high-need student population, with 72.37% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The school ranks in the 13th percentile statewide for 2025–26, or 994th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools. This reflects a long-standing pattern of below-average statewide performance rather than a single difficult year.

Academic results are well below district and state averages. Linwood’s 2025–26 proficiency rates were 25.43% in English language arts, 28.88% in math, and 18.03% in science. Science is the clearest concern: the rate is 30.24 percentage points below the district average and the lowest among the nearby schools in the comparison. Several schools located only one to two miles away perform much better. For example, Balboa Elementary reported 61.95% ELA, 60.18% math, and 70.97% science proficiency, while Westview Elementary also exceeded 54% in all three subjects. Prairie View Elementary posted similarly strong results.

Linwood’s results declined from the previous year in every tested subject, with science falling from 31.58% to 18.03%. Fifth grade is the most urgent grade-level concern: only 16.39% of fifth graders were proficient in both ELA and math, and 18.03% were proficient in science. Third-grade math was stronger at 40.00%, suggesting that maintaining progress through the upper grades deserves attention. The school’s spending and student-teacher ratio are not unusually weak compared with nearby schools, so improvement efforts may need to focus on instructional consistency, intervention services, curriculum alignment, and fifth-grade support. Families may want to ask about plans for science instruction, student growth, attendance, and help for students needing additional academic support.

503

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,960

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.8% (any vaccine)

906 W Weile Ave
Spokane, WA 99208-6278

(509) 354-3400

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Linwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salk Middle School
High:	Shadle Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

994^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District

118^th of 238Spokane 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	13.1	994 of 1138	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	977 of 1160	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	903 of 1168	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1037 of 1169	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	957 of 1169	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	891 of 1107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	982 of 1130	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	903 of 1054	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	825 of 1056	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	863 of 1053	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	776 of 1067	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	709 of 1106	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	679 of 1097	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	556 of 1092	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	722 of 1088	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	676 of 1072	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	756 of 1067	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	777 of 1069	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.7	703 of 1051	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.0	366 of 1031	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.8	655 of 1026	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	945 of 1020	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1000 of 1092	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	893 of 1093	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	990 of 1094	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	930 of 1100	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	899 of 1008	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	921 of 1068	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	834 of 1004	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	75 of 649	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.0	463 of 633	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.0	186 of 697	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	923 of 1008	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	806 of 1013	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	629 of 1024	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	851 of 1013	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	831 of 1019	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	673 of 854	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	824 of 979	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	649 of 835	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	970 of 1059	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	825 of 1098	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	785 of 1099	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	961 of 1099	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	888 of 1113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	771 of 1025	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	921 of 1075	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	896 of 999	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	164 of 188	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	73 of 128	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.4	295 of 303	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	208 of 212	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	297 of 339	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	870 of 901	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	948 of 1007	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	916 of 1009	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	958 of 1011	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	923 of 1031	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	879 of 943	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	946 of 1027	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	793 of 833	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+76 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Math29%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

Science18%-33 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th 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
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Weile Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3400	503	36	14.1	72.4%	268 (53.3%)	38 (7.6%)	76 (15.1%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.4%)	69 (13.7%)	13.1	994^th of 1138 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.9	977^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	18.0	18.0	26.3	30.8	16.4	25.4	40.0	27.5	16.4	28.9	87.7%	6.8%	$20,960	$1,725	$19,234
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
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 N. Maple	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4000	301	19	15.7	72.8%	201 (66.8%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.3%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	37 (12.3%)	40.2	672^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	40.9%		30.1	822^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	29.1%	150	40.0	40.0	50.0	46.5	40.0	45.5	59.6	44.2	20.4	41.7	85.2%	11.1%	$20,071	$1,322	$18,749
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	319 W Nebraska Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3600	250	21	12.1	76.4%	135 (54.0%)	14 (5.6%)	41 (16.4%)	16 (6.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.6%)	14.3	972^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	14.6%		25.6	894^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.9%	78	40.0	40.0	40.0	20.0	36.7	31.0	36.7	29.3	10.0	25.7	86.7%	2.2%	$24,053	$2,209	$21,844
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
Lidgerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5510 N Lidgerwood	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3225	278	24	11.5	88.5%	156 (56.1%)	10 (3.6%)	30 (10.8%)	10 (3.6%)	7 (2.5%)	10 (3.6%)	55 (19.8%)	21.6	885^th of 1138 public elementary schools	22.2%		28.3	847^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.0%	38	45.2	45.2	20.4	34.1	45.2	32.1	38.9	25.0	23.8	30.0	79.5%	15.9%	$24,166	$2,172	$21,994
Balboa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 W Holyoke Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2220	248	20	12.1	50.0%	179 (72.2%)	10 (4.0%)	25 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.5%)	77	247^th of 1138 public elementary schools	78.3%		70.5	307^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.5%	60	71.0	71.0	51.4	66.7	67.7	62.0	64.9	66.7	45.2	60.2	81.3%	15.6%	$24,511	$1,313	$23,198
Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4444	384	30	12.8	78.4%	235 (61.2%)	12 (3.1%)	41 (10.7%)	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.2%)	58 (15.1%)	15.4	957^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.9%		17.1	999^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.9%	42	28.8	28.8	25.9	31.1	15.8	24.9	44.1	34.7	6.7	28.8	87.2%	4.3%	$22,437	$1,944	$20,493
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
Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3520 W. Bismark	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4300	328	24	13.4	69.8%	232 (70.7%)	10 (3.0%)	33 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (14.0%)	67.9	332^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	70.8%		73.4	281^st of 1160 public elementary schools	75.8%	51	64.0	64.0	41.2	58.1	62.8	54.3	54.9	62.9	54.0	57.7	85.7%	11.9%	$21,870	$1,143	$20,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood Elementary

How many students attend Linwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Linwood Elementary.

Is Linwood Elementary a good school?

Linwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Linwood Elementary?

Students at Linwood Elementary are 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Linwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salk Middle School
High : Shadle Park High School

What district is Linwood Elementary in?

Spokane School District

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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

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.

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