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Whitman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Whitman Elementary is a public elementary school serving about 360 students from preschool through 5th grade in the Spokane School District, operating in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

While Whitman's overall test scores are below state averages, it is important to understand its performance in context. The school serves a student population with very high economic need, and compared to other local schools with similar challenges—like Logan Elementary and Bemiss Elementary—Whitman achieves stronger academic results. This indicates the school has developed some effective supports for its students. However, schools such as Longfellow Elementary and Cooper Elementary achieve similar or better results with slightly lower poverty rates, showing there is room for growth.

Whitman's performance has been uneven over time and varies by grade and subject, but recent years show some improvement from historically low rankings. The school spends more per student than most of its peers in the district, yet this higher spending does not clearly lead to superior outcomes, suggesting a focus on how resources are used. Compared to a nearby school in a different district, Shiloh Hills Elementary in the Mead School District, Whitman has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending but similar proficiency, highlighting the complex factors that influence school performance.

362

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,498

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 N Helena St
Spokane, WA 99207-4000

(509) 354-4320

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Whitman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Garry Middle School
High:	Rogers High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

881^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District

129^th of 247Spokane 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
2025	26.4	881 of 1160	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	722 of 1168	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	828 of 1169	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	856 of 1169	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	816 of 1107	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	942 of 1130	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	997 of 1054	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	852 of 1056	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	875 of 1053	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	941 of 1067	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	811 of 1106	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.6	782 of 1097	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	723 of 1092	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	591 of 1088	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	542 of 1072	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.4	620 of 1067	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	752 of 1069	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.0	741 of 1051	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	897 of 1031	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	763 of 1026	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	893 of 1092	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	760 of 1093	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	817 of 1094	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	893 of 1100	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	712 of 1008	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	850 of 1068	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	932 of 1004	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	257 of 633	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	362 of 694	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	278 of 501	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	491 of 697	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	498 of 540	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	507 of 1013	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	424 of 1024	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	509 of 1013	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	499 of 1019	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	355 of 854	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	683 of 979	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.0	825 of 835	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	781 of 1098	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	645 of 1099	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	775 of 1099	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	771 of 1113	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	827 of 1025	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	953 of 1075	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	948 of 999	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	185 of 188	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	457 of 478	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	465 of 566	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	580 of 637	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	874 of 1007	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	753 of 1009	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	833 of 1011	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	835 of 1031	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	794 of 943	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	910 of 1027	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	808 of 833	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)59th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

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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 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	% 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
Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 N Helena St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4320	362	29	12.3	86.2%	215 (59.4%)	15 (4.1%)	55 (15.2%)	17 (4.7%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.9%)	26.4	881^st of 1160 public elementary schools	24.1%		36.8	722^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	38.2%	159	38.1	38.1	37.7	27.1	49.2	39.0	39.3	34.0	33.9	35.9	86.3	90.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$22,498	$2,608	$19,891
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%)	28.3	847^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.0%		17.9	995^th of 1168 public elementary schools	14.8%	148	35.1	35.1	50.0	34.8	43.2	42.5	50.0	28.9	21.6	34.1	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	$21,961	$2,524	$19,437
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6363 N Smith St	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2100	379	31	12.3	83.4%	215 (56.7%)	26 (6.9%)	68 (17.9%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.4%)	34 (9.0%)	13.8	1043^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.6	1046^th of 1168 public elementary schools	10.4%	3	30.4	30.4	34.4	23.7	26.8	28.5	30.2	36.2	14.3	27.1	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	$21,693	$2,850	$18,843
Regal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2707 E Rich Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3900	381	31	12.4	84.3%	229 (60.1%)	15 (3.9%)	46 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.7%)	52 (13.6%)	7.9	1115^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.9%		17.8	1003^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	14.1%	112	34.4	34.4	13.6	29.3	20.7	21.1	21.1	22.4	8.8	17.4	80.0	83.1	92.3	92.3	92.3	89.2	92.3	90.8	89.2	89.2	$22,014	$2,615	$19,399
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Providence Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3500	417	35	11.7	79.1%	270 (64.7%)	20 (4.8%)	44 (10.6%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	42 (10.1%)	47.4	586^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.5%		27.5	862^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	26.2%	276	52.4	52.4	49.2	42.6	50.0	47.7	54.0	53.2	35.5	47.1	92.1	93.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	92.1	95.2	93.7	92.1	92.1	$21,678	$2,595	$19,083
Bemiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 E Bridgeport Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2300	368	27	13.4	88.3%	222 (60.3%)	14 (3.8%)	52 (14.1%)	13 (3.5%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	49 (13.3%)	14	1038^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.5	1021^st of 1168 public elementary schools	12.6%	17	34.6	34.6	22.7	31.0	34.6	28.8	21.2	25.6	29.1	25.0	80.8	84.6	86.5	86.5	86.5	84.6	84.6	84.6	84.6	84.6	$23,897	$3,272	$20,625
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%)	25.6	894^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.9%		38.4	703^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	39.8%	191	44.7	44.7	40.0	33.3	40.4	38.5	47.5	16.7	27.7	31.6	82.4	85.3	82.4	82.4	82.4	85.3	82.4	82.4	85.3	85.3	$23,310	$2,987	$20,324
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%)	17.1	999^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.9%		21.1	952^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	18.5%	47	36.8	36.8	39.4	19.4	28.1	29.5	47.8	18.3	12.3	27.4	93.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	93.9	93.9	95.9	95.9	$21,831	$2,544	$19,287
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 N Ferrall St	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2500	385	31	12.6	69.6%	261 (67.8%)	16 (4.2%)	43 (11.2%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	37 (9.6%)	33.8	767^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.9%		44.2	631^st of 1168 public elementary schools	46.0%	136	51.0	51.0	46.7	30.4	47.1	41.3	40.0	37.5	35.3	37.7	87.1	88.6	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	88.6	90.0	90.0	$21,313	$2,041	$19,272
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 E Montgomery Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3434	336	26	12.9	87.5%	171 (50.9%)	21 (6.3%)	41 (12.2%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	42 (12.5%)	48 (14.3%)	3.2	1154^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.4	1150^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.5%	4	21.7	21.7	6.5		23.9	13.3	8.7			5.9	80.0	88.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	86.0	94.0	94.0	86.0	86.0	$26,777	$2,913	$23,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitman Elementary

How many students attend Whitman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Whitman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Whitman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whitman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garry Middle School
High : Rogers High School

Is Whitman Elementary a good school?

Whitman Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Whitman Elementary in?

Spokane School District

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Elementary?

Students at Whitman Elementary are 59% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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