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Willard Elementary

Q: Is Willard Elementary a good school?

Willard Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Willard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Willard Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Willard Elementary?

Students at Willard Elementary are 61% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Willard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Glover Middle School High : North Central High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Willard Elementary is a PK–5 school in Spokane, Washington, serving 384 students in the Spokane School District. Its 12.8 students-per-teacher ratio and $21,831 in per-student spending are reasonably favorable for the area, but its academic results remain among the weaker outcomes statewide. Willard ranks at the 16th percentile among Washington elementary schools, while the district ranks near the statewide midpoint at the 50th percentile.

In 2025–26, 24.87% of Willard students were proficient in English language arts, 28.80% in math, and 28.81% in science—below both district and state rates. Reading is the largest gap, with Willard’s ELA proficiency about half the district’s 48.23% rate. Fifth grade is the clearest concern: 15.79% were proficient in ELA and only 6.67% in math, compared with 44.07% math proficiency in third grade. Science has also been inconsistent, falling from 49.32% proficiency in 2023–24 to 28.81% in 2025–26. These results suggest broad instructional challenges rather than a problem limited to one subject or student group.

Willard trails most nearby schools in overall ranking, including Longfellow Elementary at the 46th percentile, Finch Elementary at the 45th percentile, and Ridgeview Elementary at the 41st percentile. Its 16th-percentile ranking is slightly above Madison Elementary and Linwood Elementary, but below most other local comparisons. Willard serves a high-need population, with 78.39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, yet its staffing and spending are not unusually low. The most important improvement priorities are fifth-grade math and ELA, stronger schoolwide reading instruction, more consistent science results, and studying practices used by stronger nearby schools with similar student needs.

384

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,437

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.3% (any vaccine)

500 W Longfellow Ave
Spokane, WA 99205-1140

(509) 354-4444

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Willard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glover Middle School
High:	North Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

Two or more races:

15.1%

Hispanic:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

957^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th 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	15.4	957 of 1138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	999 of 1160	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	952 of 1168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	973 of 1169	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	974 of 1169	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	701 of 1107	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	846 of 1130	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	812 of 1054	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	749 of 1056	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	688 of 1053	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.0	589 of 1067	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	650 of 1106	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	590 of 1097	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.3	458 of 1092	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.4	587 of 1088	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	549 of 1072	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.3	446 of 1067	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.3	778 of 1069	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	647 of 1051	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.3	483 of 1031	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	23.9	839 of 1026	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	894 of 1020	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	984 of 1092	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	935 of 1093	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	900 of 1094	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	807 of 1100	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	493 of 1008	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	791 of 1068	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	804 of 1004	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	258 of 697	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	758 of 1008	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	809 of 1013	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	719 of 1024	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	700 of 1013	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	730 of 1019	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	365 of 854	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	500 of 979	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	585 of 835	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	906 of 1059	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	935 of 1098	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	761 of 1099	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	847 of 1099	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	970 of 1113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	772 of 1025	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	806 of 1075	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	725 of 999	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	6.7	251 of 252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	185 of 212	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	330 of 432	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	314 of 478	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.4	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	469 of 566	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	316 of 637	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	825 of 901	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	942 of 1007	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	922 of 1009	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	915 of 1011	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	965 of 1031	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	656 of 943	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	791 of 1027	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	720 of 833	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)63rd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-22 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-28 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 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	45.2	609^th of 1138 public elementary schools	46.5%		47.4	586^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.5%	23	40.4		40.4	55.3	47.2	42.3				47.6	52.6	49.1	38.5				46.2	89.8%	6.8%	$24,027	$1,646	$22,381
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W Knox Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2700	314	26	12.0	78.7%	181 (57.6%)	14 (4.5%)	45 (14.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.1%)	8 (2.5%)	48 (15.3%)	27.2	829^th of 1138 public elementary schools	27.2%		21.6	953^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.8%	124	47.7		47.7	34.7	33.3	40.9				36.2	40.8	33.3	29.6				34.8	82.9%	4.9%	$23,861	$2,044	$21,817
Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3717 N Milton St	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2600	375	25	14.8	61.3%	285 (76.0%)	10 (2.7%)	40 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	43.5	628^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.8%		52.6	521^st of 1160 public elementary schools	55.1%	107	51.5		51.5	46.0	48.3	42.7				45.5	56.0	46.6	27.9				42.1	91.8%	8.2%	$21,768	$1,025	$20,742
Spokane Public Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 West Knox Ave.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6404	413	20	21.0	29.3%	339 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	37.1	717^th of 1138 public elementary schools	37.0%		31.6	807^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.4%	90	64.6	48.0	58.9	38.0	44.4	56.3	43.6	72.7	36.0	48.3	32.0	26.7	31.9	23.1	48.5	16.0	30.1	78.9%	21.1%	$16,498	$201	$16,297
Audubon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 W Carlisle Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2140	398	33	11.9	85.2%	222 (55.8%)	23 (5.8%)	45 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	79 (19.8%)	7.6	1060^th of 1138 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.8	1042^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	10.2%	18	24.5		24.5	18.9	22.6	28.9				23.4	30.2	13.2	13.2				18.9	95.2%	1.6%	$23,936	$2,327	$21,609
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%)	28.4	814^th of 1138 public elementary schools	28.5%		26.4	881^st of 1160 public elementary schools	24.1%	67	20.0		20.0	33.9	47.8	28.6				37.6	38.5	52.2	16.0				37.4	91.3%	2.2%	$22,929	$1,823	$21,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Elementary

What district is Willard Elementary in?

Spokane School District

What schools do graduates of Willard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glover Middle School
High : North Central High School

Is Willard Elementary a good school?

Willard Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Willard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Willard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Willard Elementary?

Students at Willard Elementary are 61% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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