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Moran Prairie Elementary

Q: Is Moran Prairie Elementary a good school?

Moran Prairie Elementary ranks 199 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Moran Prairie Elementary is a consistently high-performing public school serving about 460 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in a successful cluster of schools within the Spokane School District.

The school stands out for its long-term academic excellence, ranking in the top 20% of all Washington elementary schools for the past decade. Its students achieve proficiency rates in the mid-to-high 60s across reading, math, and science, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. This success is notable because the school accomplishes it with the lowest per-student spending among comparable nearby schools, demonstrating highly efficient use of resources. Furthermore, Moran Prairie Elementary shows particular strength in educating male students and maintains balanced, strong performance across all grade levels, unlike some neighboring schools like Frances Scott Elementary or Grant Elementary, which have much lower proficiency and higher spending.

While Moran Prairie anchors a high-performing area with schools like Mullan Road Elementary and Hutton Elementary, a significant area for improvement is its support for Special Education students, where its effectiveness has declined sharply in recent years. It's also important to note that while the specialized Libby Center for gifted students ranks higher, it is a selective program and not a direct comparison to this comprehensive neighborhood school.

462

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,334

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4224 E 57Th Ave
Spokane, WA 99223-7897

(509) 354-3700

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Moran Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chase Middle School
High:	Ferris High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Spokane School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

199^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^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	81.4	199 of 1160	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	173 of 1168	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	179 of 1169	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	101 of 1169	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	85 of 1107	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	92 of 1130	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	80 of 1054	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	94 of 1056	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	85 of 1053	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	57 of 1067	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	87 of 1106	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.1	71 of 1097	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	76 of 1092	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.7	34 of 1088	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	54 of 1072	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	91.9	41 of 1067	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	53 of 1069	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	50 of 1051	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	95.9	9 of 1031	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	91.5	51 of 1026	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	265 of 1092	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	270 of 1093	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	196 of 1094	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	126 of 1100	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	79 of 1008	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	141 of 1068	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	80 of 1004	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	197 of 1013	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	310 of 1024	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	193 of 1013	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	85 of 1019	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	67 of 854	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	22 of 979	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	65 of 835	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	116 of 1098	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	94 of 1099	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	165 of 1099	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	80 of 1113	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	87 of 1025	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	61 of 1075	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	84 of 999	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	246 of 363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	164 of 339	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	100 of 308	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.7	13 of 566	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	60 of 637	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	210 of 1007	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	148 of 1009	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	183 of 1011	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	92 of 1031	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	84 of 943	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	72 of 1027	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	65 of 833	92.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

Science68%+18 vs state

Math66%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Horrible experience. Teacher does not follow 504 plan, puts kids in the hall alone, shames them and bullies them. There is no active learning or promotional of creativity. Your child is supposed to fit into a box. Close Quote

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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
Moran Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4224 E 57Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3700	462	31	14.7	36.1%	377 (81.6%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	30 (6.5%)	81.4	199^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.8%		84.2	173^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	85.2%	26	67.6	67.6	55.0	79.0	74.0	69.0	61.3	77.6	58.9	65.9	86.5	89.2	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	90.5	90.5	91.9	91.9	$17,334	$1,113	$16,221
Mullan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2616 E 63Rd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3800	477	32	15.1	35.4%	354 (74.2%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	50 (10.5%)	81.3	200^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.8%		78	239^th of 1168 public elementary schools	79.5%	39	65.9	65.9	72.7	65.3	68.2	68.8	74.0	64.0	54.8	64.0	65.7	68.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	87.1	88.6	84.3	87.1	87.1	$18,566	$1,707	$16,859
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2909-E 37 Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2000	312	22	14.0	71.5%	190 (60.9%)	26 (8.3%)	41 (13.1%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.6%)	28	851^st of 1160 public elementary schools	26.6%		35.8	743^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	36.4%	108	32.1	32.1	33.3	43.5	40.0	38.9	37.0	45.7	34.6	38.8	80.0	87.5	85.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	87.5	82.5	85.0	85.0	$20,779	$2,276	$18,504
Hamblen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 E Thurston Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2900	508	34	15.0	43.7%	394 (77.6%)	14 (2.8%)	36 (7.1%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	74.9	260^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.6%		72.8	289^th of 1168 public elementary schools	75.3%	29	61.3	61.3	69.4	55.4	60.5	61.6	68.6	68.5	54.3	64.1	90.5	91.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	$18,383	$1,310	$17,073
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3322 E 22Nd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3300	435	32	13.5	60.7%	296 (68.0%)	16 (3.7%)	35 (8.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.6%)	57.5	461^st of 1160 public elementary schools	60.3%		56.6	486^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.4%	25	56.1	56.1	43.3	59.7	59.1	53.7	52.2	55.2	45.5	50.8	88.1	89.6	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	$19,709	$1,750	$17,959
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	123 E. 37th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3200	359	26	13.7	32.9%	286 (79.7%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	67.1	350^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.8%		82.7	195^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.3%	155	68.5	68.5	53.1	56.5	63.0	57.2	60.9	56.5	46.3	55.0	87.2	91.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	$21,709	$2,256	$19,452
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 E 17Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2620	428	32	13.5	52.3%	293 (68.5%)	23 (5.4%)	46 (10.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	64	390^th of 1160 public elementary schools	66.4%		68.1	338^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.1%	52	58.7	58.7	55.8	56.1	62.5	58.0	55.2	54.4	50.0	53.4	88.5	88.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	88.5	90.2	91.8	88.5	88.5	$21,654	$1,250	$20,404
Hutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	908 E 24Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3030	492	33	14.9	29.7%	390 (79.3%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	88.7	122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.2	110^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.6%	12	73.5	73.5	76.8	67.7	83.6	76.2	71.6	66.2	70.6	69.7	91.5	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$17,724	$892	$16,832
Frances Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3737 E 5Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 353-4538	372	31	11.9	81.5%	191 (51.3%)	18 (4.8%)	70 (18.8%)	23 (6.2%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	54 (14.5%)	19.3	974^th of 1160 public elementary schools	16.0%		15.1	1038^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.1%	64	29.2	29.2	39.3	30.8	34.0	34.8	43.9	30.8	18.8	31.9	85.1	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	91.0	91.0	86.6	91.0	91.0	$22,533	$2,676	$19,857
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E 9Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2800	289	25	11.4	78.5%	142 (49.1%)	29 (10.0%)	37 (12.8%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.2%)	54 (18.7%)	26.3	883^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	23.9%		22.8	930^th of 1168 public elementary schools	20.4%	47	30.0	30.0	52.6	30.6	37.5	40.4	55.3	25.0	17.5	32.5	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	$25,868	$2,267	$23,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Moran Prairie Elementary

What district is Moran Prairie Elementary in?

Spokane School District

Is Moran Prairie Elementary a good school?

Moran Prairie Elementary ranks 199^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Moran Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Moran Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Moran Prairie Elementary?

Students at Moran Prairie Elementary are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Moran Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Moran Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chase Middle School
High : Ferris High School

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