Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99001

ZIP code 99001 has one listed school, Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school enrolls 634 students and is part of the Cheney School District. Because it is the only school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most useful benchmarks are the district and Washington state averages.

Sunset Elementary has a 14.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio and serves a community in which 77.76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 24.66% in English language arts, 16.61% in math, and 33.66% in science. These results were below both district and state averages in every subject. Science was the strongest area, while math was the clearest academic challenge. The school’s 2-star district has a statewide ranking of 145th out of 238 districts, or the 39th percentile.

There are some encouraging signs. Compared with the previous year, Sunset improved by 4.03 percentage points in English language arts, 0.93 points in math, and 4.77 points in science. Its statewide school ranking also improved to the 8th percentile, up from the 3rd percentile the year before, although performance remains well below typical district and state levels. Fourth grade needs particular attention, with the lowest results in both English language arts and math. Fifth grade had the strongest English language arts performance, but math proficiency remained low across all tested grades. Families considering the school should view it as an option showing recent progress but still facing significant academic challenges, especially in math and fourth-grade achievement.