Schools in Zip Code 99005

ZIP code 99005 includes three public schools serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade: two elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school or alternative school listed in the area. All three are part of the Mead School District, which ranks in the top 21% of Washington districts. Together, the schools enroll about 1,606 students, with roughly half attending the larger middle school.

The two elementary schools are the strongest part of the local school group. Midway Elementary ranks in the 84th state percentile and has a four-star rating, while Colbert Elementary School ranks in the 83rd percentile and also has four stars. Their overall proficiency results are very similar, with Midway slightly ahead across English, math, and science. Both schools perform well above district and state averages, especially in math. Midway’s strongest results are in third- and fourth-grade math, while Colbert’s strongest result is fourth-grade English. Colbert has the lower student-teacher ratio, at 14 students per teacher, and the highest reported spending per student. A shared area for improvement is fifth-grade math, where proficiency falls to about 53%–54% after much stronger results in earlier grades.

Mountainside Middle School remains above the statewide midpoint, ranking in the 64th percentile with a three-star rating, but its academic results are more mixed. English proficiency is slightly above the state average, while math is slightly below it and science is substantially lower. Math proficiency is below 43% in every grade, making math and science the clearest priorities for improvement. All three schools experienced declines in English and science, while math improved at both elementary schools but declined at Mountainside. Parents may therefore want to pay particular attention to fifth-grade math preparation and the transition from the elementary schools into middle school.