Summary:
ZIP code 99202 has four elementary-level schools serving grades PK–5, PK–6, and K–8, with 1,404 students across the Spokane School District, an area where three schools show relatively low current proficiency rates while Libby Center has historically exceptional results.
Among schools with reported 2025–26 results, Grant Elementary is the strongest overall choice based on test performance and rankings. It leads the other currently reported schools in English language arts, math, and science, ranks in the 26th percentile statewide, and has improved steadily over three years. Its fourth-grade results are especially strong, with 54.05% proficient in ELA and 45.95% in math. Frances Scott Elementary has the strongest science performance, at 43.86%, and made a substantial year-over-year science gain. Stevens Elementary remains the lowest-ranked of the three currently ranked schools, but it improved modestly in ELA, math, and science and also moved upward in the rankings.
Libby Center is the historical standout, ranking second statewide in 2023–24 and recording more than 93% proficiency in each reported subject in 2024–25; however, its 2025–26 school-level results are suppressed, so its current performance cannot be compared reliably. Across the other three schools, results remain below district and state averages, with upper-elementary math—especially fifth grade—being the clearest shared concern. Fifth-grade math proficiency ranges from 16.67% to 30.36%, below both district and state results. Families may also note that the schools differ in grade span, enrollment, staffing, spending, and student needs, so test scores should be considered alongside school programs and fit.
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