Summary:
ZIP code 99202 in Spokane includes two high schools serving different grade spans: Innovation High School for grades 9–12 and NEWESD 101 Open Doors for grades 11–12. Together, they enroll 359 students, but their programs and available data differ considerably. Innovation is the larger school, with 232 students, while Open Doors enrolls 127 students and has a more limited set of publicly reported performance measures.
Innovation High School, part of Innovation Spokane Schools, has the strongest documented results in the area. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90%, compared with 82.6% statewide. In 2025–2026, 71.15% of students were proficient in English language arts and 63.33% in science, both well above state averages. The school also improved substantially in its reported ranking, rising from the 37th percentile to the 71st percentile in one year. Families should also note the school’s main challenge: math proficiency was 27.45%, below the statewide rate of 43.11%, even after improving from the previous year. The school reports 11.7 students per teacher and $18,329 in spending per student.
NEWESD 101 Open Doors, operated by Educational Service District 101, serves only grades 11–12. The available information does not include test scores, graduation rates, rankings, spending, or staffing measures, so parents cannot make a reliable academic comparison with Innovation from this data alone. Overall, Innovation offers the more complete and stronger documented performance profile, particularly in graduation, English language arts, and science. Open Doors may be worth investigating separately based on its specific program model and the needs of older students.
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