Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99203

Summary:

The 99203 zip code in Spokane, Washington, is served by five public schools within the Spokane School District: four elementary schools and one middle school, collectively educating over 2,500 students.

Families in this area will find a group of schools that consistently perform better than the district average. Wilson Elementary is a clear standout, ranking among the top elementary schools in the entire state with exceptionally high test scores, while Hutton Elementary also demonstrates strong performance. Sacajawea Middle School holds a solid statewide ranking and successfully bridges students to higher grades, though test scores dip compared to the elementary levels, which is a common trend.

When comparing schools, Jefferson Elementary has seen a recent decline in its ranking and has the lowest test scores among the elementary schools, despite having the highest per-student spending. Hamblen Elementary performs in the middle of the group. Overall, the schools in 99203 form a cluster that delivers above-average education for the region, with particular strengths in science proficiency across nearly all schools.

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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 8th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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
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
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
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
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	855	48	17.9	40.4%	616 (72.0%)	29 (3.4%)	99 (11.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.5%)	81 (9.5%)	83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%		80.3	90^th of 535 public middle schools	83.2%	13		55.4	55.4				72.5	67.2	64.8	68.2				60.5	57.6	59.8	59.3											$15,364	$1,168	$14,196
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	911 W 25Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-4500	307	21	14.3	18.6%	268 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	96.1	33^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.2	91^st of 1168 public elementary schools	92.2%	58	89.1		89.1	75.0	79.7	89.1				81.2	86.4	79.7	83.0				82.6	11.1	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	11.1	24.4	26.7	11.1	11.1	$19,525	$1,126	$18,399

Cities Near Zip Code 99203

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spokane	0.38 mi	103	149^th
Spokane Valley	5.31 mi	35	97^th
Cheney	7.15 mi	10	190^th
Airway Heights	9.35 mi	1	282^nd
Mead	9.79 mi	4	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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