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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99206

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At a glance

Schools

4,849

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSpokane Valley Technical9^th of 396 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

Broadway Elementary up 314 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

University Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 99206 include 14 schools serving elementary, middle, high-school, and specialized technical students, with approximately 5,849 enrolled students across Central Valley, East Valley, and West Valley districts. The area offers a wide range of performance levels, from highly ranked schools such as Spokane Valley Technical and Horizon Middle School to schools needing significant academic improvement. Most schools are associated with the highly ranked Central Valley School District, but district averages do not fully reflect the differences among individual schools.

For elementary families, Ponderosa Elementary is the strongest overall, ranking in the 81st percentile and exceeding district and state averages in English language arts, math, and science. Chester Elementary School stands out in science, while South Pines Elementary and Broadway Elementary posted notable recent ranking improvements. Ness Elementary is notable for stronger-than-district math results despite high economic need. By comparison, Opportunity Elementary and especially Trent School have much lower proficiency, with math a particular concern. Middle-school results also vary sharply: Horizon is a top statewide performer, Bowdish Middle School improved substantially, and North Pines Middle School remains below district and state levels.

Among high schools, Spokane Valley Technical is the clear standout, ranking in the top 5% statewide with strong available math and science results. Dishman Hills High School has a graduation rate near the state level, but its very low math proficiency and elevated dropout rate warrant careful attention; its specialized grades and student population make direct comparisons less straightforward. The small Skills Center at Spokane Valley Technical has too little reported academic data for meaningful comparison. Families should also note that rankings and test results can differ considerably by grade, and suppressed values represent unknown information rather than zero performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% 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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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 10th 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 10th 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
Bowdish Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 S Skipworth Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4700	359	23	15.6	63.8%	279 (77.7%)	16 (4.5%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.2%)	50.5	228^th of 514 public middle schools	55.6%		26.1	403^rd of 534 public middle schools	24.5%	175		50.0		50.0				54.6	45.7	50.0		50.6				39.2	35.5	29.3		35.1											$17,072	$86	$16,986
Broadway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11016 E Broadway Ave	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4100	282	21	13.3	71.3%	175 (62.1%)	11 (3.9%)	47 (16.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.6%)	32 (11.3%)	58.1	450^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.5%		34.1	764^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.1%	314	51.0			51.0	53.3	68.3	44.0					54.3	58.3	61.0	34.0					51.0	69.1	76.2	76.2	76.2	76.2	73.8	76.2	76.2	73.8	73.8	$16,999	$1,472	$15,527
Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 S. Pines Road	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3150	410	26	15.5	30.2%	318 (77.6%)	9 (2.2%)	33 (8.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	30 (7.3%)	75.4	267^th of 1138 public elementary schools	76.5%		80.1	209^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.0%	58	76.9			76.9	58.1	52.7	68.0					59.2	64.5	53.8	60.3					58.8	82.7	88.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	90.4	86.5	86.5	86.5	$17,393	$86	$17,307
North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	504	29	17.6	74.2%	328 (65.1%)	32 (6.3%)	59 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.5%)	34 (6.7%)	34.3	330^th of 514 public middle schools	35.8%		19.5	444^th of 534 public middle schools	16.9%	114		33.8		33.8				37.9	41.9	42.5		40.6				29.0	38.5	30.9		32.5											$14,420	$328	$14,092
Opportunity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 S Wilbur Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-3550	631	43	14.7	74.0%	415 (65.8%)	31 (4.9%)	93 (14.7%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	10 (1.6%)	61 (9.7%)	25.9	850^th of 1138 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.5	818^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.5%	32	46.5			46.5	24.4	32.6	34.3					30.1	37.7	35.8	40.8					38.1	73.9	79.6	78.4	78.4	78.4	78.4	85.2	78.4	78.4	78.4	$16,318	$1,119	$15,199
South Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12021 E 24th Ave	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4400	288	19	15.2	60.4%	221 (76.7%)	5 (1.7%)	25 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	30 (10.4%)	70.6	307^th of 1138 public elementary schools	73.0%		46.9	593^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	48.9%	286	62.5			62.5	61.4	48.8	65.0					58.3	63.6	62.8	45.0					57.5	76.9	79.5	79.5	79.5	79.5	79.5	84.6	79.5	79.5	79.5	$19,343	$679	$18,664
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1613 S University Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4650	291	22	13.2	63.9%	208 (71.5%)	6 (2.1%)	35 (12.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	22 (7.6%)	44.6	616^th of 1138 public elementary schools	45.9%		60.2	428^th of 1160 public elementary schools	63.1%	188	56.5			56.5	42.2	42.2	60.0					48.2	40.0	40.0	39.1					39.7	80.6	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	83.3	$20,061	$955	$19,106
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10105 E Cimmaron Dr	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6450	344	25	14.0	41.9%	263 (76.5%)	10 (2.9%)	30 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.4%)	80.9	215^th of 1138 public elementary schools	81.1%		75	259^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.7%	44	70.0			70.0	84.6	61.3	58.0					67.2	80.8	58.7	56.0					64.4	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	87.8	82.9	82.9	82.9	$17,564	$86	$17,478
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 S Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4940	472	26	18.0	30.3%	402 (85.2%)	14 (3.0%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	90.4	47^th of 514 public middle schools	90.9%		79.4	96^th of 534 public middle schools	82.0%	49		69.8		69.8				71.0	72.0	73.4		72.1				59.4	53.3	63.9		58.9											$16,039	$397	$15,642
Skills Center at Spokane Valley Technical	Public	9-12	115 S University Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 228-5600	28	0		10.7%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$18,326	$86	$18,241
Spokane Valley Technical	Public	9-12	115 S. University Road	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6500	190	12	15.8	21.6%	169 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	97.5	9^th of 396 public high schools	97.7%		95.2	21^st of 438 public high schools	95.2%	12			75.0	75.0															67.4	67.4											$15,651	$86	$15,565
Trent School	Public	PK, KG-6	3303 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 924-2622	511	30	17.0	84.9%	286 (56.0%)	22 (4.3%)	104 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	60 (11.7%)	13.5	986^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.4	982^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	15.3%	4	24.4			24.4	24.1	21.7	22.2	43.9				28.2	27.6	22.4	8.9	22.8				21.1	85.9	89.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	85.9	92.2	87.5	85.9	85.9	$20,696	$2,149	$18,547
Ness Elementary	Public	K-5	9612 E Cataldo	Spokane	99206	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5470	243	15	15.8	75.3%	163 (67.1%)	6 (2.5%)	53 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (6.2%)	55.2	490^th of 1138 public elementary schools	56.9%		64.2	387^th of 1160 public elementary schools	66.6%	103	45.2			45.2	51.9	58.8	40.5					50.0	55.8	67.7	40.5					53.9											$18,593	$955	$17,638
Dishman Hills High School	Public	8-12	115 S University	Spokane	99206	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 927-1100	296	14	21.0	78.4%	206 (69.6%)	17 (5.7%)	46 (15.5%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	11.2	368^th of 396 public high schools	7.1%		7.6	422^nd of 438 public high schools	3.7%	54			26.2	22.1							38.6	30.3							5.2	4.0											$13,036	$849	$12,187

Cities Near Zip Code 99206

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spokane Valley	0.46 mi	35	97^th
Spokane	0.72 mi	101	149^th
Liberty Lake	6.63 mi	5	34^th
Otis Orchards	8.38 mi	1	175^th
Mead	9.02 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.