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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99208

At a glance

Schools

7,640

Students

Districts

Top rankedSkyline Elementary149^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Indian Trail Elementary up 187 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lidgerwood Elementary 11.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 99208 includes 15 schools serving approximately 7,640 students: 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, and two alternative schools, with no traditional high school listed; the area includes schools from both the Mead School District and the Spokane School District. School performance varies widely, so families may want to compare individual schools rather than rely only on district averages. Among elementary schools, Skyline Elementary is the strongest overall, leading the area in ELA and math and ranking in the 87th statewide percentile. Balboa Elementary is another standout, with strong results across all subjects despite serving a larger share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Prairie View Elementary is especially strong in math, while Indian Trail Elementary recorded the area’s highest science proficiency.

For middle school families, Highland Middle School is the leading option, with the highest ELA and math results among the three middle schools and an 81st-percentile statewide ranking. Northwood Middle School had the strongest middle-school science result, while Salk Middle School remains a concern, particularly in math. Across the middle schools, math proficiency averaged only about 40%, substantially below ELA. The alternative schools, Spokane International Academy and Mead Learning Options, posted their strongest results in science; Mead Learning Options reported a 76.9% graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate.

The largest achievement gaps appear among elementary schools. Woodridge Elementary showed the strongest ranking improvement, rising from the 52nd to the 70th percentile over three years. Farwell Elementary also performed well across subjects. By contrast, Linwood Elementary, Lidgerwood Elementary, and Shiloh Hills Elementary had among the lowest current proficiency rates, while Evergreen Elementary School also declined in ranking. Spending and student-teacher ratios differ substantially, but neither measure alone consistently predicts performance; families should consider academic results, school programs, student needs, and available supports together.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Spokane International Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 E Magnesium Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 209-8730	824	55	14.9	55.3%	493 (59.8%)	38 (4.6%)	119 (14.4%)	43 (5.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	121 (14.7%)								(n/a)	61.3	59.7		62.1	46.7	42.1	52.2	40.0	73.2	55.7		52.8	53.8	45.5	41.3	49.4	45.7	45.9	28.6	45.8	79.7	82.6	84.1	84.1	84.1	85.5	81.2	84.1	85.5	85.5	$17,730	$1,067	$16,663
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 W Elmore Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6400	433	30	14.4	57.3%	314 (72.5%)	7 (1.6%)	40 (9.2%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	47 (10.9%)	33.6	754^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.7%		41.5	661^st of 1160 public elementary schools	43.0%	93	42.9			42.9	37.0	48.4	44.7					42.9	40.0	40.3	31.6					37.2	90.0	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.7	93.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	$18,677	$902	$17,776
Farwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	13005 N Crestline	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6500	471	28	16.6	47.8%	348 (73.9%)	17 (3.6%)	36 (7.6%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.1%)	70.4	311^th of 1138 public elementary schools	72.7%		70.7	304^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.8%	7	58.9			58.9	64.3	50.0	61.1					58.5	64.3	55.3	55.0					58.1	86.3	88.4	90.5	90.5	90.5	86.3	90.5	89.5	86.3	86.3	$15,123	$738	$14,385
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	796	43	18.7	38.6%	648 (81.4%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.9%)	63.4	166^th of 514 public middle schools	67.7%		65.7	162^nd of 534 public middle schools	69.7%	4		55.7		55.7				50.9	58.7	60.1		56.8				32.9	45.1	41.6		40.3											$15,960	$321	$15,640
Shiloh Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	13120 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6800	465	29	16.0	70.8%	264 (56.8%)	24 (5.2%)	48 (10.3%)	19 (4.1%)	8 (1.7%)	46 (9.9%)	56 (12.0%)	25.8	852^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	25.1%		34.9	751^st of 1160 public elementary schools	35.3%	101	33.3			33.3	41.8	29.5	38.3					36.1	47.8	37.2	21.7					36.1	80.4	83.9	87.5	87.5	87.5	84.8	90.2	84.8	84.8	84.8	$19,284	$2,241	$17,043
Mead Learning Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	8621 N Five Mile Road	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7700	790	27	29.6	34.9%	686 (86.8%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)								(n/a)	48.8	69.1		59.1	36.1	58.3	41.9	61.7	55.3	64.3	67.7	56.7	32.4	50.0	18.6	45.0	53.2	45.2	28.4	39.0	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	74.1	88.9	74.1	74.1	74.1	$11,289	$132	$11,157
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 W. Johannsen Rd.	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7810	386	25	15.1	31.9%	297 (76.9%)	5 (1.3%)	30 (7.8%)	15 (3.9%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.0%)	72.7	289^th of 1138 public elementary schools	74.6%		74.4	266^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.1%	23	58.9			58.9	62.5	57.5	50.0					56.5	65.6	67.6	58.3					63.8	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	97.1	97.1	$18,579	$132	$18,447
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	704	40	17.6	32.8%	565 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.5%)	14 (2.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	61 (8.7%)	79.3	97^th of 514 public middle schools	81.1%		77.8	103^rd of 534 public middle schools	80.7%	6		45.7		45.7				61.3	71.8	66.2		66.6				57.4	49.1	57.3		54.5											$15,889	$132	$15,757
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-5	9911 N Bob Olson Lane	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 867-2300	412	21	19.2	17.0%	324 (78.6%)	5 (1.2%)	21 (5.1%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	87.5	149^th of 1138 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.5	107^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.8%	42	66.3			66.3		72.6	65.0					66.2	81.0	74.0	73.8					75.9	98.5	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$14,967	$132	$14,835
Balboa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 W Holyoke Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2220	248	20	12.1	50.0%	179 (72.2%)	10 (4.0%)	25 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.5%)	77	247^th of 1138 public elementary schools	78.3%		70.5	307^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.5%	60	71.0			71.0	51.4	66.7	67.7					62.0	64.9	66.7	45.2					60.2	90.2	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.7	90.2	92.7	92.7	92.7	$24,418	$2,029	$22,390
Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 W Woodside Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3100	303	22	13.7	38.0%	218 (71.9%)	4 (1.3%)	35 (11.6%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	33 (10.9%)	65.3	366^th of 1138 public elementary schools	67.8%		50.9	553^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	52.3%	187	75.6			75.6	50.0	53.9	71.1					58.7	42.9	48.7	51.1					47.6	95.7	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	$18,971	$1,038	$17,933
Lidgerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5510 N Lidgerwood	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3225	278	24	11.5	88.5%	156 (56.1%)	10 (3.6%)	30 (10.8%)	10 (3.6%)	7 (2.5%)	10 (3.6%)	55 (19.8%)	21.6	885^th of 1138 public elementary schools	22.2%		28.3	847^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.0%	38	45.2			45.2	20.4	34.1	45.2					32.1	38.9	25.0	23.8					30.0	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	$21,961	$2,524	$19,437
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Weile Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3400	503	36	14.1	72.4%	268 (53.3%)	38 (7.6%)	76 (15.1%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.4%)	69 (13.7%)	13.1	994^th of 1138 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.9	977^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	18.0			18.0	26.3	30.8	16.4					25.4	40.0	27.5	16.4					28.9	92.1	93.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	93.7	92.1	95.2	93.7	93.7	$22,682	$2,744	$19,939
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.7	339^th of 514 public middle schools	34.0%		32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%	19		46.9		46.9				27.8	39.8	54.9		40.5				18.8	26.7	28.9		24.7											$19,356	$1,663	$17,693
Woodridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 W Shawnee Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-4600	369	25	14.5	39.0%	277 (75.1%)	13 (3.5%)	28 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.4%)	67.5	336^th of 1138 public elementary schools	70.5%		57.9	456^th of 1160 public elementary schools	60.7%	120	54.9			54.9	63.6	52.7	58.8					57.8	69.1	51.4	51.0					56.7	89.6	91.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	92.5	92.5	94.0	92.5	92.5	$18,773	$1,300	$17,473

Cities Near Zip Code 99208

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spokane	0.38 mi	101	149^th
Mead	4.09 mi	4	74^th
Colbert	5.5 mi	3	31^st
Nine Mile Falls	5.68 mi	6	57^th
Spokane Valley	7.71 mi	35	97^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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