Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99216

This analysis covers 10 schools in the 99216 zip code of Spokane Valley, Washington, serving approximately 4,146 students from kindergarten through high school across the Central Valley School District and the East Valley School District (Spokane).

Academic performance varies significantly among these schools. Summit School stands out as a top performer, earning 4 stars with particularly strong science scores, while achieving this with relatively low per-student spending. Continuous Curriculum School is another high-value 4-star elementary school. Both traditional high schools, University High School and East Valley High School, boast graduation rates well above the state average. Notably, East Valley Middle School has shown remarkable recent improvement, jumping from 1 to 2 stars in a single year.

Key findings reveal that higher spending does not always guarantee better results, as seen when comparing Summit's efficiency to the higher-spending East Valley Middle School. The two alternative schools, EV Parent Partnership and EV Online, face challenges with very high student-teacher ratios and lower test scores. Overall, schools in the Central Valley School District tend to perform higher than those in the East Valley School District (Spokane), though East Valley is showing promising improvement in some areas.