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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99217


At a glance
4
Schools
896
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedOrchard Prairie Elementary327th of 1,160 Washington elementary schools
Biggest riser
Arlington Elementary up 3 spots statewide this year
Newly ranked this year
Orchard Prairie Elementary
Summary:

Zip code 99217 in Spokane, Washington, is served by four public schools—three elementary schools and one specialized high school—enrolling about 900 students across two different school districts.

Among the elementary options, Orchard Prairie Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking in the top 30% of state elementary schools and exceeding state averages in math and science; it is part of the higher-ranked Orchard Prairie School District. The other two elementary schools, Cooper Elementary and Arlington Elementary, are in the Spokane School District and show more moderate and significant academic challenges, respectively, with Arlington consistently ranking in the lowest 10% of state schools.

Notably, Orchard Prairie achieves these stronger results with the lowest per-student spending in the area, while Arlington faces greater economic need among its students. The fourth school, SCCP Images, is a unique 12th-grade-only high school with a very small student body, an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio, and the highest per-student funding, indicating a specialized educational model distinct from a comprehensive high school.

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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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