Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (128 ranked)
128 official · 51 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Ness ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #33 | #1 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Libby CenterNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Balboa ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #15 | #3 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Colville Junior High SchoolNeighborhood | Colville School District | #47 | #4 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Lakeside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #23 | #5 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Skyline ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #3 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Deer Park Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #54 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Moran Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #9 | #8 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Wilson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #2 | #9 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Northport Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Northport School District | #50 | #10 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Whitman ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #82 | #11 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #12 | #12 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Sunrise ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #4 | #13 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Hallett Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Medical Lake School District | #29 | #14 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Trentwood SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #63 | #15 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Mullan Road ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #16 | #16 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Creekside Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #85 | #17 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Hutton ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #6 | #18 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Freeman Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Freeman School District | #5 | #19 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Spokane Public MontessoriNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #71 | #20 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Spokane Public Language ImmersionOpt-in | Spokane School District | #36 | #21 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Summit SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #21 | #22 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| North Central High SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #62 | #23Also HS #8 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Phil Snowdon ElementaryNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #66 | #24 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Riverside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Riverside School District | #73 | #25 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Westview ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #48 | #26 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Prairie View ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #13 | #27 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Westwood Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #83 | #28 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Medical Lake Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Medical Lake School District | #41 | #29 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Horizon Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #26 | #30 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Chester Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #11 | #31 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Carla Peperzak Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #38 | #32 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| North Pines Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #112 | #33 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Evergreen Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #67 | #34 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Wellpinit Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Wellpinit School District #49 | #124 | #35 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Arcadia ElementaryNeighborhood | Deer Park School District | #34 | #36 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Betz ElementaryNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #58 | #37 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Greenacres Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #39 | #38 | Typical Profile | High | |
| East Farms STEAM SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #89 | #39 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Midway ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #7 | #40 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Meadow Ridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #10 | #41 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Riverside ElementaryNeighborhood | Riverside School District | #51 | #42 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Columbia High And ElementaryNeighborhood | Columbia (Stevens) School District | #59 | #43Also HS #15 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Hamblen ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #19 | #44 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Fort Colville ElementaryNeighborhood | Colville School District | #25 | #45 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Cooper ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #77 | #46 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Bemiss ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #109 | #47 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Valley SchoolNeighborhood | Valley School District | #101 | #48 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Lincoln Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #52 | #49 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Farwell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #18 | #50 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Greenacres ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #35 | #51 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Colbert Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #14 | #52 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Ponderosa ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #20 | #53 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Trent SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #111 | #54 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Highland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #17 | #55 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Kettle Falls Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kettle Falls School District | #84 | #56 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Franklin ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #28 | #57 | High Scores, Context Matters | Medium | |
| Selkirk Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #43 | #58 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Roosevelt ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #22 | #59 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Longfellow ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #91 | #60 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Windsor ElementaryNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #37 | #61 | Typical Profile | High | |
| McDonald Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #31 | #62 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Sacajawea Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #24 | #63 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Seth Woodard ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #64 | #64 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Evergreen SchoolNeighborhood | Evergreen School District (Stevens) | #60 | #65 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Broadway ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #78 | #66 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Chattaroy ElementaryNeighborhood | Riverside School District | #70 | #67 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Adams ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #88 | #68 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Otis Orchards SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #80 | #69 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Browne ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #44 | #70 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Evergreen Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #45 | #71 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Progress Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #100 | #72 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Liberty Jr High & ElementaryNeighborhood | Liberty School District | #49 | #73 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Arlington ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #118 | #74 | Typical Profile | High | |
| South Pines ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #42 | #75 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Michael Anderson Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Medical Lake School District | #30 | #76 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Adams ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #65 | #77 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Garfield ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #116 | #78 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Loon Lake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Loon Lake School District | #99 | #79 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Spokane International AcademyCharter | Spokane International Academy | #40 | #80Also HS #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Garry Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #120 | #81 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Grant ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #104 | #82 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Shiloh Hills ElementaryNeighborhood | Mead School District | #87 | #83 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Continuous Curriculum SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #32 | #84 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Regal ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #117 | #85 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Logan ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #126 | #86 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Lake Spokane ElementaryNeighborhood | Nine Mile Falls School District | #27 | #87 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Wellpinit Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Wellpinit School District #49 | #128 | #88 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| PRIDE Prep SchoolCharter | PRIDE Prep Charter School District | #97 | #89Also HS #11 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Northwood Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #53 | #90 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mountainside Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #57 | #91 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Madison ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #92 | #92 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Chase Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #75 | #93 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Orchard Prairie ElementaryNeighborhood | Orchard Prairie School District | #74 | #94 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Pasadena Park ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #61 | #95 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Gess ElementaryNeighborhood | Chewelah School District | #94 | #96 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| University Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #72 | #97 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Indian Trail ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #56 | #98 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Liberty Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #8 | #99 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Riverbend Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #46 | #100 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Audubon ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #119 | #101 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kettle Falls School District | #122 | #102 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Denny Yasuhara Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #123 | #103 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Jenkins Junior/Senior HighNeighborhood | Chewelah School District | #96 | #104Also HS #10 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Holmes ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #108 | #105 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| East Valley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | East Valley School District (Spokane) | #106 | #106 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Centennial Middle SchoolNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #98 | #107 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Salk Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #107 | #108 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Pauline Flett Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #103 | #109 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Summit Valley SchoolNeighborhood | Summit Valley School District | #79 | #110 | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Willard ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #105 | #111 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Sunset ElementaryNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #121 | #112 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Glover Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #115 | #113 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Lidgerwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #113 | #114 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Linwood ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #102 | #115 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Brentwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Mead School District | #68 | #116 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Cheney Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #95 | #117 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Orchard Center ElementaryNeighborhood | West Valley School District (Spokane) | #76 | #118 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Salnave ElementaryNeighborhood | Cheney School District | #86 | #119 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Bowdish Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #110 | #120 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Ridgeview ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #93 | #121 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Frances Scott ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #114 | #122 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Woodridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #69 | #123 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Stevens ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #125 | #124 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Freeman Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Freeman School District | #81 | #125 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Shaw Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #127 | #126 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Opportunity ElementaryNeighborhood | Central Valley School District | #90 | #127 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Finch ElementaryNeighborhood | Spokane School District | #55 | #128 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Unranked (51 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| A-3 Multiagency Adolescent Prog | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Alternative Northeast Community Center Preschool | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Alternative Tamarack School | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| BIRTH TO 2 PRESCHOOL | Deer Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Birth To Three | Cheney School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Bryant Center | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Central Valley Early Learning Center | Central Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Central Valley Virtual Learning | Central Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Cheney Open Doors | Cheney School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Columbia Virtual Academy | Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Colville Fish Hatchery | Colville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Daybreak Alternative School | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Deer Park Early Learning Center | Deer Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Deer Park Elementary | Deer Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Deer Park Home Link Program | Deer Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Dishman Hills High School | West Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| EV Online | East Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| EV Parent Partnership | East Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Great Northern Elementary | Great Northern School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Hofstetter Elementary | Colville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| HomeWorks | Cheney School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Independent Scholar | Riverside School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Kettle Falls Early Learning Center | Kettle Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Liberty Creek Elementary School | Central Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Loon Lake Homelink Program | Loon Lake School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Martin Hall Detention Ctr | Educational Service District 101 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mary Walker Alternative Learning Experience | Mary Walker School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mead Learning Options | Mead School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Millwood Kindergarten Center | West Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nine Mile Falls Elementary | Nine Mile Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nine Mile Family Partnership Program | Nine Mile Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Northport Homelink Program | Northport School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Onion Creek Elementary | Onion Creek School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Panorama School | Colville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Quartzite Learning | Chewelah School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Shrine Hospital | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Spokane Juvenile Detention School | Educational Service District 101 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Spokane Regional Health District | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Spokane Valley Learning Academy | Central Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Spokane Virtual Academy | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Springdale Elementary | Mary Walker School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Springdale Middle School | Mary Walker School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Structural Alt Confinement School | Educational Service District 101 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| The Healing Lodge | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Valley Early Learning Center | Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| WIN Academy | Cheney School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| West Central Community Center | Spokane School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| West Valley City School | West Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| West Valley Early Learning Center | West Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| West Valley Virtual Learning Center | West Valley School District (Spokane) | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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