Brentwood Elementary School

Brentwood Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in SPOKANE, Washington, run under Mead School District, enrolls 468 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Mead School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,657 students. Brentwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Brentwood Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Brentwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 46.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household income runs about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spokane County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), of which Brentwood Elementary School is one.

Mead Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Brentwood Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

Brentwood Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 575 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.