Total enrollment
10,657
+424 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Mead School District
Washington · 10,657 students · 5 cities
17 public K-12 schools sit under Mead School District in Washington, serving roughly 10,657 students (10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Mead School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mead School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #29 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,657 | #31 of 183 | #856 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #37 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #128 of 183 | #7,973 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.9% | #140 of 183 | #5,653 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #123 of 146 | #4,279 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Mead School District
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Skyline Elementary at 74.1% proficient to Creekside Elementary School at 40.8%, a gap of 33.3 points. That is the 33rd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 10,023 to 9,177 students (down 8%) and from 503 to 488 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Senior High School | Spokane | High | 09-12 | 1,827 |
| Mt Spokane High School | Mead | High | 09-12 | 1,482 |
| Mountainside Middle School | Colbert | Middle | 06-08 | 824 |
| Northwood Middle School | Spokane | Middle | 06-08 | 796 |
| Mead Learning Options | Spokane | Combined | KG-12 | 790 |
| Highland Middle School | Spokane | Middle | 06-08 | 704 |
| Farwell Elementary School | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 471 |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 468 |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 465 |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary | Mead | Elementary | PK-05 | 453 |
| Evergreen Elementary School | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Midway Elementary | Colbert | Elementary | KG-05 | 418 |
| Skyline Elementary | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 412 |
| Prairie View Elementary | Spokane | Elementary | KG-05 | 386 |
| Colbert Elementary School | Colbert | Elementary | KG-05 | 364 |
| Creekside Elementary School | Mead | Elementary | PK-05 | 355 |
| Mead Open Doors | Mead | High | 11-12 | 9 |
About Mead School District
Mead School District is a thinly populated public-school district in Washington. The district maintains 17 schools and enrolls approximately 10,657 students.
For a sense of the school types, Mead School District comprises 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Mead School District runs about 627 students per school, 41% above the state mean of roughly 446.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 4%: 10,233 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,657 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Mead School District added 1 school, going from 16 to 17.
On this page, the community for Mead School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.