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Enrollment
790
Combined
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492002844
Mead Learning Options
8621 N FIVE MILE ROAD, SPOKANE, WA 99208 · (509) 465-7700 · Spokane County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
29.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
276 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
own-school result
Math
30.5%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 29.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.5% | 37.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 35.6% |
| 2016-17 | 57.1% | 30.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.8% | 37.6% |
| 2014-15 | 46.5% | 32.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Mead Learning Options ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #3 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.7:1 | #21 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #45 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +76.7% | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
790
+309 (+64%) vs 2020
+194% since 2010-11, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
29.7:1
was 32.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 790 | 26.6 | 29.7:1 | 35% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 23.1 | 29.1:1 | 35% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 23.1 | 26.0:1 | 34% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 15 | 32.1:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 11.8 | 37.9:1 | 25% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 11 | 36.5:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 4 | 67.3:1 | 33% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mead Learning Options.
Since 2017-18: students up 77% (447 to 790); teachers up 125% (11.8 to 26.6).
About Mead Learning Options
Mead Learning Options is a large combined-grade school in SPOKANE, Washington, one of the schools in Mead School District. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 790 students. Average enrollment for combined schools in Washington is about 204, so this school runs 287% bigger than that.
Mead School District counts 10,657 students in its 17 schools, and Mead Learning Options is one of them.
The student body at Mead Learning Options is 87% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Mead Learning Options's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 29.7:1 comes from the school's 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.5 students per teacher below the 33.2:1 average for combined schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 35% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Spokane County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Census Bureau estimates for Spokane County show that the median household income is $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mead Learning Options is one of 187 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Mead Learning Options is Prairie View Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Mead Learning Options is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mead Learning Options enrolled 481 in 2020-21 and 790 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (29.7:1) than in 2020-21 (32.1:1).
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mead School District
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Mt Spokane High SchoolHigh · 1,482 students
- Mountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in SPOKANE
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie View Elementary0.6 mi · 386
- Skyline Elementary0.8 mi · 412
- Highland Middle School1.0 mi · 704
- Balboa Elementary1.3 mi · 248
- Indian Trail Elementary1.4 mi · 303
- Salk Middle School1.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Mead Learning OptionsHow large is Mead Learning Options?
Mead Learning Options enrolls approximately 790 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Mead Learning Options serve?
Mead Learning Options serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mead Learning Options?
Approximately 29.7:1 students per teacher at Mead Learning Options.
What is the student diversity at Mead Learning Options?
Student demographics at Mead Learning Options are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mead Learning Options in?
Mead Learning Options is part of Mead School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.