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What's the biggest difference between Mead Senior High School and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,827
High
DISTRICT 1,106 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492000749
Mead Senior High School
302 W HASTINGS RD, SPOKANE, WA 99218 · (509) 465-7000 · Spokane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,827 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
596 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 453 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 434 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 492 | 27% |
Student demographics
36%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
69.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +25.2pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 46.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.5% | 42.3% |
| 2021-22 | 80.3% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.2% | 53.5% |
| 2017-18 | 81.7% | 52.3% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 6.6% | 28.5% |
| 2014-15 | 43.8% | 34.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mead Senior High School
Mead Senior High School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Senior High School this school | 1,827 | 32.6% | 52.3% |
| Battle Ground High School BATTLE GROUND | 1,759 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Ridgeline High School Liberty Lake | 1,575 | 31.9% | 54.3% |
| Mt Spokane High School MEAD | 1,482 | 35.4% | 49.8% |
| Stanwood High School STANWOOD | 1,384 | 31.0% | 47.3% |
| White River High School Buckley | 1,340 | 31.3% | 45.8% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mead Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #64 of 271 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #73 of 321 ▼ 22 | #8 of 21 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #83 of 327 ▼ 43 | #8 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #30 of 259 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,827 | #38 of 570 | #1 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #148 of 311 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #269 of 316 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #310 of 386 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #59 of 136 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,827
+80 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,664
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 1,827 | 89 | 20.5:1 | 33% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 1,805 | 89.8 | 20.1:1 | 28% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 1,809 | 90.5 | 20.0:1 | 28% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 1,747 | 81 | 21.6:1 | 17% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,633 | 77.6 | 21.0:1 | 23% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 1,617 | 75 | 21.6:1 | 24% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 1,624 | 71 | 22.9:1 | 22% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 1,454 | 66 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,664 | 82 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mead Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,633 to 1,827); teachers up 15% (77.6 to 89).
About Mead Senior High School
Mead Senior High School is a large high school found in SPOKANE, Washington. A federal count lists 1,827 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Washington) has about 573 students.
Mead Senior High School is part of Mead School District, where 17 schools serve 10,657 students.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Mead Senior High School. Other students are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Spokane County is about 83% White. By the diversity index, Mead Senior High School comes in at 36%.
Mead Senior High School's 89 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.5:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. The 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 19 points higher.
allk12 grades Mead Senior High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mead Senior High School is -6.0 points: 52.3% actual, 58.3% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 187 public schools operate in Spokane County, serving about 76,588 students.
The closest other public school is Brentwood Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Mead Senior High School is behind the 55.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Mead Senior High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,827 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,747. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.5:1.
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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
- Mt Spokane High SchoolHigh · 1,482 students
- Mountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Mead Learning OptionsCombined · 790 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in SPOKANE
- 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
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Nearby schools
- Brentwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 468
- Northwood Middle School1.5 mi · 796
- Farwell Elementary School1.6 mi · 471
- Mead Open Doors1.8 mi · 9
- Spokane International Academy2.3 mi · 824
- Prairie View Elementary2.3 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Mead Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mead Senior High School?
Mead Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,827 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mead Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mead Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mead Senior High School?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Mead Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Mead Senior High School?
Student demographics at Mead Senior High School are roughly 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mead Senior High School in?
Mead Senior High School is part of Mead School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.