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Enrollment
1,482
High
DISTRICT 1,106 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492002599
Mt Spokane High School
6015 E MT. SPOKANE PARK DR, MEAD, WA 99021 · (509) 465-7200 · Spokane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
525 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 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 27% |
Student demographics
30%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
74.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +67.8pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +38.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 68 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 77.1% | 47.3% |
| 2021-22 | 78.8% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 83.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 77.3% | 48.4% |
| 2016-17 | 18.3% | 24.7% |
| 2015-16 | 17.6% | 3.1% |
| 2014-15 | 6.6% | 3.5% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mt Spokane High School
Mt Spokane High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Spokane High School this school | 1,482 | 35.4% | 49.8% |
| Battle Ground High School BATTLE GROUND | 1,759 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Ridgeline High School Liberty Lake | 1,575 | 31.9% | 54.3% |
| Mead Senior High School SPOKANE | 1,827 | 32.6% | 52.3% |
| White River High School Buckley | 1,340 | 31.3% | 45.8% |
| Klahowya Secondary SILVERDALE | 1,016 | 32.0% | 45.7% |
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 Mt Spokane High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #81 of 271 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #70 of 321 ▲ 11 | #7 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #55 of 327 ▲ 4 | #5 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #82 of 259 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,482 | #93 of 570 | #8 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #135 of 311 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #288 of 316 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #298 of 386 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #111 of 164 | #12 of 14 |
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
1,482
-129 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 1,276
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,482 | 73.1 | 20.3:1 | 35% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 1,457 | 72.6 | 20.1:1 | 33% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 1,493 | 70.5 | 21.2:1 | 33% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 1,611 | 76 | 21.2:1 | 20% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,569 | 73.5 | 21.3:1 | 28% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 1,524 | 72 | 21.2:1 | 30% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 1,543 | 72 | 21.4:1 | 24% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 1,276 | 63 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Spokane High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,569 to 1,482); teachers down 1% (73.5 to 73.1).
About Mt Spokane High School
Mt Spokane High School is the name of a high-enrollment high school in MEAD, Washington. It enrolls 1,482 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 159% larger than the 573-student average for high schools in Washington.
Mt Spokane High School is part of Mead School District, where 17 schools serve 10,657 students.
The share of White students at Mt Spokane High School is 83%. Next come 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. In Spokane County overall, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Mt Spokane High School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 73.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is higher. A total of 525 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Spokane County, the average is 52%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.4% for Mt Spokane High School. The school posts 49.8%, 6.7 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Spokane County show that the median household earns about $78,582 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Spokane County, 187 public schools serve about 76,588 students.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Mountainside Middle School, is the closest to Mt Spokane High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mt Spokane High School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mt Spokane High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,611 (2020-21) to 1,482 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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 MEAD
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Mead Open DoorsHigh · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Mountainside Middle School1.3 mi · 824
- Colbert Elementary School1.6 mi · 364
- Meadow Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 453
- Creekside Elementary School2.1 mi · 355
- Mead Open Doors2.6 mi · 9
- Farwell Elementary School2.8 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Spokane High SchoolHow many students attend Mt Spokane High School?
Mt Spokane High School enrolls approximately 1,482 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mt Spokane High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Spokane High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Spokane High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mt Spokane High School is approximately 20.3:1 (73 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mt Spokane High School?
Mt Spokane High School reports a student body of 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mt Spokane High School in?
Mt Spokane High School is part of Mead School District.
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