Mullan Road Elementary

Located at 2616 E 63Rd Ave, in Spokane, Washington, Mullan Road Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that serves 477 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Spokane School District. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Spokane School District comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 28,853 students; Mullan Road Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Mullan Road Elementary reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mullan Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Spokane County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Mullan Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carla Peperzak Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mullan Road Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

Mullan Road Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mullan Road Elementary has declined 30%, going from 678 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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