Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492003779
Skyline Elementary
9911 N Bob Olson Lane, Spokane, WA 99208 · (509) 867-2300 · Spokane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
70 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
37%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
71.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
78.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 78.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 75.9% |
| 2022-23 | 75.6% | 73.9% |
| 2021-22 | 64.3% | 68.1% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Skyline Elementary
Skyline Elementary's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Elementary this school | 412 | 17.0% | 74.1% |
| Fall City Elementary FALL CITY | 456 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
| Artondale Elementary School Gig Harbor | 413 | 16.7% | 68.0% |
| Sherman Elementary School Tacoma | 432 | 19.4% | 70.0% |
| Voyager Elementary Gig Harbor | 443 | 12.2% | 70.3% |
| North Bend Elementary School NORTH BEND | 466 | 13.7% | 73.0% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Skyline Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #99 of 936 | #3 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #56 of 1,103 ▲ 22 | #2 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #138 of 1,102 ▲ 5 | #6 of 83 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #112 of 928 | #21 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #589 of 1,268 | #32 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,052 of 1,085 | #80 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #962 of 1,088 | #64 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #1,061 of 1,169 | #86 of 86 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 21.4 | 19.3:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 20.9 | 17.3:1 | 15% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Elementary.
About Skyline Elementary
Federal records list Skyline Elementary as an elementary school in Spokane, Washington. There are 412 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Mead School District enrolls 10,657 students in 17 schools, including Skyline Elementary.
At Skyline Elementary, 79% of students are White. It is also 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Skyline Elementary is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Skyline Elementary has a ratio of 19.3:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 17%. That is 35 points below the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County.
A school with Skyline Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 68.8%. Skyline Elementary scores 74.1%, 5.3 points above that line.
Spokane County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 187 public schools in the county, enrolling about 76,588, Skyline Elementary among them.
About 0.3 miles separate Skyline Elementary from the closest public school, Highland Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Skyline Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
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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
- Mead Learning OptionsCombined · 790 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 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
Other Skyline Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 8 states are named Skyline Elementary. Skyline Elementary is the 5th largest of the 14.
- Skyline ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 562 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WA · 496 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 329 students
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 1,141 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.SEDALIA, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Middle School0.3 mi · 704
- Prairie View Elementary0.4 mi · 386
- Mead Learning Options0.8 mi · 790
- Woodridge Elementary1.2 mi · 369
- Indian Trail Elementary2.0 mi · 303
- Balboa Elementary2.0 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Skyline Elementary?
Skyline Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Skyline Elementary serve?
Skyline Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Skyline Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Skyline Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyline Elementary?
At Skyline Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Skyline Elementary public or private?
Skyline Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mead School District.
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