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Enrollment
824
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY·NCES 530033703539
Spokane International Academy
777 E Magnesium Rd, Spokane, WA 99208 · (509) 209-8730 · Spokane County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
55 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
456 students
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 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 1% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
49.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -21.9pp since 2016
Math
44.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 52.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 49.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 44.5% |
| 2018-19 | 72.5% | 50.6% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.8% | 56.4% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
824
+225 (+38%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 824 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 55% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 53.2 | 14.2:1 | 58% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 54% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 47% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 28.1 | 14.5:1 | 40% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | N/A | N/A | 50% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spokane International Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 103% (406 to 824); teachers up 96% (28.1 to 55).
About Spokane International Academy
Spokane International Academy is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Spokane, Washington. The school has 824 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Washington average about 204 students, which makes this school 304% bigger than average.
Spokane International Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
About 60% of the student body at Spokane International Academy is White. Other groups make up 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, 83% of Spokane County residents are White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Spokane International Academy are from different groups.
The school has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. Statewide, combined schools in Washington average 33.2:1. Of all students at Spokane International Academy, 55% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Spokane County is similar, at 52%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.1%. Spokane International Academy scores 50.4%.
In the surrounding county, Spokane County, median household income comes to about $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 187, with about 76,588 students.
Shiloh Hills Elementary is the nearest public school to Spokane International Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Spokane International Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Spokane International Academy ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Spokane International Academy as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
In 2020-21, Spokane International Academy enrolled 599 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 824. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.6:1 to 15.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
- Shiloh Hills Elementary0.4 mi · 465
- Evergreen Elementary School0.8 mi · 433
- Linwood Elementary1.6 mi · 503
- Garry Middle School1.9 mi · 410
- Brentwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 468
- Arlington Elementary1.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Spokane International AcademyHow many students attend Spokane International Academy?
Spokane International Academy enrolls approximately 824 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Spokane International Academy serve?
Spokane International Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Spokane International Academy have?
Spokane International Academy employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Spokane International Academy?
Student demographics at Spokane International Academy are roughly 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Spokane International Academy in?
Spokane International Academy is part of Spokane International Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.