Index	Spokane	Washington	National
Average Test Scores	48%	48%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	19:1	20:1	16:1
Total public schools	107	1,991	79,221
Total private schools	41	548	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	13	147	7,963

The Spokane, WA educational system consists of 107 public schools, 41 private schools and 13 post-secondary schools. Spokane public schools have average test scores of 48% which is 1% lower than than the Washington average and 3% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Spokane public schools is 19:1, compared to 20:1 in Washington and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 87.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 86.7% have completed high school, 28.8% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 3.7% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in Spokane

Index	Spokane	Washington	National
Completed 8th grade	87.5%	87.5%	84.3%
Completed high school	86.7%	86.6%	83.0%
Completed some college	66.7%	67.7%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	40.2%	43.3%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	28.8%	33.6%	30.3%
Completed masters	11.5%	12.3%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	1.3%	1.5%	1.3%

Spokane, WA School Districts

Spokane Public Schools Mead School District Great Northern School District Orchard Prairie School District West Valley School District Mary Walker School District Cheney School District

There are a total of 107 public schools, 41 private schools and 13 post-secondary schools in Spokane. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Spokane, WA schools is 48%. The average student to teacher ratio is 19:1. In Spokane, WA, an average of 87.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.7% have completed high school.

To customize your list of Spokane schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Spokane, WA schools.

Nearby cities with high average school scores

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Fairchild AFB, WA	2,904	65%	31%
Rockford, WA	364	64%	29%
Mead, WA	7,044	58%	17%
Town and Country, WA	5,048	52%	6%
Spokane Valley, WA	93,322	47%	5%
Spokane, WA	212,078	48%	3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Birmingham, AL	212,424	22%	55%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	60%	23%
Rochester, NY	210,291	29%	40%
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	20%	58%
Modesto, CA	208,512	30%	40%
Spokane, WA	212,078	48%	3%

Source: The Spokane, WA education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.