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Best Elementary Schools in Spokane, WA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Spokane, WA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Spokane, WA rankings: Elementary Schools
Spokane, WA elementary schools ranked
How Spokane, WA's elementary schools compare
A: 5B: 14C: 11D: 15F: 3
40% of the 48 ranked elementary schools in Spokane, WA earn an A or B (5 A grades, 14 B, 11 C, 15 D, 3 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 33 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 15 exceed it. On average 47% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ness Elementary (56% against 29%, B), Westview Elementary (63% against 38%, B+), Longfellow Elementary (49% against 25%, C+), Roosevelt Elementary (60% against 37%, B+), Wilson Elementary (82% against 60%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Spokane School District (9), Mead School District (3).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Mullan Road Elementary (617 students, A-, #5), Windsor Elementary (592 students, B, #15), Hutton Elementary (528 students, A, #3).
Elementary schools in Spokane, WA that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (2)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- A+ Libby Center, Spokane
- F West Valley Virtual Learning Center, Spokane
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Spokane, WA, as grouped on its schools page; the Washington ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Spokane, WA
What is the best elementary school in Spokane, WA?
Wilson Elementary in Spokane ranks first among the 48 ranked elementary schools in Spokane, WA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.
How are elementary schools in Spokane, WA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Spokane, WA have?
SchoolGrade grades 50 public elementary schools in Spokane, WA; 48 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.