Mead Senior High School

Summary:

Mead Senior High School is a public high school located in Spokane, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,809 students. The school is part of the Mead School District, which is ranked 42 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mead Senior High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Washington, ranking 58th out of 437 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 87.66% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.08% proficient or better in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. Mead Senior High School's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with its 10th-grade and overall proficiency rates consistently exceeding the state and district averages by a wide margin. The school has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.0% to 94.0% over the past five years, which is above the state and district averages.

While Mead Senior High School has a predominantly white student population, the school has seen a slight increase in racial diversity over the past three years, with the percentage of white students decreasing and the percentage of Hispanic and multi-racial students increasing. The school performs particularly well in supporting certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and military-connected students, who consistently rank among the top in the state. However, the school's performance for African American and special education students is less strong, with these subgroups ranking lower compared to other high schools in Washington. Compared to other high schools in the Spokane area, such as Mt. Spokane High School, Mead Senior High School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student group performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 302 W Hastings Rd
       Spokane, WA  99218-2598


(509) 465-7000

District: Mead School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
58th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,155 Help


Feeder schools for Mead Senior High School:

Elementary:    Brentwood Elementary School
    Evergreen Elementary School
    Farwell Elementary School
    Prairie View Elementary
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Middle:    Highland Middle School
    Northwood Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  1,809

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.1%
Two or more races:
9.3%
Hispanic:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mead Senior High School ranks better than 86.7% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.98. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Mead Senior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Mead Senior High School has the largest high school student body size in the Mead School District. Racial makeup is: White (80.1%), two or more races (9.3%), Hispanic (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mead Senior High School is 19.9, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Mead School District! (See more...)
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Compare Mead Senior High School employs 90.4 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mead Senior High School is $14,155. 1 high schools in the Mead School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mead Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mead Senior High School 58th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Mead Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Mead School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mead School District 42nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mead Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 78.10 74th 390 81.0%
2005 85.94 32nd 394 91.9%
2006 85.97 28th 395 92.9%
2007 84.28 37th 399 90.7%
2008 87.04 23rd 396 94.2%
2009 86.93 25th 402 93.8%
2010 84.09 40th 423 90.5%
2011 63.41 117th 440 73.4%
2012 75.71 41st 450 90.9%
2013 74.13 56th 454 87.7%
2015 82.64 37th 341 89.1%
2016 74.00 62nd 306 79.7%
2017 88.34 12th 301 96.0%
2018 81.02 47th 315 85.1%
2019 78.86 69th 417 83.5%
2021 71.75 98th 455 78.5%
2022 81.39 62nd 434 85.7%
2023 77.51 74th 442 83.3%
2024 83.98 58th 437 86.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 33rd 91 63.7%
2019 72.58 34th 163 79.1%
2021 42.24 108th 195 44.6%
2022 46.76 95th 179 46.9%
2023 41.87 86th 166 48.2%
2024 74.60 36th 161 77.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.68 36th 128 71.9%
2021 15.56 204th 212 3.8%
2022 43.55 66th 130 49.2%
2023 35.08 67th 110 39.1%
2024 38.54 60th 110 45.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.46 43rd 227 81.1%
2019 75.26 53rd 344 84.6%
2021 68.90 79th 392 79.8%
2022 75.03 67th 370 81.9%
2023 70.42 69th 362 80.9%
2024 75.67 58th 356 83.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 84.55 3rd 45 93.3%
2023 67.32 3rd 19 84.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.46 39th 243 84.0%
2019 74.51 79th 358 77.9%
2021 68.31 96th 390 75.4%
2022 81.88 50th 368 86.4%
2023 76.51 71st 357 80.1%
2024 81.29 54th 347 84.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.10 11th 31 64.5%
2021 75.91 8th 47 83.0%
2022 83.83 4th 38 89.5%
2023 93.43 1st 31 96.8%
2024 90.73 2nd 34 94.1%
See the entire list of Best Washington High Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.98 45th 254 82.3%
2019 81.61 48th 355 86.5%
2021 73.56 82nd 395 79.2%
2022 77.59 68th 363 81.3%
2023 74.86 68th 358 81.0%
2024 81.73 59th 362 83.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.27 94th 111 15.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.40 41st 156 73.7%
2019 76.50 40th 241 83.4%
2021 69.25 57th 278 79.5%
2022 64.54 70th 261 73.2%
2023 87.81 19th 249 92.4%
2024 88.71 20th 248 91.9%
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Rank History for White students at Mead Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.62 53rd 222 76.1%
2019 71.52 95th 382 75.1%
2021 64.80 117th 413 71.7%
2022 76.61 74th 390 81.0%
2023 70.33 93rd 379 75.5%
2024 77.45 64th 374 82.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Mead Senior High School Test Scores
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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mead Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1779 9 23 9 14 n/a n/a 0 1834
1989 1700 6 29 14 10 n/a n/a 0 1759
1990 1646 11 36 16 17 n/a n/a 0 1726
1991 1586 11 37 15 15 n/a n/a 0 1664
1992 1557 10 37 21 12 n/a n/a 0 1637
1993 1573 12 34 18 11 n/a n/a 0 1648
1994 1554 12 31 23 14 n/a n/a 0 1634
1995 1745 15 39 24 16 n/a n/a 0 1839
1996 1745 15 39 24 16 n/a n/a 0 1839
1997 1830 11 50 21 19 n/a n/a 0 1931
1998 1612 15 38 24 20 n/a n/a 0 1709
1999 1418 12 30 19 18 n/a n/a 0 1497
2000 1334 14 28 20 14 n/a n/a 0 1410
2001 1382 10 27 19 16 n/a n/a 0 1454
2002 1407 14 30 32 14 n/a n/a 0 1497
2003 1407 14 30 32 14 n/a n/a 0 1497
2004 1457 15 41 26 12 n/a n/a 0 1551
2005 1515 27 38 29 12 n/a n/a 0 1621
2006 1550 34 42 36 8 n/a n/a 7 1677
2007 1552 31 44 32 9 n/a n/a 13 1681
2008 1548 28 56 41 12 n/a n/a 14 1699
2009 1472 22 59 40 8 n/a n/a 27 1628
2010 1425 24 49 51 12 n/a n/a 24 1585
2011 1374 15 57 86 11 3 78 0 1624
2012 1351 17 0 87 0 0 142 0 1597
2013 1358 15 0 90 0 0 167 0 1630
2014 1311 17 0 87 0 0 160 0 1575
2015 1315 18 0 94 0 0 150 0 1577
2016 1327 21 2 94 3 1 169 0 1617
2017 1319 25 8 104 5 1 161 0 1623
2018 1323 23 13 104 5 2 163 0 1633
2019 1312 19 17 108 9 2 170 0 1637
2020 1377 23 24 133 12 2 178 0 1749
2021 1373 23 23 138 9 4 177 0 1747
2022 1432 29 23 106 11 9 172 4 1786
2023 1449 23 29 108 12 12 169 7 1809

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mead Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1834 89.0 20.6 0
1989 1759 85.0 20.6 n/a
1990 1726 81.0 21.3 0
1991 1664 82.1 20.2 n/a
1992 1637 83.6 19.5 n/a
1993 1648 80.9 20.4 n/a
1994 1634 84.4 19.4 n/a
1995 1839 91.5 20.1 n/a
1996 1839 91.5 20.1 n/a
1997 1931 91.7 21.1 n/a
1998 1709 78.3 21.8 n/a
1999 1497 71.4 21.0 n/a
2000 1410 67.5 20.9 n/a
2001 1454 66.5 21.9 n/a
2002 1497 74.2 20.2 14.9
2003 1497 74.2 20.2 14.9
2004 1551 76.0 20.4 15.5
2005 1621 76.1 21.3 17.6
2006 1677 79.7 21.0 15.8
2007 1681 80.7 20.8 19.3
2008 1699 78.6 21.6 18.9
2009 1628 78.6 20.7 20.5
2010 1585 76.6 20.6 19.7
2011 1624 71.2 22.8 22.4
2012 1597 73.9 21.5 25.2
2013 1630 74.5 21.8 25
2014 1575 n/a n/a 19.6
2015 1577 73.0 21.6 23.2
2016 1617 76.0 21.2 23.9
2017 1623 75.6 21.4 24.3
2018 1633 77.6 21.0 23
2019 1637 81.9 19.9 23.9
2020 1749 80.3 21.7 25.4
2021 1747 81.8 21.3 17
2022 1786 87.2 20.4 22.3
2023 1809 90.4 19.9 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mead Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1834 89.0 20.6 0
1989 1759 85.0 20.6 n/a
1990 1726 81.0 21.3 0
1991 1664 82.1 20.2 n/a
1992 1637 83.6 19.5 n/a
1993 1648 80.9 20.4 n/a
1994 1634 84.4 19.4 n/a
1995 1839 91.5 20.1 n/a
1996 1839 91.5 20.1 n/a
1997 1931 91.7 21.1 n/a
1998 1709 78.3 21.8 n/a
1999 1497 71.4 21.0 n/a
2000 1410 67.5 20.9 n/a
2001 1454 66.5 21.9 n/a
2002 1497 74.2 20.2 14.9
2003 1497 74.2 20.2 14.9
2004 1551 76.0 20.4 15.5
2005 1621 76.1 21.3 17.6
2006 1677 79.7 21.0 15.8
2007 1681 80.7 20.8 19.3
2008 1699 78.6 21.6 18.9
2009 1628 78.6 20.7 20.5
2010 1585 76.6 20.6 19.7
2011 1624 71.2 22.8 22.4
2012 1597 73.9 21.5 25.2
2013 1630 74.5 21.8 25
2014 1575 n/a n/a 19.6
2015 1577 73.0 21.6 23.2
2016 1617 76.0 21.2 23.9
2017 1623 75.6 21.4 24.3
2018 1633 77.6 21.0 23
2019 1637 81.9 19.9 23.9
2020 1749 80.3 21.7 25.4
2021 1747 81.8 21.3 17
2022 1786 87.2 20.4 22.3
2023 1809 90.4 19.9 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Mead Senior High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201987.3%0.5%0.6%16.0%97.7%97.3%97.5%96.1%98.3%97.3%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mead Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $534 (4.0%) $12,869 (96.0%) $13,402
2020 $341 (3.4%) $9,609 (96.6%) $9,950
2021 $1,082 (7.8%) $12,817 (92.2%) $13,900
2022 $620 (4.4%) $13,535 (95.6%) $14,155

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mead Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 69th of 417 High schoolsRanks 74th of 442 High schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Mead Senior High School)83.578.1
 5.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Mead School District)83.879.1
 4.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Mead Senior High School)56.245.8
 10.4%
   10th Grade Math (Mead School District)53.145.8
 7.3%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
11th Grade Science (Mead Senior High School)61.258.7
 2.5%
   11th Grade Science (Mead School District)54.451.7
 2.7%
   11th Grade Science (Washington)5050.5
 0.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Mead Senior High School)83.578.1
 5.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Mead School District)71.964.5
 7.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Mead Senior High School)56.245.8
 10.4%
   All Grades Math (Mead School District)63.752.9
 10.8%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Mead Senior High School)61.258.7
 2.5%
   All Grades Science (Mead School District)59.655.7
 3.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16371809
 10.5%
African American1923
 21.1%
American Indian912
 33.3%
Asian1729
 70.6%
Hispanic108108
Pacific Islander212
 500%
White13121449
 10.4%
Two or More Races170169
 0.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.9%28.3%
 4.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,809 students attended Mead Senior High School.

Students at Mead Senior High School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Mead Senior High School ranks 58th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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