Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99027

The 99027 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Otis Orchards School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the East Valley School District (Spokane), which is ranked 131 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Otis Orchards School's test scores are generally below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. The school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 41.15%, compared to the district's 44.13% and the state's 52.63%. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 43.46%, compared to the district's 36.59% and the state's 41.68%. The school's Science proficiency rate was 43.4%, compared to the district's 40.34% and the state's 49.73%. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5, which may suggest a focus on smaller class sizes to support student learning.

Otis Orchards School has a high percentage of students (75.75%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance. Despite the school's challenges, it has a higher spending per student ($19,902) than the state average, which may indicate the district's efforts to provide additional resources to support the school and its students.