2023-24 School Profile

The Mead School District is located in North Spokane County and serves 10,574 students in grades PK-12. The district currently consists of two comprehensive high schools, three middle schools, nine elementary schools, and two parent partnership schools, utilizing a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and K-12 grade-level configuration. The Mead School District’s 4-year on-time graduation rate is 90% for the Class of 2023.

Mt. Spokane High School is one of two comprehensive public high schools in the Mead School District, serving over 1,500 students in grades 9-12, with an average class size ratio of 21.6. The four-year graduation rate for students in the Class of 2023 was 91.5%. Mt. Spokane High School staffs 85 certificated teachers, with 80% holding a Master’s Degree or higher, and the average years of teaching experience is 16.2 years. The school opened in the fall of 1997 and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 1999. Mt. Spokane renewed its accreditation in the fall of 2020 through the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts, and is accredited through 2026.

The academic program at Mt. Spokane provides a six period day, 5 days a week. Students are required to earn 24 credits for graduation and meet one of the Graduation Pathways outlined by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and House Bill 2110.

Graduation Requirements include:

*1 credit can be a Personal Pathway Requirement
**1 or 2 credits can be a Personal Pathway Requirement

Additional education opportunities are offered through Mt. Spokane’s AP course offerings,
College in the High School, the Running Start program, and NewTech Skills Center.
● Mt. Spokane currently offers 15 Advanced Placement Courses
● Mt. Spokane currently offers 43 College in the High School Courses
● Running Start is a Washington State program that allows high school students to enroll in
college classes to earn both high school and college credit.
● NewTech Skills Center provides specialized professional and technical training programs to
supplement core curriculum at the high school.

To learn more about these programs, please access the Mt. Spokane Course Guide here.

Letter grades are assigned on a 4.0 system, and there are no “+” or “-” grades included on the transcript or in the GPA. All credited classes are included in the unweighted GPA, and students are ranked using an exact GPA ranking.

Class Size: 365 students
College Matriculation: 220 (60% of the class)
Students matriculating to 4-year colleges 150 (41% of the class)
Students matriculating to 2-year colleges 70 (19% of the class)
Test Statistics 2023-2024 Calendar Year:
Students meeting ELA Standard 77.1%
Students meeting Math Standard 47.3%
Students meeting Science Standard 36.2%