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West Valley City School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8920 E Valleyway
Spokane, WA 99212
Phone
(509) 921-2836
District
West Valley School District (Spokane)
County
SPOKANE COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
178
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.7% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

West Valley City School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
47%
31%
52%
18%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
42%
54%
46%
43%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
44%
45%
49%
38%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
28%
47%
13%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
25
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 23 12.9%
Grade 6 61 34.3%
Grade 7 56 31.5%
Grade 8 38 21.3%
Total 178 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.0% 81.0% 53.3%
Black 0.6% 2.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 9.7% 13.6% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.7% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.3% 3.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.1% 59.9% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 51.1% 59.9% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,667 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,177.2 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,940 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.9% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.1% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,641 $29,450,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,073 $3,657,000 6.0%
Staff $637 $2,172,000 3.6%
General Administration $225 $766,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,140 $3,886,000 6.4%
Operation $1,460 $4,977,000 8.2%
Transportation $530 $1,807,000 3.0%
Other $584 $1,989,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,650 $19,254,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,580 $12,199,000 20.0%
Total Expenditures $17,871 $60,903,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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