Mt. Spokane High School

Mt. Spokane High School
Address
Map
6015 East Mt. Spokane Park Drive

,
(Spokane County)
,
99021

United States
Coordinates47°47′19″N 117°19′22″W / 47.78861°N 117.32278°W / 47.78861; -117.32278
Information
TypePublic High School
Motto"Dignity, Class, and Respect. The Wildcat Way"
Established1997
School districtMead School District
NCES School ID530492002599[1]
PrincipalChelsea Gallagher
Staff70.47 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,493 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.19[1]
Campus size77.80 acres (31.48 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy Blue, Cardinal & White    
Fight song"Hail to Mt. Spokane"
AthleticsWIAA 3A
Athletics conferenceGreater Spokane League
MascotWildcats
National ranking1177
NewspaperThe Peak
YearbookSummit
Feeder schoolsMountainside Middle School
Websitemtspokanehs.mead354.org

Mount Spokane High School is a public high school located in Mead, Washington. It is located several miles north of Spokane and has a student body that currently enrolls 1,611[2] students in grades 9-12.[3] The school opened in 1997, and had its first graduating class in 1999.[4] Mt. Spokane is one of two high schools in the Mead School District, the other being Mead High School.

Throughout its history, Mt. Spokane has shown excellence through its academics. In the 2007-08 school year, Mt. Spokane had an on-time graduation rate of 95.1%, beating the Washington state average of 72.0% during the 2007-08 school year.[5] In the first semester of the 2009-10 school year, Mt. Spokane had 478 of its students qualify for the honor roll, which required students to get a 3.5 GPA or higher.[6] Mt Spokane High School placed in the top 30% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.[7] The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50% (which is equal to the Washington state average of 50%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 84% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 61%) for the 2018-19 school year.[8]

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  2. ^ "Mt Spokane High School (2023 Ranking) - Mead, WA". Public School Review. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. ^ "Mount Spokane High School – Mead, Washington". greatschools.org. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "GSL school information – KHQ Right Now – News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho". khq.com. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Washington State Report Card". OSPI. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Celebrating Academic Success". Wildcat eNews. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "Mt Spokane High School (2023 Ranking) - Mead, WA". Public School Review. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  8. ^ "Mt Spokane High School (2023 Ranking) - Mead, WA". Public School Review. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.