Best school districts near Fairchild Air Force Base

The 31 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.

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EDFacts reading + math proficiency

Ranked by academic proficiency

Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.

  1. 1
    Oakesdaleschool district
    Whitman County · 144 students · 41 mi from base
    Read
    85%
    Math
    65%
    Quality
    75
  2. 2
    Great Northernschool district
    Spokane County · 44 students · 6 mi from base
    Read
    70%
    Math
    70%
    Quality
    70
  3. 3
    St. Johnschool district
    Whitman County · 155 students · 36 mi from base
    Read
    75%
    Math
    65%
    Quality
    70
  4. 4
    Meadschool district
    Spokane County · 10,802 students · 20 mi from base
    Read
    72%
    Math
    63%
    Quality
    68
  5. 5
    Davenportschool district
    Lincoln County · 593 students · 24 mi from base
    Read
    68%
    Math
    63%
    Quality
    66
  6. 6
    Libertyschool district
    Spokane County · 558 students · 25 mi from base
    Read
    70%
    Math
    57%
    Quality
    64
  7. 7
    Freemanschool district
    Spokane County · 919 students · 24 mi from base
    Read
    68%
    Math
    55%
    Quality
    62
  8. 8
    Central Valleyschool district
    Spokane County · 14,783 students · 23 mi from base
    Read
    66%
    Math
    55%
    Quality
    61
  9. 9
    Rosaliaschool district
    Whitman County · 219 students · 33 mi from base
    Read
    67%
    Math
    52%
    Quality
    60
  10. 10
    Deer Parkschool district
    Spokane County · 2,660 students · 25 mi from base
    Read
    66%
    Math
    52%
    Quality
    59
  11. 11
    Nine Mile Fallsschool district
    Stevens County · 1,448 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    64%
    Math
    53%
    Quality
    59
  12. 12
    Medical Lakeschool district
    Spokane County · 1,998 students · 5 mi from base
    Read
    64%
    Math
    51%
    Quality
    58
  13. 13
    Tekoaschool district
    Whitman County · 232 students · 39 mi from base
    Read
    67%
    Math
    47%
    Quality
    57
  14. 14
    Reardan-Edwallschool district
    Spokane County · 688 students · 10 mi from base
    Read
    63%
    Math
    50%
    Quality
    57
  15. 15
    Orchard Prairieschool district
    Spokane County · 78 students · 17 mi from base
    Read
    55%
    Math
    55%
    Quality
    55
  16. 16
    Ritzvilleschool district
    Adams County · 378 students · 49 mi from base
    Read
    57%
    Math
    52%
    Quality
    55
  17. 17
    Spokaneschool district
    Spokane County · 30,464 students · 12 mi from base
    Read
    58%
    Math
    47%
    Quality
    53
  18. 18
    Cheneyschool district
    Spokane County · 5,268 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    56%
    Math
    47%
    Quality
    52
  19. 19
    Chewelahschool district
    Stevens County · 775 students · 47 mi from base
    Read
    63%
    Math
    39%
    Quality
    51
  20. 20
    Spragueschool district
    Lincoln County · 79 students · 27 mi from base
    Read
    50%
    Math
    50%
    Quality
    50
  21. 21
    Riversideschool district
    Spokane County · 1,554 students · 29 mi from base
    Read
    54%
    Math
    45%
    Quality
    50
  22. 22
    East Valley School District (Spokane)school district
    Spokane County · 4,233 students · 26 mi from base
    Read
    56%
    Math
    40%
    Quality
    48
  23. 23
    Newportschool district
    Pend Oreille County · 1,136 students · 46 mi from base
    Read
    52%
    Math
    44%
    Quality
    48
  24. 24
    Harringtonschool district
    Lincoln County · 145 students · 34 mi from base
    Read
    57%
    Math
    37%
    Quality
    47
  25. 25
    West Valley School District (Spokane)school district
    Spokane County · 3,740 students · 18 mi from base
    Read
    51%
    Math
    38%
    Quality
    45
  26. 26
    Loon Lakeschool district
    Stevens County · 199 students · 33 mi from base
    Read
    47%
    Math
    32%
    Quality
    40
  27. 27
    Columbia (Stevens)school district
    Stevens County · 107 students · 37 mi from base
    Read
    52%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    40
  28. 28
    Valleyschool district
    Stevens County · 1,118 students · 38 mi from base
    Read
    47%
    Math
    32%
    Quality
    40
  29. 29
    Lamontschool district
    Whitman County · 40 students · 35 mi from base
    Read
    45%
    Math
    25%
    Quality
    35
  30. 30
    Mary Walkerschool district
    Stevens County · 497 students · 26 mi from base
    Read
    37%
    Math
    30%
    Quality
    34
  31. 31
    Wellpinitschool district
    Stevens County · 425 students · 24 mi from base
    Read
    27%
    Math
    17%
    Quality
    22

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