University High School
12420 E. 32nd Ave., Spokane, WA, 99216-3597 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
University High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Spokane County, WA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1835 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 88 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 486 students
Grade 10 - 494 students
Grade 11 - 450 students
Grade 12 - 405 students
This School
(WA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:21
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(WA) School Average
% American Indian 2% 6%
% Asian 2% 6%
% Hispanic 3% 12%
% Black 2% 5%
% White 92% 69%
Additional Student Information
This School
(WA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 17% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
(WA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Central Valley School District
This School's Agency
(WA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 23 5
Number of Students Managed 11,918 students 1,985 students
District Total Revenue $97,113,000 $16,541,000
District Expenditure $97,755,000 $16,470,000
District Revenue / Student $8,148 $8,333
District Expenditure / Student $8,202 $8,297
District Graduation Rates 97% 88%
In the News:
  • Many youngsters don’t have a clue about money - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
    posted on November 23, 2009 at 08:20:55 am
    Money doesn’t grow on trees, as the old adage goes. While some may take a lifetime to figure that out, high school students in Marty Jessett’s quantitative and financial math class quickly learn that lesson after keeping track of their expenses for about a month.
  • U-Hi leadership’s food drive thrives - Sat, 21 Nov 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:32:03 pm
    Thursday morning was a flurry of counting and sorting as University High School Associated Student Body officers went through the last of the food collected during the school’s annual food drive and loaded it on a truck destined for the Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank. As students hurried to sort and bag items, people were still bringing donations to be counted. By the end of the morning the ...
  • Girls soccer's state playoffs begin today (Tri-City Herald)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:20:09 am
    Kamiakin may be the hottest team heading into the 4A state playoffs beginning today, having won 12 s
  • A shrieking success - Thu, 29 Oct 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 07:10:28 am
    About a year ago, a couple of teenagers were listening to music. They began jotting down words they heard. “Shrieks” was a good word, so was “impaled” and Shrieks of the Impaled was born. True to its name, the death metal band is loud, fast and brutal, definitely not mainstream, and often misunderstood. The band members are all students at University High School where they are all enrolled in ...
  • OBITUARIES (The Register-Guard)
    posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:43:51 am
    Phyllis Allison Phyllis E. Allison of Springfield died Oct. 18 of age-related causes. She was 85. A memorial service was held. She was born Feb. 26, 1924, in Atkinson, Neb., to Roy and Bessie Ressequie Brown. She married Joseph Allison Sept. 6, 1946, in Seattle. He died July 2, 1995. …
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (99216)
School Zip (99216)
(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 21,576 people 5,781,196 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 29%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $37,930 $46,419
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 37 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (99216)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 64% / 36%
School Map:
1. Cbe Alternative Programs High School - 470 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
2. Keystone Elementary School - 111 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
3. Spokane Valley High School - 104 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
4. Spokane Valley Transition School - 125 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
5. West Valley High School - 863 students - 2.6 mi. away - view location
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