Spokane School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Washington)

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Live status monitored for Spokane Public Schools, Central Valley School District, Mead School District, and West Valley School District.

How Spokane School Closures Are Announced

Spokane Public Schools (SPS) posts closure and delay decisions directly on its official website at spokaneschools.org, and pushes the same notice out to enrolled families through the district’s messaging system. SPS aims to make the call as early as possible on a storm morning — typically by 5:30 a.m., or the evening before when a major system is well forecast in advance — so parents have time to arrange childcare or adjust their commute.

Beyond the district’s own channels, local television is the fastest way most Spokane families hear about a closure once it’s been announced. KHQ (NBC, khq.com/schoolclosures), KREM 2 (CBS, krem.com/closings), and KXLY 4 News Now (ABC, kxly.com/weather/school-closures) all run continuously updated closings lists during winter storms and broadcast the list on morning news. This page automatically monitors SPS, Central Valley, Mead, and West Valley alongside all three stations, so families get one combined, fast-updating view instead of checking four or five sites separately.

Weather Risks That Trigger Spokane School Closures

• Heavy snow and winter storms: Spokane sits on rolling, hilly terrain with many unplowed side streets, so even a modest snowfall overnight can leave bus routes unsafe while main arterials stay clear.
• Ice storms and freezing rain: A thin glaze of ice on untreated roads and sidewalks is one of the most common triggers for a delayed start, since it’s harder to see and react to than snow.
• Extreme cold / arctic outbreaks: Inland Northwest cold snaps can push wind chills well below zero, creating frostbite risk at bus stops and prompting delays or closures independent of snowfall.
• High winds: Wind gusts of 40–60 mph are common during fall and winter storm systems in the Spokane area and have downed trees and power lines onto bus routes in past events.
• Wildfire smoke and poor air quality: Regional wildfire smoke can settle into the Spokane valley in late summer and early fall, sometimes prompting schedule changes or the cancellation of outdoor activities and recess.
• Dense fog: Fog is common in sheltered valleys around Spokane and can reduce morning-commute visibility enough to affect bus schedules on the district’s hillier routes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early does Spokane Public Schools announce school closures?

Spokane Public Schools aims to announce a closure or delay by 5:30 a.m. on the day itself, and sometimes the evening before if a major storm is confidently forecast well in advance. Decisions are posted to the district website and pushed out through its family messaging system, then picked up by local TV stations for their morning broadcasts.

What’s the difference between a closure and a delay in Spokane-area schools?

A closure means school is cancelled for the entire day district-wide. A delay — most commonly a two-hour delay in the Spokane area — pushes back the start of the school day and bus pickups by the stated amount of time while keeping the same dismissal time, giving crews extra time to plow, sand, and de-ice roads before students head out.

Do all Spokane-area schools close at the same time?

Within a single district, a closure or delay decision is normally district-wide rather than school-by-school, since it’s driven by road and bus-route conditions that affect the whole system. But Spokane Public Schools, Central Valley, Mead, and West Valley are four separate, independently governed districts, so it’s common for one district to close or delay while a neighboring district stays open, especially when a storm affects one part of Spokane County more than another. Always check the specific district your student attends.

Which Spokane TV stations report school closings?

KHQ (NBC), KREM 2 (CBS), and KXLY 4 News Now (ABC) are the three main local stations that maintain running school-closings lists during winter weather. This page monitors all three alongside each district’s own website so you don’t have to check multiple sources.

How often is this page updated?

Status checks run automatically every 15 minutes, or every 5 minutes during active weather alerts, pulling from official district sources and the monitored TV stations.

Does Spokane Public Schools use a balanced calendar?

Starting with the 2026-27 school year, Spokane Public Schools has adopted a “balanced calendar” — shorter, more frequent breaks spread across the year instead of one long summer — under a new collective bargaining agreement with the Spokane Education Association. Students still attend the state-required 180 days; only how those days off are distributed has changed.

Spokane-Area School Roster

High Schools

• Lewis and Clark High School (SPS)
• Joel E. Ferris High School (SPS)
• North Central High School (SPS)
• John R. Rogers High School (SPS)
• Shadle Park High School (SPS)
• NEWTech Skill Center (SPS)
• On Track Academy (SPS)
• The Community School (SPS)
• Central Valley High School (CVSD)
• University High School (CVSD)
• Ridgeline High School (CVSD)
• Mica Peak High School (CVSD)
• Central Valley Virtual Learning HS (CVSD)
• Mead High School (Mead SD)
• Mt. Spokane High School (Mead SD)
• West Valley High School (WVSD)
• Dishman Hills High School (WVSD)
• Spokane Valley High School (WVSD)

Middle Schools

• Chase Middle School (SPS)
• Garry Middle School (SPS)
• Glover Middle School (SPS)
• Carla Peperzak Middle School (SPS)
• Sacajawea Middle School (SPS)
• Salk Middle School (SPS)
• Shaw Middle School (SPS)
• Denny Yasuhara Middle School (SPS)
• Pauline Flett Middle School (SPS)
• Bowdish Middle School (CVSD)
• Evergreen Middle School (CVSD)
• Greenacres Middle School (CVSD)
• Horizon Middle School (CVSD)
• North Pines Middle School (CVSD)
• Selkirk Middle School (CVSD)
• Highland Middle School (Mead SD)
• Mountainside Middle School (Mead SD)
• Northwood Middle School (Mead SD)
• Centennial Middle School (WVSD)
• West Valley City School (WVSD)

Elementary Schools

• Adams, Arlington, Audubon, Balboa, Bemiss, Browne, Cooper, Finch, Frances Scott, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Hamblen, Holmes, Hutton, Indian Trail, Jefferson, Lidgerwood, Lincoln Heights, Linwood, Logan, Longfellow, Madison, Moran Prairie, Mullan Road, Regal, Ridgeview, Roosevelt, Stevens, and Westview Elementary Schools (SPS)
• Adams, Broadway, Chester, Greenacres, Liberty Creek, Liberty Lake, McDonald, Opportunity, Ponderosa, Progress, Riverbend, South Pines, Sunrise, and University Elementary (CVSD)
• Brentwood, Colbert, Creekside, Evergreen, Farwell, Meadow Ridge, Midway, Prairie View, Shiloh Hills, and Skyline Elementary (Mead SD)
• Ness Elementary School, Orchard Center Elementary, Pasadena Park Elementary, Seth Woodard Elementary, and Millwood Kindergarten Center (WVSD)