Summary:
Outlook, Washington, has one listed public school serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade: Outlook Elementary School. The school serves about 403 students in the Sunnyside School District and is the only elementary, middle, or high school listed in the city, so families will need to look outside Outlook for later grades.
Outlook Elementary School has a mixed academic profile. In 2025–2026, about 21% of students were proficient in English language arts, 27% in math, and 39% in science. Math and science were stronger than the averages for the Sunnyside School District, especially science, which exceeded the district by nearly 12 percentage points. However, results in all three subjects remained below Washington averages. Science was the school’s strongest subject and improved from the previous year, while English language arts declined and remained the clearest area of concern.
Performance varies by grade. Third grade was the weakest, with only about 10% of students proficient in English language arts and 24% in math. Fifth grade had the strongest results in both subjects, although it still trailed state averages. The school’s statewide ranking improved over the past three reported years, moving from the 6th to the 12th percentile, but it remains in the lower statewide range. About 91% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with substantial economic needs. Parents may want to ask about early-literacy support, third-grade interventions, tutoring, attendance services, and how the school is building on its relative strengths in science and math.
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