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Best Public Schools in Adams County, WA

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At a glance

Schools

5,061

Students

Districts

Top rankedRitzville Grade School412^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Scootney Springs Elementary up 256 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ritzville High School 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benge Elementary	Public	K-6	2978 E Benge Winona Rd	Benge	99105	Adams County	Benge School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 887-2370	14	2	7.0		12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$46,567	$4,296	$42,271
Lind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W 3rd St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 677-3481	82	8	10.2	63.4%	48 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.3	769^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.4%		43.4	636^th of 1160 public elementary schools	45.2%	133	30.8			30.8	27.3	45.5	46.2					40.0	63.6		23.1					45.7	76.9	84.6	84.6	84.6	84.6	76.9	92.3	84.6	76.9	76.9	$34,621	$2,550	$32,071
Lind-Ritzville High School	Public	9-12	209 E Wellsandt Rd	Ritzville	99169	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 659-1720	47	2	19.4	80.9%	21 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			54.6	54.6											$27,220	$163	$27,056
Lind-Ritzville Middle School	Public	6-8	N 507 E St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 677-3408	41	7	6.2	70.7%	25 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (31.7%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	10.5	476^th of 514 public middle schools	7.4%		13.5	471^st of 534 public middle schools	11.8%	5		23.1		23.1					33.3	23.1		23.3					16.7			14.0											$36,113	$2,771	$33,342
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-6	506 N 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3389	579	33	17.3	83.6%	52 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	519 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	21.1	894^th of 1138 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.7	971^st of 1160 public elementary schools	16.3%	77	19.5			19.5	30.7	29.5	19.2	33.0				28.4	54.6	30.4	32.1	20.9				34.5	91.4	92.9	91.4	91.4	91.4	92.9	94.3	91.4	92.9	92.9	$17,593	$2,327	$15,266
Lutacaga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	795 S 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-9669	541	33	16.2	84.1%	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	521 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28.4	813^th of 1138 public elementary schools	28.6%		16.2	1010^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.9%	197	28.3			28.3	35.5	23.9	36.7	34.3				32.6	46.1	32.8	30.0	24.3				33.7	89.3	91.7	92.9	92.9	92.9	94.1	95.2	94.1	94.1	94.1	$19,298	$2,430	$16,868
McFarland Middle School	Public	7-8	775 S. 10th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3326	702	35	19.8	83.8%	65 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	633 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16.5	444^th of 514 public middle schools	13.6%		14.7	467^th of 534 public middle schools	12.5%	23		24.7		24.7					35.2	31.2		33.2					23.4	20.8		22.1											$17,140	$1,610	$15,530
Othello High School	Public	9-12	340 S 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3351	1,338	64	20.8	81.8%	98 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1,221 (91.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	8.6	381^st of 396 public high schools	3.8%		10	408^th of 438 public high schools	6.8%	27			19.1	19.1							34.0	34.0							10.5	10.5											$16,650	$1,265	$15,385
Scootney Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	695 S 14th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-9625	605	34	18.0	78.7%	64 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	529 (87.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.8	615^th of 1138 public elementary schools	46.0%		26.6	871^st of 1160 public elementary schools	24.9%	256	26.3			26.3	36.1	43.2	38.4	44.8				40.6	51.8	36.5	28.8	37.9				39.2	93.1	93.1	94.4	94.4	94.4	93.1	95.8	93.1	93.1	93.1	$16,771	$1,699	$15,072
Wahitis Elementary School	Public	K-6	905 South 14th Avenue	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-2659	606	38	15.8	81.8%	41 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	561 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38.2	703^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	38.2%		45	612^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.2%	91	36.8			36.8	46.0	37.3	40.2	44.4				42.2	48.3	36.0	33.3	44.4				40.7	87.0	92.8	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	92.8	89.9	94.2	94.2	$16,884	$1,540	$15,344
Open Door Re-Engagement	Public	9-12	165 N.1st Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-4534	20	0		85.0%	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																															$12,171	$242	$11,929
Othello Digital Learning	Public	7-12	340 S. 7th Street	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(509) 488-2659	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ritzville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E 6th Ave	Ritzville	99169	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 659-0232	193	12	16.2	58.0%	162 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	61.4	412^th of 1138 public elementary schools	63.8%		62	411^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.6%	1	40.0			40.0	45.2	61.5	56.0					53.7	58.1	57.7	60.0					58.5	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$17,949	$952	$16,997
Ritzville High School	Public	9-12	209 E Wellsandt Avenue	Ritzville	99169	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 659-1720	133	10	12.7	39.1%	110 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	56.5	161^st of 396 public high schools	59.3%		60.4	150^th of 438 public high schools	65.8%	11			34.6	34.6							72.2	72.2							37.1	37.1											$21,647	$365	$21,282
Lind Ritzville Middle School	Public	6-8	507 North E St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 677-3408	89	2	39.9	42.7%	65 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	25.3	385^th of 514 public middle schools	25.1%		17.5	456^th of 534 public middle schools	14.6%	71		20.0		20.0				39.3	29.6	32.0		33.8				35.7	33.3	24.0		31.3											$6,533	$323	$6,210
Washtucna Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	730 East Booth Avenue	Washtucna	99371	Adams County	Washtucna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 646-3211	71	11	6.3	73.2%	60 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)				41.7								25.0								27.6											$43,942	$597	$43,345

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