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Hiawatha Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

971^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Hiawatha Elementary School is a K-6 public school serving 579 students in the Othello School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, Hiawatha's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, and the school's overall ranking places it in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in Washington. The school serves a community with high economic need, and performance has fluctuated without a clear upward trend over recent years. However, the analysis reveals interesting differences within the district: Wahitis Elementary School in Othello performs significantly better, while Lutacaga Elementary performs similarly to Hiawatha, showing that schools with similar student populations can have different outcomes.

Hiawatha shows notable strengths and challenges with different groups of students; for instance, it has historically had strong results for migrant students. The school operates with lower per-student spending than some district peers but achieves comparable results, suggesting efficient use of resources. When looking at nearby districts, schools like Sage Point Elementary School in the Moses Lake School District demonstrate that higher academic achievement is possible in the region, indicating potential for improvement at Hiawatha through targeted programs and strategies.

579

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,593

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 N 7th Ave
Othello, WA 99344-1463

(509) 488-3389

District: Othello School District

Students who attend Hiawatha Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McFarland Middle School
High:	Othello High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

White:

9.0%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Washington avg48%

971^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Othello School District

224^th of 247Othello School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	971 of 1160	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1005 of 1168	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1006 of 1169	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1023 of 1169	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	885 of 1107	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	974 of 1130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	866 of 1054	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	962 of 1056	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	925 of 1053	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	947 of 1067	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	1006 of 1106	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	1018 of 1097	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	950 of 1092	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	1052 of 1088	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	1046 of 1072	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1033 of 1067	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1029 of 1069	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1034 of 1051	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	992 of 1031	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.6	998 of 1026	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	260 of 320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	214 of 254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	193 of 213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	169 of 248	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	257 of 333	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	955 of 1092	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	926 of 1093	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	956 of 1094	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1014 of 1100	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	904 of 1008	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	891 of 1068	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	826 of 1004	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	501 of 659	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	527 of 651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	518 of 633	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	555 of 694	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	347 of 501	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	535 of 697	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	327 of 540	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	847 of 1013	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	859 of 1024	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	847 of 1013	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	842 of 1019	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	597 of 854	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	771 of 979	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	640 of 835	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	838 of 1098	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	947 of 1099	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	947 of 1099	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	919 of 1113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	745 of 1025	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	969 of 1075	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	828 of 999	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	66.6	5 of 45	88.9%	★★★★★
2021	57.7	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	19 of 64	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	18 of 61	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	350 of 566	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	304 of 637	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	388 of 1007	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	445 of 1031	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	565 of 943	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	621 of 1027	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	431 of 833	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2022)89th percentile+76 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2019)38th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

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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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th 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
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%)	19.7	971^st of 1160 public elementary schools	16.3%		17.8	1005^th of 1168 public elementary schools	14.0%	34	27.4	27.4	27.6	25.7	33.3	31.2	29.7	45.3	33.3	26.2	33.3	34.3	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	K-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%)	16.2	1010^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.9%		14.1	1053^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	9.8%	43	23.3	23.3	22.9	26.6	35.6	33.3	29.8	31.4	28.1	35.6	24.0	29.8	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
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%)	26.6	871^st of 1160 public elementary schools	24.9%		17	1012^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.4%	141	36.1	36.1	32.5	32.5	48.2	30.7	36.1	48.8	24.7	39.5	29.6	35.7	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%)	45	612^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.1	690^th of 1168 public elementary schools	40.9%	78	39.3	39.3	50.7	39.0	50.8	49.5	47.4	45.3	42.9	45.2	48.4	45.6	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
Warden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Beck Way	Warden	98857	Grant County	Warden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 349-2311	416	26	16.2	77.9%	82 (19.7%)	4 (1.0%)	323 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	12.5	1056^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.0%		19.9	971^st of 1168 public elementary schools	16.9%	85	21.9	21.9	23.7	37.0	27.0		29.3	31.6	30.4	17.2		25.0	88.9	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	88.9	95.2	90.5	88.9	88.9	$16,597	$1,761	$14,836
Basin City Elementary	Public	K-6	303 Bailie Boulevard	Mesa	99343	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 269-4669	330	22	15.1	79.4%	81 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	248 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	926^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.2%		26	881^st of 1168 public elementary schools	24.6%	45	31.3	31.3	20.9	46.9	33.3	42.2	35.1	23.3	43.8	25.0	31.1	29.8	94.2	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	98.1	$19,700	$1,984	$17,716
Connell Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 W. Clark St	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-4381	491	29	16.8	76.4%	112 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	24.6	914^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.9	927^th of 1168 public elementary schools	20.6%	13	39.3	39.3	40.3	32.8	41.0	37.4	37.8	33.9	32.8	34.4	25.3	31.1	89.1	93.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	92.2	93.8	90.6	92.2	92.2	$17,605	$2,184	$15,421
Sage Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Peninsula Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2650	334	19	17.2	40.7%	188 (56.3%)	3 (0.9%)	124 (37.1%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	74.4	265^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.2%		76.1	263^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	77.5%	2	75.0	75.0	63.8	53.1	68.3		62.3	67.2	46.9	65.0		60.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	94.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$18,710	$1,195	$17,514
Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Pepiot Road	Mesa	99343	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 265-4229	220	17	13.2	69.1%	81 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	138 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	806^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.5%		25.7	884^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.3%	78	41.4	41.4	43.3	15.2	34.5	36.1	32.0	53.3	39.4	31.0	44.4	42.2	87.9	90.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	90.9	$19,467	$3,553	$15,914
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Moses Lake Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 793-7300	413	22	19.2	48.9%	217 (52.5%)	7 (1.7%)	173 (41.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	34.4	760^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.5%		53.7	510^th of 1168 public elementary schools	56.3%	250	41.7	41.7	36.6	44.4	42.5		41.2	39.4	54.2	32.9		42.1	80.5	80.5	82.9	82.9	82.9	80.5	92.7	82.9	80.5	80.5	$16,930	$1,512	$15,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiawatha Elementary School

What district is Hiawatha Elementary School in?

Othello School District

Is Hiawatha Elementary School a good school?

Hiawatha Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hiawatha Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hiawatha Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McFarland Middle School
High : Othello High School

What is the racial makeup of Hiawatha Elementary School?

Students at Hiawatha Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 9% White.

How many students attend Hiawatha Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Hiawatha Elementary School.

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