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Lutacaga Elementary

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Lutacaga Elementary ranks 813 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

813^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Lutacaga Elementary is a public school in Othello, Washington, serving 541 students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is part of the Othello School District, which ranks around the 18th percentile statewide. Lutacaga serves a high-need community, with 84.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.2:1, better than Scootney Springs Elementary and Hiawatha Elementary School, though slightly higher than Wahitis Elementary School.

The school’s most encouraging feature is its recent improvement. Lutacaga rose from the 5th percentile statewide in 2022–23 to the 29th percentile in 2025–26, ranking 813th among 1,138 schools. It now ranks above Hiawatha at the 21st percentile, but below Scootney Springs at the 46th percentile and Wahitis at the 38th percentile. In 2025–26, Lutacaga students were proficient at 32.6% in English Language Arts, 33.7% in math, and 28.33% in science. Math and science were above the Othello School District averages, while ELA was slightly below the district. Lutacaga’s results exceeded Connell Elementary in math and Basin City Elementary in ELA and math, but trailed Warden Elementary and Mesa Elementary.

ELA remains the clearest academic challenge despite rising from 19.94% proficiency in 2022–23. Fourth-grade ELA was particularly weak at 23.88%, compared with 33.67% districtwide, while fifth-grade ELA was a relative strength. Sixth-grade math also needs attention, with 24.29% proficiency versus 32.25% districtwide. Science improved to 28.33% and exceeded the district, but remained well below Washington’s 50.95% result. Subgroup effectiveness was strongest for Hispanic students, at the 44th percentile, and English Language Learners, at the 40th percentile. Overall, Lutacaga is still below the state midpoint, but its improving test results, stronger math and science performance within the district, and positive subgroup trends suggest meaningful momentum.

541

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,943

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

795 S 7th Ave
Othello, WA 99344-1463

(509) 488-9669

District: Othello School District

Students who attend Lutacaga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McFarland Middle School
High:	Othello High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

3.0%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Washington average

!Near the bottom of Othello School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

813^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

194^th of 238Othello 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
2026	28.4	813 of 1138	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1010 of 1160	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1053 of 1168	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1114 of 1169	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1077 of 1169	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1023 of 1107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1050 of 1130	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	914 of 1054	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	1009 of 1056	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	922 of 1053	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	865 of 1067	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	1034 of 1106	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	929 of 1097	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	946 of 1092	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	982 of 1088	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	1041 of 1072	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	1013 of 1067	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1050 of 1069	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	1020 of 1051	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	1025 of 1031	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	1004 of 1026	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	245 of 254	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	198 of 213	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	190 of 248	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	235 of 333	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	872 of 1020	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	998 of 1092	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	970 of 1093	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1009 of 1094	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	975 of 1100	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	941 of 1008	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	974 of 1068	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	831 of 1004	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	365 of 649	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	493 of 659	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	511 of 651	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	572 of 633	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	556 of 694	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	416 of 501	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	570 of 697	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	762 of 1008	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	803 of 1013	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	884 of 1024	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	955 of 1013	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	901 of 1019	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	803 of 854	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	904 of 979	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	749 of 835	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	773 of 1059	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	894 of 1098	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	999 of 1099	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1081 of 1099	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1057 of 1113	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	973 of 1025	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1009 of 1075	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	910 of 999	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	41.2	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	23.9	518 of 637	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2018)38th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Math34%-9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science28%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	92.7%	0%	$18,943	$714	$18,230
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	87.8%	2%	$16,883	$552	$16,331
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	94.1%	0%	$17,918	$614	$17,304
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	93.6%	0%	$17,407	$646	$16,761
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%)	25.3	857^th of 1138 public elementary schools	24.7%		12.5	1056^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.0%	199	32.2	32.2	26.2	39.7	44.3		36.8	34.4	42.7	27.4		35.1	84%	0%	$17,605	$1,161	$16,444
Basin City Elementary	Public	K-6	303 Bailie Boulevard	Mesa	99326	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%)	21.4	886^th of 1138 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.4	926^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.2%	40	40.0	40.0	20.5	28.6	40.0	37.0	31.5	38.5	26.2	31.4	31.1	31.7	100%	0%	$19,416	$1,414	$18,002
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%)	19.7	910^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.6	914^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.2%	4	30.3	30.3	32.4	33.9	29.2	37.9	33.3	35.1	33.9	15.2	28.8	28.4	94.1%	0%	$17,942	$1,262	$16,680
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%)	56.6	469^th of 1138 public elementary schools	58.8%		31.6	806^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.5%	337	48.3	48.3	50.0	35.7	37.9	45.2	41.7		34.5	34.5	29.0	40.4	96%	0%	$19,586	$758	$18,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Lutacaga Elementary

What district is Lutacaga Elementary in?

Othello School District

How many students attend Lutacaga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Lutacaga Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lutacaga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lutacaga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McFarland Middle School
High : Othello High School

Is Lutacaga Elementary a good school?

Lutacaga Elementary ranks 813^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lutacaga Elementary?

Students at Lutacaga Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

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