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Scootney Springs Elementary

Public Grades K-6
871st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Scootney Springs Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 605 students in the Othello School District, a community where the school faces significant economic challenges, with nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is in the lower quartile, it is important to understand its performance in context. Scootney Springs Elementary consistently outperforms the district average in English, math, and science, and it demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with migrant students, ranking among the very top schools in Washington for serving that population. The school also shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners and achieves these results while spending less per student than some nearby schools like Lutacaga Elementary.

An interesting point of comparison is the nearby Wahitis Elementary School, which operates in the same district with similar demographics and resources but achieves notably higher proficiency rates and state rankings. This suggests that improvement is possible within the community. Parents should note that the school's test scores and rankings have shown considerable ups and downs from year to year, indicating either impactful changes in instruction or varying student cohort performance.

605
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,771
Per pupil spending ?
78.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 695 S 14th Ave
       Othello, WA  99344-1463

(509) 488-9625

District: Othello School District


Students who attend Scootney Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McFarland Middle School
High:    Othello High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.4%
White:
10.6%
Asian:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg29%
Washington avg48%
871st of 1,160
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Othello School District
224th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202526.6871 of 116024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.01012 of 116813.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.51013 of 116913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.9942 of 116919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202117.6927 of 110716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201912.41029 of 11308.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.6917 of 105413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201732.5741 of 105629.8%★★☆☆☆
201635.2709 of 105332.7%★★☆☆☆
201529.4802 of 106724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201326.6881 of 110620.3%★☆☆☆☆
201239.3726 of 109733.8%★★☆☆☆
201146.1615 of 109243.7%★★☆☆☆
201037.5720 of 108833.8%★★☆☆☆
200931.6794 of 107225.9%★☆☆☆☆
200831.8783 of 106726.6%★☆☆☆☆
200730.4795 of 106925.6%★☆☆☆☆
200632.0772 of 105126.5%★☆☆☆☆
200514.9925 of 103110.3%★☆☆☆☆
200418.8884 of 102613.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202540.0170 of 30343.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.5219 of 32031.6%★★☆☆☆
202318.2221 of 25413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.0173 of 21318.8%★☆☆☆☆
202144.214 of 3256.3%★★★☆☆
201916.9240 of 2483.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.6302 of 3339.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202526.5832 of 109223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.9988 of 10939.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.8897 of 109418.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1784 of 110028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.5721 of 100828.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.81001 of 10686.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.8936 of 10046.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202541.4397 of 65939.8%★★☆☆☆
202426.3506 of 65122.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3498 of 63321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.0471 of 69432.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.9367 of 50126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.2556 of 69720.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202534.3709 of 101330.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.2834 of 102418.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2878 of 101313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8748 of 101926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.5688 of 85419.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1858 of 97912.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2725 of 83513.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202527.0826 of 109824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9931 of 109915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.7977 of 109911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3968 of 111313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.0974 of 10255.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.3950 of 107511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9784 of 99921.5%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202586.32 of 2892.9%★★★★★
201937.739 of 6439.1%★★☆☆☆
201825.858 of 614.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201822.4534 of 63716.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202558.0416 of 100758.7%★★★☆☆
202455.4436 of 100956.8%★★★☆☆
202342.8575 of 101143.1%★★☆☆☆
202251.2496 of 103151.9%★★★☆☆
202158.8360 of 94361.8%★★★☆☆
201942.9643 of 102737.4%★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)93rd percentile+68 vs school
White (2025)59th percentile+34 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)25th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile~ school
Special Education (2018)16th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts36%-17 vs state
Science36%-13 vs state
Math36%-7 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Scootney Springs Elementary

Scootney Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Washington elementary schools.

Students who attend Scootney Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McFarland Middle School
High : Othello High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Scootney Springs Elementary.

Students at Scootney Springs Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 11% White.


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Latest Washington data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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