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Scootney Springs Elementary

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Scootney Springs Elementary ranks 615 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Scootney Springs Elementary is a K–6 public school in Othello, Washington, serving 605 students in a community where many families may benefit from additional school resources. In 2024–2025, 78.68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals, and the student-teacher ratio was 18:1. The school is located close to Wahitis Elementary School, Lutacaga Elementary, and Hiawatha Elementary School. Despite serving a high-need population, Scootney Springs has recently performed above the broader Othello School District in all three reported subjects.

The school’s recent momentum is its biggest positive story. Its statewide ranking rose from the 13th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 46th percentile in 2025–2026. English language arts proficiency increased from 26.73% to 40.63%, while math rose from 30.00% to 39.18%. In the latest results, Scootney Springs ranked second among the four Othello elementary schools in both ELA and math, behind Wahitis, and ahead of Lutacaga and Hiawatha. It also exceeded the district average by 5.68 points in ELA, 10.23 points in math, and 2.10 points in science. Math is a particular relative strength, especially in 3rd grade, where proficiency reached 51.76%.

Families should also note several areas to watch. Science proficiency fell from 36.05% to 26.32% in the latest year and remains well below the Washington average. Fifth-grade math was another weak spot, at 28.77%, while 3rd-grade ELA was the only reported grade below the district average. Wahitis Elementary School remains the strongest nearby benchmark, outperforming Scootney Springs in all three subjects with a lower student-teacher ratio. Still, Scootney Springs’ strong recent gains, including encouraging results for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, suggest meaningful progress if the school can sustain its improvement and strengthen science instruction.

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: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Othello School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 25 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

615^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	44.8	615 of 1138	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	871 of 1160	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1012 of 1168	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1013 of 1169	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	942 of 1169	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	927 of 1107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1029 of 1130	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	917 of 1054	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	741 of 1056	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	709 of 1053	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	802 of 1067	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	881 of 1106	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	726 of 1097	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	615 of 1092	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	720 of 1088	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.6	794 of 1072	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	783 of 1067	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	795 of 1069	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	772 of 1051	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	925 of 1031	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	884 of 1026	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	156 of 326	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.0	170 of 303	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	219 of 320	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	221 of 254	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	173 of 213	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	240 of 248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	302 of 333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	647 of 1020	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	832 of 1092	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	988 of 1093	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	897 of 1094	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	784 of 1100	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	721 of 1008	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1001 of 1068	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	936 of 1004	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	284 of 649	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	397 of 659	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	506 of 651	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	498 of 633	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	471 of 694	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	367 of 501	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	556 of 697	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	659 of 1008	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	709 of 1013	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	834 of 1024	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	878 of 1013	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	748 of 1019	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	688 of 854	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	858 of 979	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	725 of 835	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	765 of 1059	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	826 of 1098	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	931 of 1099	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	977 of 1099	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	968 of 1113	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	974 of 1025	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	950 of 1075	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	784 of 999	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	37.7	39 of 64	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	22.4	534 of 637	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	416 of 1007	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	436 of 1009	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	575 of 1011	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	496 of 1031	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	360 of 943	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	643 of 1027	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2018)16th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

Science26%-25 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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	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	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	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%)	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	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
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	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scootney Springs Elementary

Is Scootney Springs Elementary a good school?

Scootney Springs Elementary ranks 615^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Scootney Springs Elementary attend?

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

Middle : McFarland Middle School
High : Othello High School

How many students attend Scootney Springs Elementary?

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

What district is Scootney Springs Elementary in?

Othello School District

What is the racial makeup of Scootney Springs Elementary?

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

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