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Wahitis Elementary School

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Wahitis Elementary School ranks 703 rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Wahitis Elementary School is a public K–6 school in Othello, Washington, serving 606 students in a community with relatively high economic need. About 81.85% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school is part of the Othello School District and has a 15.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio. For 2025–2026, Wahitis ranked in the 38th percentile statewide and received a two-star rating.

Within Othello, Wahitis had the strongest latest overall test results among the four local schools compared: 42.18% proficiency in English language arts, 40.71% in math, and 36.78% in science. That was slightly ahead of nearby Scootney Springs Elementary in ELA and math, and substantially higher in science. Wahitis also outperformed Lutacaga Elementary and Hiawatha Elementary School in all three subjects. Its results were above district averages by 7.23 points in ELA, 11.76 points in math, and 12.56 points in science. Math is the closest subject to the Washington average, while science shows the largest statewide gap.

Grade-level results were strongest in third-grade ELA and math, with proficiency rates of 45.98% and 48.28%, respectively. Fifth-grade math was the weakest area at 33.33%, making it a useful focus for families and educators. Wahitis’ long-term ranking has improved from the low 20s percentile in the mid-2010s, but recent results declined from 2024–2025 in all three subjects, and the school’s ranking fell from the 51st percentile in 2022–2023. Compared with the more distant Mesa Elementary, Wahitis was slightly stronger in ELA and math, while Mesa was notably stronger in science and had a higher statewide ranking.

606

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,918

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

905 South 14th Avenue
Othello, WA 99344

(509) 488-2659

District: Othello School District

Students who attend Wahitis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McFarland Middle School
High:	Othello High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

White:

6.8%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2023) to 38th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

703^rd of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	38.2	703 of 1138	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	612 of 1160	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	690 of 1168	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	575 of 1169	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	622 of 1169	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	665 of 1107	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	838 of 1130	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	717 of 1054	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	739 of 1056	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	821 of 1053	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	989 of 1067	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	143 of 326	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	83 of 303	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	88 of 254	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.6	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	81 of 248	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	82 of 333	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	479 of 1020	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	430 of 1092	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	669 of 1093	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	581 of 1094	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	670 of 1100	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	599 of 1008	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	783 of 1068	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	662 of 1004	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	205 of 649	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	180 of 659	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	265 of 651	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	143 of 633	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	150 of 694	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	146 of 501	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	332 of 697	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	515 of 1008	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.6	342 of 1013	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	498 of 1024	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	288 of 1013	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	290 of 1019	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	324 of 854	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	535 of 979	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	478 of 835	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	824 of 1059	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	756 of 1098	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	644 of 1099	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	511 of 1099	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	497 of 1113	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	627 of 1025	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	830 of 1075	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	704 of 999	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.8	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★
2022	64.5	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.8	10 of 64	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	18.4	524 of 566	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	344 of 637	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	89.0	71 of 1031	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	102 of 943	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2022)93rd percentile+46 vs school

Migrant (2026)90th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Math41%~ state avg

Science37%-14 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
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
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
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
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 Wahitis Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wahitis Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McFarland Middle School
High : Othello High School

What district is Wahitis Elementary School in?

Othello School District

How many students attend Wahitis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Wahitis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wahitis Elementary School?

Students at Wahitis Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 7% White.

Is Wahitis Elementary School a good school?

Wahitis Elementary School ranks 703^rd of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

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