Summary:
ZIP code 99344 has one middle school, McFarland Middle School, serving approximately 702 students in grades 7–8 in the Othello area. The school is part of the Othello School District and serves a community where 83.76% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local middle school using these data.
McFarland’s academic results are below Washington averages in all reported subjects. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 33.23% in English language arts, 22.08% in math, and 24.68% in science. Math is the clearest academic challenge: its results were 6.87 percentage points below the district rate and 21.03 points below the state rate. Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with its district, narrowly exceeding the district result, and it improved by 4.39 points from the prior year. ELA performance was close to the district rate but remained nearly 20 points below the state average. Eighth-grade results were lower than seventh-grade results in both ELA and math.
There are also signs of gradual improvement. McFarland’s statewide ranking rose from the 8th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 14th percentile in 2025–2026, and its rating increased from zero stars to one star. Still, the school currently ranks 444th out of 514 schools, so it remains in the lower portion of the statewide rankings. The reported student-teacher ratio is 19.8 to 1, and per-student spending was $17,140 in 2023–2024. Parents may want to look closely at math support, eighth-grade performance, science progress, student services, and how the school is using resources to support continued academic growth.
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