Is McFarland Middle School a good school?

McFarland Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend McFarland Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 720 students attended McFarland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of McFarland Middle School?

Students at McFarland Middle School are 91% Hispanic, 7% White.

What high school do graduates of McFarland Middle School attend?

Students who attend McFarland Middle School usually go on to attend Othello High School

McFarland Middle School

Summary:

McFarland Middle School is a public middle school in Othello, Washington, serving 720 students in grades 6-8, with a student population that is over 90% Hispanic, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Despite relatively high spending per student and a student-teacher ratio that is higher than nearby schools, McFarland Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of middle schools in Washington based on state assessment scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.65% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 15.9% were proficient or better in Math, significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of schools in the state, and it also struggles with low performance for Hispanic, low socioeconomic status, and migrant student subgroups.

The nearby Robert L Olds Junior High School and Warden Middle School, which are part of the North Franklin School District and Warden School District respectively, also struggle with low academic performance, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of middle schools in the state, suggesting that the challenges faced by McFarland Middle School may be reflective of broader issues within the region.

Detail:

Public 6-8

790 S 10th Ave
Othello, WA 99344-1463

(509) 488-3326

District: Othello School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
493^rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,950

Students who attend McFarland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Othello High School

Feeder schools for McFarland Middle School:

Elementary:	Hiawatha Elementary School
	Lutacaga Elementary
	Scootney Springs Elementary
	Wahitis Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 720

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

7.2%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McFarland Middle School ranks worse than 92.1% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.8%), White (7.2%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McFarland Middle School is 18.4. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McFarland Middle School is $14,950.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McFarland Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks McFarland Middle School 493^rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See McFarland Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Othello School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Othello School District 228^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for McFarland Middle School

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Rank History for all students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.27	327^th	421	22.3%
2005	7.98	405^th	425	4.7%
2006	19.81	382^nd	449	14.9%
2007	32.32	338^th	463	27.0%
2008	36.21	308^th	466	33.9%
2009	46.47	260^th	476	45.4%
2010	33.94	338^th	483	30.0%
2011	39.47	325^th	492	33.9%
2012	42.75	304^th	497	38.8%
2013	36.96	332^nd	498	33.3%
2015	25.46	339^th	445	23.8%
2016	19.80	370^th	443	16.5%
2017	10.98	398^th	435	8.5%
2018	11.84	394^th	437	9.8%
2019	10.00	479^th	512	6.4%
2021	12.54	489^th	529	7.6%
2022	11.79	502^nd	541	7.2%
2023	10.24	503^rd	539	6.7%
2024	11.62	493^rd	535	7.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	11.11	100^th	100	0.0%
2022	11.65	61^st	63	3.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.41	325^th	349	6.9%
2019	15.28	413^th	448	7.8%
2021	19.35	411^th	458	10.3%
2022	18.02	432^nd	475	9.1%
2023	13.03	434^th	463	6.3%
2024	15.67	408^th	455	10.3%

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Rank History for Migrant students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.53	39^th	43	9.3%
2019	40.73	21^st	39	46.2%
2021	50.82	14^th	38	63.2%
2022	55.40	15^th	36	58.3%
2023	21.39	32^nd	36	11.1%
2024	24.46	24^th	29	17.2%

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Rank History for Female students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.95	344^th	376	8.5%
2019	9.66	421^st	452	6.9%
2021	13.11	432^nd	469	7.9%
2022	10.95	448^th	479	6.5%
2023	11.23	425^th	464	8.4%
2024	12.35	421^st	464	9.3%

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Rank History for Male students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.33	344^th	371	7.3%
2019	9.24	429^th	453	5.3%
2021	12.54	440^th	476	7.6%
2022	12.13	438^th	480	8.8%
2023	8.01	454^th	470	3.4%
2024	9.91	437^th	466	6.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.93	217^th	259	16.2%
2019	21.50	286^th	344	16.9%
2021	23.21	283^rd	353	19.8%
2022	22.15	300^th	360	16.7%
2023	19.11	288^th	336	14.3%
2024	18.99	298^th	344	13.4%

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Rank History for White students at McFarland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	69.68	99^th	325	69.5%
2019	54.93	202^nd	470	57.0%
2021	60.80	168^th	480	65.0%
2022	55.64	197^th	488	59.6%
2023	61.47	163^rd	488	66.6%
2024	59.09	180^th	486	63.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for McFarland Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	176	3	4	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	332
1989	178	4	4	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	338
1990	187	1	5	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1991	177	1	6	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
1992	180	1	4	241	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1993	153	4	2	273	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1994	158	3	7	303	1	n/a	n/a	0	472
1995	168	1	1	289	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1996	168	1	1	289	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1997	160	1	3	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1998	159	1	4	322	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
1999	150	1	3	329	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2000	132	1	2	316	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
2001	120	0	1	335	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2002	133	2	0	340	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
2003	133	2	0	340	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
2004	122	4	2	339	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
2005	106	2	3	397	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
2006	90	1	4	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
2007	112	3	3	426	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
2008	115	3	2	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
2009	104	3	4	397	2	n/a	n/a	0	510
2010	113	4	5	530	5	n/a	n/a	1	658
2011	130	0	0	733	2	0	9	0	874
2012	111	0	1	708	1	0	5	0	826
2013	99	1	3	729	0	0	3	0	835
2014	100	2	3	734	0	0	5	0	844
2015	101	2	5	766	0	0	2	0	876
2016	111	2	3	807	0	0	0	0	923
2017	101	1	3	844	0	0	1	0	950
2018	87	0	1	902	0	0	4	0	994
2019	57	0	2	633	0	0	4	1	697
2020	61	0	2	657	0	0	2	0	722
2021	64	1	3	693	0	0	4	0	765
2022	57	3	1	672	0	0	3	0	736
2023	52	4	3	654	1	0	6	0	720

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McFarland Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	332	19.0	17.4	0
1989	338	19.0	17.7	n/a
1990	395	21.1	18.7	0
1991	434	22.9	18.9	n/a
1992	426	23.3	18.2	n/a
1993	432	22.0	19.6	n/a
1994	472	23.8	19.8	n/a
1995	459	24.1	19.0	n/a
1996	459	24.1	19.0	n/a
1997	461	24.0	19.2	n/a
1998	486	25.0	19.4	n/a
1999	483	26.0	18.6	n/a
2000	451	25.5	17.7	n/a
2001	456	25.6	17.8	n/a
2002	476	27.1	17.6	71.2
2003	476	27.1	17.6	71.2
2004	468	27.0	17.3	75
2005	508	26.9	18.9	76
2006	530	29.0	18.3	78.7
2007	544	30.3	18.0	77
2008	509	29.5	17.3	75.6
2009	510	29.5	17.3	77.1
2010	658	32.2	20.3	79.1
2011	874	43.2	20.2	82.3
2012	826	41.0	20.1	81.6
2013	835	41.0	20.3	84.2
2014	844	n/a	n/a	81.3
2015	876	43.0	20.3	80.7
2016	923	42.0	21.9	79.5
2017	950	47.1	20.1	80.8
2018	994	50.5	19.6	81.1
2019	697	38.3	18.1	84.4
2020	722	36.4	19.7	81.4
2021	765	37.5	20.4	81.3
2022	736	39.0	18.8	84.5
2023	720	39.0	18.4	85.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McFarland Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	332	19.0	17.4	0
1989	338	19.0	17.7	n/a
1990	395	21.1	18.7	0
1991	434	22.9	18.9	n/a
1992	426	23.3	18.2	n/a
1993	432	22.0	19.6	n/a
1994	472	23.8	19.8	n/a
1995	459	24.1	19.0	n/a
1996	459	24.1	19.0	n/a
1997	461	24.0	19.2	n/a
1998	486	25.0	19.4	n/a
1999	483	26.0	18.6	n/a
2000	451	25.5	17.7	n/a
2001	456	25.6	17.8	n/a
2002	476	27.1	17.6	71.2
2003	476	27.1	17.6	71.2
2004	468	27.0	17.3	75
2005	508	26.9	18.9	76
2006	530	29.0	18.3	78.7
2007	544	30.3	18.0	77
2008	509	29.5	17.3	75.6
2009	510	29.5	17.3	77.1
2010	658	32.2	20.3	79.1
2011	874	43.2	20.2	82.3
2012	826	41.0	20.1	81.6
2013	835	41.0	20.3	84.2
2014	844	n/a	n/a	81.3
2015	876	43.0	20.3	80.7
2016	923	42.0	21.9	79.5
2017	950	47.1	20.1	80.8
2018	994	50.5	19.6	81.1
2019	697	38.3	18.1	84.4
2020	722	36.4	19.7	81.4
2021	765	37.5	20.4	81.3
2022	736	39.0	18.8	84.5
2023	720	39.0	18.4	85.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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