Is Othello High School a good school?

Othello High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Othello High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,348 students attended Othello High School.

What is the racial makeup of Othello High School?

Students at Othello High School are 91% Hispanic, 8% White.

What schools feed into Othello High School?

Othello High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Hiawatha Elementary School Elementary : Lutacaga Elementary Elementary : Scootney Springs Elementary Elementary : Wahitis Elementary School Middle : McFarland Middle School

Othello High School

Summary:

Othello High School is a public high school in Othello, Washington, serving 1,333 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Othello School District, which is ranked 228 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Othello High School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 90-92% Hispanic, compared to the state average of 25%. The school consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 38-44% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 10-14% proficient in Math. Graduation rates have fluctuated between 82.9% and 92% over the past 5 years, generally lower than the state average, and the school has a higher dropout rate ranging from 6.2% to 14.5%. Additionally, Othello High School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Othello High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Connell High School, it performs better than the Desert Oasis High School, which has even lower academic achievement and graduation rates. Interestingly, Othello High School's White student subgroup performs significantly better than the school's overall performance, suggesting that the school's struggles are primarily driven by the performance of its large Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $10,230 in 2019-2020 to $15,842 in 2021-2022, the school has not seen improved academic outcomes, indicating a need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies.

Detail:

Public 9-12

340 S 7th Ave
Othello, WA 99344-1463

(509) 488-3351

District: Othello School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
413^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,842

Feeder schools for Othello High School:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 1,348

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

7.7%

Asian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Othello High School ranks worse than 94.5% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.94. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Othello High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Othello High School has the largest high school student body size in the Othello School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.9%), White (7.7%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Othello School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Othello High School is 22. 1 high schools in the Othello School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Othello High School employs 61.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Othello High School is $15,842. 1 high schools in the Othello School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Othello High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Othello High School 413^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Othello High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Othello High School

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Rank History for all students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	29.73	288^th	390	26.2%
2005	30.83	301^st	394	23.6%
2006	37.40	283^rd	395	28.4%
2007	42.85	266^th	399	33.3%
2008	30.43	308^th	396	22.2%
2009	60.78	181^st	402	55.0%
2010	42.58	272^nd	423	35.7%
2011	32.60	308^th	440	30.0%
2012	41.13	300^th	450	33.3%
2013	38.29	319^th	454	29.7%
2015	67.22	89^th	341	73.9%
2016	41.49	206^th	306	32.7%
2017	20.52	255^th	301	15.3%
2018	19.89	272^nd	315	13.7%
2019	10.24	392^nd	417	6.0%
2021	14.91	408^th	455	10.3%
2022	9.91	413^th	434	4.8%
2023	10.49	414^th	442	6.3%
2024	10.94	413^th	437	5.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	26.00	84^th	102	17.6%
2022	13.82	68^th	70	2.9%
2024	15.12	66^th	68	2.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	15.93	203^rd	212	4.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.00	207^th	227	8.8%
2019	10.37	331^st	344	3.8%
2021	21.38	341^st	392	13.0%
2022	12.76	352^nd	370	4.9%
2023	9.92	351^st	362	3.0%
2024	11.39	339^th	356	4.8%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	34.67	24^th	35	31.4%
2022	23.98	27^th	31	12.9%
2024	14.20	26^th	27	3.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	11.25	334^th	358	6.7%
2021	10.35	375^th	390	3.8%
2022	7.98	358^th	368	2.7%
2023	10.22	346^th	357	3.1%
2024	7.77	339^th	347	2.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.94	242^nd	254	4.7%
2019	7.88	339^th	355	4.5%
2021	19.38	333^rd	395	15.7%
2022	9.80	347^th	363	4.4%
2023	7.54	349^th	358	2.5%
2024	10.52	345^th	362	4.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.68	135^th	156	13.5%
2019	11.00	232^nd	241	3.7%
2021	25.10	224^th	278	19.4%
2022	14.53	243^rd	261	6.9%
2023	13.12	237^th	249	4.8%
2024	14.97	231^st	248	6.9%

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Rank History for White students at Othello High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	42.29	231^st	382	39.5%
2021	63.24	123^rd	413	70.2%
2022	52.99	180^th	390	53.8%
2023	64.25	124^th	379	67.3%
2024	58.20	146^th	374	61.0%

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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 Othello High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	372	1	11	233	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
1989	326	0	15	258	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1990	328	2	19	290	5	n/a	n/a	0	644
1991	312	3	9	309	3	n/a	n/a	0	636
1992	311	3	7	360	3	n/a	n/a	0	684
1993	315	3	7	399	2	n/a	n/a	0	726
1994	315	1	7	442	1	n/a	n/a	0	766
1995	259	3	11	444	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1996	259	3	11	444	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1997	280	3	9	469	1	n/a	n/a	0	762
1998	270	3	7	470	1	n/a	n/a	0	751
1999	300	4	5	459	1	n/a	n/a	0	769
2000	318	2	3	512	0	n/a	n/a	0	835
2001	292	2	2	524	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
2002	257	1	3	596	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
2003	257	1	3	596	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
2004	241	1	2	565	1	n/a	n/a	0	810
2005	228	3	1	610	1	n/a	n/a	0	843
2006	215	5	2	627	1	n/a	n/a	0	850
2007	219	5	2	661	2	n/a	n/a	0	889
2008	202	4	3	752	0	n/a	n/a	0	961
2009	227	3	2	765	3	n/a	n/a	0	1000
2010	210	3	5	823	1	n/a	n/a	0	1042
2011	209	0	5	833	2	0	8	0	1057
2012	204	0	3	853	2	0	8	0	1070
2013	175	0	3	865	3	0	13	0	1059
2014	154	1	2	921	0	0	12	0	1090
2015	145	1	1	889	0	0	12	0	1048
2016	132	0	3	913	0	0	8	0	1056
2017	135	1	3	960	0	0	7	0	1106
2018	128	2	6	999	0	1	7	0	1143
2019	127	3	4	966	2	1	2	1	1106
2020	137	0	3	1056	1	0	5	0	1202
2021	103	0	5	1100	1	0	4	0	1213
2022	95	2	5	1127	0	0	4	0	1233
2023	98	3	5	1222	0	1	4	0	1333
2024	104	3	8	1226	0	3	4	0	1348

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 Othello High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	619	32.0	19.3	0
1989	599	33.0	18.1	n/a
1990	644	33.9	18.9	0
1991	636	33.9	18.7	n/a
1992	684	34.6	19.7	n/a
1993	726	35.7	20.3	n/a
1994	766	36.7	20.9	n/a
1995	718	39.4	18.2	n/a
1996	718	39.4	18.2	n/a
1997	762	37.9	20.1	n/a
1998	751	39.1	19.2	n/a
1999	769	37.5	20.5	n/a
2000	835	37.0	22.6	n/a
2001	820	38.5	21.3	n/a
2002	857	39.8	21.5	59.3
2003	857	39.8	21.5	59.3
2004	810	40.0	20.3	66.3
2005	843	40.5	20.8	64.8
2006	850	45.5	18.7	64.6
2007	889	45.1	19.7	66.5
2008	961	47.3	20.3	68.5
2009	1000	47.3	21.1	64.7
2010	1042	50.2	20.7	67.9
2011	1057	53.9	19.6	71.6
2012	1070	50.8	21.0	72.6
2013	1059	51.3	20.6	73.2
2014	1090	n/a	n/a	74.4
2015	1048	53.0	19.7	73.9
2016	1056	55.0	19.2	78.4
2017	1106	56.5	19.5	78.2
2018	1143	54.4	20.9	74.5
2019	1106	55.4	19.9	77.9
2020	1202	53.0	22.6	70.5
2021	1213	57.5	21.0	71.1
2022	1233	60.1	20.5	80.4
2023	1333	60.0	22.2	82.1
2024	1348	61.2	22.0	82

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 Othello High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	619	32.0	19.3	0
1989	599	33.0	18.1	n/a
1990	644	33.9	18.9	0
1991	636	33.9	18.7	n/a
1992	684	34.6	19.7	n/a
1993	726	35.7	20.3	n/a
1994	766	36.7	20.9	n/a
1995	718	39.4	18.2	n/a
1996	718	39.4	18.2	n/a
1997	762	37.9	20.1	n/a
1998	751	39.1	19.2	n/a
1999	769	37.5	20.5	n/a
2000	835	37.0	22.6	n/a
2001	820	38.5	21.3	n/a
2002	857	39.8	21.5	59.3
2003	857	39.8	21.5	59.3
2004	810	40.0	20.3	66.3
2005	843	40.5	20.8	64.8
2006	850	45.5	18.7	64.6
2007	889	45.1	19.7	66.5
2008	961	47.3	20.3	68.5
2009	1000	47.3	21.1	64.7
2010	1042	50.2	20.7	67.9
2011	1057	53.9	19.6	71.6
2012	1070	50.8	21.0	72.6
2013	1059	51.3	20.6	73.2
2014	1090	n/a	n/a	74.4
2015	1048	53.0	19.7	73.9
2016	1056	55.0	19.2	78.4
2017	1106	56.5	19.5	78.2
2018	1143	54.4	20.9	74.5
2019	1106	55.4	19.9	77.9
2020	1202	53.0	22.6	70.5
2021	1213	57.5	21.0	71.1
2022	1233	60.1	20.5	80.4
2023	1333	60.0	22.2	82.1
2024	1348	61.2	22.0	82

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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