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:
413th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,842 Help


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:  22.2 Help
Number of students:  1,333

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.7%
White:
7.4%
Asian:
0.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.1% Help


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Compare Details Othello High School ranks worse than 94.5% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.94. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Othello High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Othello High School has the largest high school student body size in the Othello School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.7%), White (7.4%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Othello School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Othello High School is 22.2. 1 high schools in the Othello School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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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 413th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Othello High School in the ranking list.)

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Othello School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Othello School District 228th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.73 288th 390 26.2%
2005 30.83 301st 394 23.6%
2006 37.40 283rd 395 28.4%
2007 42.85 266th 399 33.3%
2008 30.43 308th 396 22.2%
2009 60.78 181st 402 55.0%
2010 42.58 272nd 423 35.7%
2011 32.60 308th 440 30.0%
2012 41.13 300th 450 33.3%
2013 38.29 319th 454 29.7%
2015 67.22 89th 341 73.9%
2016 41.49 206th 306 32.7%
2017 20.52 255th 301 15.3%
2018 19.89 272nd 315 13.7%
2019 10.24 392nd 417 6.0%
2021 14.91 408th 455 10.3%
2022 9.91 413th 434 4.8%
2023 10.49 414th 442 6.3%
2024 10.94 413th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.00 84th 102 17.6%
2022 13.82 68th 70 2.9%
2024 15.12 66th 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 203rd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.00 207th 227 8.8%
2019 10.37 331st 344 3.8%
2021 21.38 341st 392 13.0%
2022 12.76 352nd 370 4.9%
2023 9.92 351st 362 3.0%
2024 11.39 339th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.67 24th 35 31.4%
2022 23.98 27th 31 12.9%
2024 14.20 26th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.25 334th 358 6.7%
2021 10.35 375th 390 3.8%
2022 7.98 358th 368 2.7%
2023 10.22 346th 357 3.1%
2024 7.77 339th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.94 242nd 254 4.7%
2019 7.88 339th 355 4.5%
2021 19.38 333rd 395 15.7%
2022 9.80 347th 363 4.4%
2023 7.54 349th 358 2.5%
2024 10.52 345th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.68 135th 156 13.5%
2019 11.00 232nd 241 3.7%
2021 25.10 224th 278 19.4%
2022 14.53 243rd 261 6.9%
2023 13.12 237th 249 4.8%
2024 14.97 231st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.29 231st 382 39.5%
2021 63.24 123rd 413 70.2%
2022 52.99 180th 390 53.8%
2023 64.25 124th 379 67.3%
2024 58.20 146th 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.

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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

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

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

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.

Immunization Rates

Othello High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201995.0%0.0%0.5%2.4%99.3%99.0%98.9%98.5%98.9%99.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Othello High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $713 (5.5%) $12,247 (94.5%) $12,960
2020 $673 (6.6%) $9,557 (93.4%) $10,230
2021 $818 (5.8%) $13,257 (94.2%) $14,075
2022 $1,684 (10.6%) $14,158 (89.4%) $15,842

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Othello High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 392nd of 417 High schoolsRanks 414th of 442 High schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Othello High School)46.643.3
 3.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Othello School District)45.141.8
 3.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Othello High School)20.110.4
 9.6%
   10th Grade Math (Othello School District)18.910.1
 8.8%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
11th Grade Science (Othello High School)16.721.8
 5.1%
   11th Grade Science (Othello School District)16.520.1
 3.7%
   11th Grade Science (Washington)5050.5
 0.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Othello High School)46.643.3
 3.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Othello School District)34.931.6
 3.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Othello High School)20.110.4
 9.6%
   All Grades Math (Othello School District)33.424.6
 8.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Othello High School)16.721.8
 5.1%
   All Grades Science (Othello School District)24.321.4
 2.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11061333
 20.5%
African American33
American Indian20
 100%
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic9661222
 26.5%
Pacific Islander11
White12798
 22.8%
Two or More Races24
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.9%82.1%
 4.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Othello High School

Students at Othello High School are 92% Hispanic, 7% White.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,333 students attended Othello High School.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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