Hiawatha Elementary School

Set in Othello, Washington, Hiawatha Elementary School is a sizable primary school, run under Othello School District. It teaches 579 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Hiawatha Elementary School sits 52% above that benchmark.

Othello School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,654 students; Hiawatha Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hiawatha Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 84% of students at Hiawatha Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Adams County) records that median household income runs about $66,136, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,324 students), of which Hiawatha Elementary School is one.

Open Door Re-Engagement is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 561 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.