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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTHELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530648000955
Lutacaga Elementary
795 S 7th Ave, Othello, WA 99344 · (509) 488-9669 · Adams County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
455 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
19.9%
WA avg 49.0% . -13.7pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
WA avg 39.2% . -21.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 25.5% | 35.9% |
| 2017-18 | 29.2% | 42.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.4% | 31.2% |
| 2015-16 | 30.8% | 38.2% |
| 2014-15 | 33.6% | 42.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lutacaga Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutacaga Elementary this school | 541 | 84.1% | N/A |
| Mcclure Elementary School Grandview | 543 | 82.9% | 36.5% |
| Thompson Elementary School Grandview | 549 | 83.2% | 45.8% |
| Smith Elementary School Grandview | 477 | 86.4% | 28.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Granger | 580 | 87.8% | 20.0% |
| Chief Kamiakin Elementary School Sunnyside | 575 | 87.7% | 28.5% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lutacaga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,023 of 1,103 ▼ 31 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,064 of 1,102 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #194 of 1,268 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #660 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #1,083 of 1,088 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #74 of 1,169 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #639 of 778 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
-70 (-11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 541 | 33.3 | 16.3:1 | 84% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 38.3 | 14.4:1 | 85% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 39.3 | 14.6:1 | 83% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 78% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 31.3 | 18.5:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 81% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 83% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 25 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lutacaga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (579 to 541); teachers up 6% (31.3 to 33.3).
About Lutacaga Elementary
Lutacaga Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Othello, Washington. In all, 541 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 42% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Washington.
Othello School District enrolls 4,654 students in 9 schools, including Lutacaga Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Lutacaga Elementary, about 96 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% White. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 65% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lutacaga Elementary scores 7%.
On staff are 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Lutacaga Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 84%.
The county, Adams County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,136, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 5,324 students.
Lutacaga Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Desert Oasis High School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lutacaga Elementary had a net loss of 70 students, or 11%.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,800
Census ACS
Median income
$66,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Othello School District
- Othello High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- McFarland Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Wahitis Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Scootney Springs ElementaryElementary · 605 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 146 students
Other schools in Othello
- Othello High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- McFarland Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Wahitis Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Scootney Springs ElementaryElementary · 605 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Oasis High School0.1 mi · 117
- McFarland Middle School0.2 mi · 702
- Othello High School0.4 mi · 1,338
- Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 146
- Scootney Springs Elementary0.5 mi · 605
- Wahitis Elementary School0.6 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Lutacaga ElementaryHow many students attend Lutacaga Elementary?
Lutacaga Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lutacaga Elementary serve?
Lutacaga Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lutacaga Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Lutacaga Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lutacaga Elementary?
Student demographics at Lutacaga Elementary are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lutacaga Elementary in?
Lutacaga Elementary is part of Othello School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.