Scootney Springs Elementary

Scootney Springs Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Othello, Washington. The school counted 605 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. The school is 59% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Washington.

Scootney Springs Elementary is run by Othello School District, whose 9 schools enroll 4,654 students.

Of every 100 students at Scootney Springs Elementary, about 87 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 11% White. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 65% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.

Scootney Springs Elementary reports a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher, from 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Adams County average a similar 79%.

In Adams County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,136 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Adams County number 17, with about 5,324 students.

Early Childhood Center is less than a tenth of a mile from Scootney Springs Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

Enrollment at Scootney Springs Elementary was 591 in 2020-21 and 605 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.4 to 18.0 over 4 years.

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