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Stearns Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Stearns Elementary School is a public elementary school in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving around 350 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Klamath County School District, which is ranked 78 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stearns Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Oregon elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 463 and 690 out of around 700 schools. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 25% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.2% in the district and 40.3% statewide. Stearns Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.4% to 43.3% over the past few years. The school struggles to support certain student subgroups, with the school's ranking for White students and female students in the bottom 10% of Oregon elementary schools, and the ranking for special education students in the bottom 20%.

When comparing Stearns Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Keno Elementary and Ferguson Elementary, there are stark differences in academic achievement, with those schools consistently outperforming Stearns Elementary. Despite Stearns Elementary having a relatively high per-student spending of around $22,000 and a low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

354

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,708

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3641 Crest St
Klamath Falls, OR 97603-7399

(541) 883-5063

District: Klamath County School District

Students who attend Stearns Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brixner Junior High School
High:	Mazama High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Oregon avg38%

644^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Klamath County School District

78^th of 140Klamath County School District among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	644 of 706	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	690 of 710	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	619 of 706	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	624 of 706	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	463 of 709	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	474 of 701	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	542 of 697	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	615 of 706	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	648 of 695	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	589 of 707	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	627 of 730	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	657 of 695	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	503 of 674	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	498 of 665	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	572 of 655	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	595 of 652	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	607 of 636	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	587 of 629	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	544 of 586	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	605 of 653	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	640 of 658	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	614 of 652	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	607 of 646	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	555 of 621	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	419 of 681	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	301 of 362	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	304 of 365	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	187 of 360	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	274 of 339	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	219 of 364	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	170 of 475	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	422 of 518	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	502 of 523	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	455 of 595	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	621 of 703	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	421 of 597	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	263 of 640	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	552 of 664	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	623 of 662	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	472 of 665	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	536 of 654	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	441 of 623	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	453 of 680	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	129 of 352	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.5	220 of 231	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	213 of 215	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	382 of 481	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	624 of 669	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	664 of 670	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	607 of 666	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	620 of 662	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	543 of 683	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-17 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)				OSAS Mathematics (2025)				OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stearns Elementary School	Public	K-6	3641 Crest St	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5063	354	25	14.0	92.4%	193 (54.5%)	8 (2.3%)	111 (31.4%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	14.1	644^th of 706 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.5	690^th of 710 public elementary schools	2.8%	46	25.0	25.0	21.6	18.9	29.5	25.0	7.8	10.8	5.9	$22,708	$2,243	$20,465
Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-6	4856 Clinton Ave	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5058	573	27	21.2	92.3%	352 (61.4%)	10 (1.7%)	149 (26.0%)	8 (1.4%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	33.4	461^st of 706 public elementary schools	34.7%		26.5	526^th of 710 public elementary schools	25.9%	65	36.5	18.3	40.3	28.6	45.2	14.6	29.9	20.8	27.3	$16,218	$1,685	$14,533
Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Homedale Rd	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5036	524	27	19.3	93.7%	341 (65.1%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	54.3	275^th of 706 public elementary schools	61.0%		74.6	148^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.2%	127	57.3	34.7	50.7	51.3	53.7	23.6	36.0	28.6	24.0	$15,818	$1,618	$14,200
Klamath Home Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2856 Eberlein Ave	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(541) 883-4700	45	3	18.0		31 (68.9%)	2 (4.4%)	4 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)								(n/a)										$10,154	$2,933	$7,220
Shasta Elementary School	Public	K-6	1951 Madison St	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5060	505	26	19.5	93.3%	289 (57.2%)	12 (2.4%)	118 (23.4%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.3%)	40.4	395^th of 706 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.3	360^th of 710 public elementary schools	49.3%	35	48.6	32.0	43.9	47.7	49.3	25.3	13.4	23.1	22.2	$19,356	$3,850	$15,506
Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 E Main St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4754	299	17	17.5	101.3%	132 (44.1%)	10 (3.3%)	120 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	7.3	695^th of 706 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.4	707^th of 710 public elementary schools	0.4%	12	8.3	16.7	13.6		12.5	14.9	9.1		9.1	$19,624	$5,845	$13,778
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Eldorado St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4750	344	13	26.4	99.4%	228 (66.3%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (22.4%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	61.2	228^th of 706 public elementary schools	67.7%		69	179^th of 710 public elementary schools	74.8%	49	36.7	46.4	57.8		38.3	51.9	35.9		43.8	$25,337	$4,411	$20,926
Henley Elementary School	Public	K-6	8227 Hwy 39	Klamath Falls	97603	Klamath County	Klamath County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-5038	493	30	16.5	92.9%	379 (76.9%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	38.2	415^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.2%		39.3	402^nd of 710 public elementary schools	43.4%	13	36.0	28.9	47.1	45.1	31.5	29.9	20.6	28.2	26.8	$16,524	$1,157	$15,367
Joseph Conger Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 California	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4772	269	17	15.8	100.0%	158 (58.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (21.9%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.7%)	38	419^th of 706 public elementary schools	40.7%		33	464^th of 710 public elementary schools	34.6%	45	32.0	40.5	39.0		36.0	32.4	26.8		27.9	$21,211	$7,606	$13,605
Pelican Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 McLean St	Klamath Falls	97601	Klamath County	Klamath Falls City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 883-4765	257	13	19.7	103.1%	168 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	43 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.3%)	57.4	258^th of 706 public elementary schools	63.5%		67	194^th of 710 public elementary schools	72.7%	64	36.1	34.9	54.8		58.3	34.9	45.2		35.7	$27,069	$1,976	$25,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Stearns Elementary School

Is Stearns Elementary School a good school?

Stearns Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Oregon elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Stearns Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stearns Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brixner Junior High School
High : Mazama High School

What is the racial makeup of Stearns Elementary School?

Students at Stearns Elementary School are 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Stearns Elementary School in?

Klamath County School District

How many students attend Stearns Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Stearns Elementary School.

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