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Mills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Mills Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serving 304 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Klamath Falls City Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 140 districts in the state.

Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), Mills Elementary consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.3% of 3rd graders, 16.7% of 4th graders, and 13.6% of 5th graders at Mills Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.4%, 34.6%, and 42.9% respectively for the Klamath Falls City Schools district. Additionally, Mills Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 46.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Mills Elementary to other nearby schools in the Klamath Falls City Schools district and the Klamath County School District, it is clear that Mills is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Pelican Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School, which are also in the Klamath Falls City Schools district, significantly outperform Mills Elementary in standardized test scores and other measures. Addressing the root causes of Mills Elementary's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and the need for more targeted interventions and support, will be crucial for improving the school's performance and providing equitable educational opportunities for all students.

299

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,624

Per pupil spending ?

101.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 E Main St
Klamath Falls, OR 97601-3236

(541) 883-4754

District: Klamath Falls City Schools

Students who attend Mills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ponderosa Middle School
High:	Klamath Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

40.1%

American Indian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

695^th of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Klamath Falls City Schools

68^th of 140Klamath Falls City Schools 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	7.3	695 of 706	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	707 of 710	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	689 of 706	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	700 of 706	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	639 of 705	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	650 of 709	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	614 of 701	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	650 of 697	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	638 of 706	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	628 of 695	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	693 of 707	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	722 of 730	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	682 of 695	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	647 of 674	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	643 of 665	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	584 of 655	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	549 of 652	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	62.2	246 of 636	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	368 of 629	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	333 of 586	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	627 of 653	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	631 of 658	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	582 of 652	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	634 of 646	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	573 of 621	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	629 of 681	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	305 of 362	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	365 of 365	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	359 of 360	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	183 of 364	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	348 of 475	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	495 of 518	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	489 of 523	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	574 of 595	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	697 of 703	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	498 of 597	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	555 of 640	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	649 of 664	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	651 of 654	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	575 of 623	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	623 of 680	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	275 of 352	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	129 of 299	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	664 of 669	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	635 of 670	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	664 of 666	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	657 of 662	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	671 of 683	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-24 vs state

Science9%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mills Elementary School

How many students attend Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Mills Elementary School.

What district is Mills Elementary School in?

Klamath Falls City Schools

What schools do graduates of Mills Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ponderosa Middle School
High : Klamath Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Mills Elementary School?

Students at Mills Elementary School are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Mills Elementary School a good school?

Mills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Oregon elementary schools.

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