Summary:
Creswell, Oregon, a small city in Lane County, is served by three public schools — Creslane Elementary School (K–5, 480 students), Creswell Middle School (6–8, 244 students), and Creswell High School (9–12, 342 students) — all part of Creswell School District 40, which enrolls 1,066 students and ranks 54th of 141 Oregon districts, the 62nd percentile with 3 stars. Roughly 70% of students at each school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Each school has a distinct profile. Creswell Middle School is the most consistent, holding 3 stars for three straight years, sitting in the 58th percentile, posting the lowest chronic absenteeism at 26.7%, and besting the state in ELA (45.1% vs. 43.8%). Creswell High School has the strongest ELA (48%) and an 85% graduation rate above the state's 83%, but its math proficiency of 13.7% is far below the state's 32.9%. Creslane Elementary School shows the sharpest decline, falling from 3 stars and the 56th percentile to 2 stars and the 48th percentile; still, its science proficiency of 42.1% and 5th grade ELA of 52.7% outpace the state, while 3rd grade math (25.7% vs. 41.3%) lags.
Across the district, math is the clearest weakness — middle school math is 29.3% and elementary 31.9%, both below the state's 32.9% — while science is a relative strength. Attendance is a bright spot: all three schools beat the state's 33.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Notably, spending and staffing do not track neatly with results: Creswell High School spends the most per student ($26,221) with the smallest classes (16.8-to-1) yet has the lowest math scores, while Creslane Elementary School spends the least ($20,683) and posts the best science results.
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