Best Public Schools in Falls City, OR

Falls City, Oregon has just two schools: Falls City Elementary School, serving grades K–8 with 116 students, and Falls City High School, serving grades 9–12 with 59 students. Both belong to Falls City School District 57, which is ranked 141 out of 141 in Oregon with a 0 percentile and 0 stars. With only 175 students combined, this is a very small, high-need district; the elementary school enrolls about 66% of students and the high school about 34%.

At Falls City High School, the strongest signals are in science and graduation. Science proficiency for all grades is 30%, essentially level with Oregon's 30.6%, and the graduation rate is 83.3%, slightly above Oregon's 83.0% and equal to the district. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a serious concern at 58.5% — well above the district's 47.9% and Oregon's 33.5%. Per-student spending is $52,952, which is $10,517 more than the elementary school's $42,435, and the student/teacher ratio is lower (10.3 versus 12.2). Its ELA and math results are suppressed by the state, so its core academic picture is unknown.

Falls City Elementary School has lower chronic absenteeism than the district (42.7% versus 47.9%) but still above Oregon's 33.5%. Its proficiency results are far below state averages in every available subject: ELA 8.5% versus 43.8%, math 5.7% versus 32.9%, and science 9.1% versus 30.6%. Recent rankings place it near the bottom of the state (708 of 709 in 2025–2026), and 8th-grade ELA at 20% is its highest available grade-level result. Free/reduced-lunch figures above 100% at both schools suggest a reporting anomaly or near-universal eligibility. With such small enrollments, percentages shift easily from year to year.