Falls City School District 57

Falls City School District 57 in Oregon has two schools serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade: Falls City Elementary School (grades K–8, 116 students) and Falls City High School (grades 9–12, 59 students), for a total of 175 students. The district is ranked 141st of 141 in Oregon, with 0 stars and 0th percentile. Because the schools are small and the state suppresses some results, the academic picture is incomplete.

Falls City Elementary School is the lower-performing school in most reported subjects. Its all-grade proficiency rates are 8.5% in English Language Arts, 5.7% in mathematics, and 9.1% in science, compared with state rates of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Chronic absenteeism is 42.7%, above the state’s 33.5%. Its 8th grade ELA proficiency of 20% is the highest reported elementary result, though still below the state’s 41.5%. In 2025–2026, the elementary school ranked 708th of 709. Falls City High School has more mixed results. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 83.3%, essentially matching the state’s 83.0%, and its science proficiency is 30% versus the state’s 30.6%. The high school also had a strong 2021–2022 rank of 47th of 241, 80th percentile, with 4 stars. However, high school chronic absenteeism is 58.5%, higher than the elementary school and the state. High school ELA and mathematics scores are suppressed, so those subjects cannot be fully evaluated.

Across the district, per-student spending is high: Falls City Elementary School spends $42,435 per student, while Falls City High School spends $52,952, with a weighted district average of roughly $45,981. Free or reduced lunch figures are 114.66% at the elementary school and 101.69% at the high school; because these exceed 100%, they likely reflect a reporting convention or data anomaly and should be read as a signal of high economic need rather than a precise percentage. The clearest concerns are the district’s last-place ranking, very low elementary proficiency, and high absenteeism, especially at the high school. The high school’s graduation rate and science results are the main positive counterpoints. Parents may want to ask about attendance supports, academic interventions, and the missing high school ELA and math data.