Creswell School District 40

Creswell School District 40 is a small, single-town district in Oregon serving about 1,066 students across three schools that cover the entire K–12 pipeline: Creslane Elementary School (K–5, 480 students), Creswell Middle School (6–8, 244 students), and Creswell High School (9–12, 342 students). Because there is exactly one school per level and no alternative school, virtually every student in the district moves through all three buildings together. Overall, the district ranks 54th of 141 Oregon districts, in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars.

Each school has a distinct profile. Creswell Middle School is the most consistent performer, holding 3 stars in all three years of rank history with the district's best 2025–2026 percentile (58th), the lowest chronic absenteeism (26.7%), and 8th-grade results above the state in English, math, and science. Creslane Elementary School posts the district's biggest bright spot — science proficiency of 42.1%, 11.5 points above the state — but its rank has slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars, and its 3rd graders trail the state notably in English and math while its 5th graders beat the state in all three subjects. Creswell High School has the district's strongest English proficiency (48, above the state) and an 85.0% graduation rate, two points above the state's 83.0%.

The clearest concern for parents is math, which weakens as students move up: proficiency falls from 31.9% in elementary school to 29.3% in middle school to 13.7% at the high school — roughly one in seven 11th graders. That middle-to-high-school math drop (34.0% to 13.7%) is about three times steeper than the state's. On the positive side, every school beats the state's chronic absenteeism rate of 33.5%, a real success given that about 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Note that high school results reflect 11th graders only, and that small class sizes make year-to-year rank swings less meaningful.