Summary:
Elementary Schools in Klamath County School District, located in Klamath County, Oregon, include 12 schools serving about 3,527 students, mostly K–6 except Gearhart Elementary, which is K–8. The district is ranked 78th of 141 districts in Oregon, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. Every school reports free/reduced lunch above 90%, so economic disadvantage is universal and does not separate performance. Some values are suppressed with — and should be treated as unknown, not zero.
Academic standouts include Keno Elementary, the strongest overall performer at the 71st percentile with 4 stars, highest ELA 55.1% and math 54.1%, though science is only 15.4%. Merrill Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.6% and strong ELA 54.5% and math 42.2%. Malin Elementary ranks 61st percentile with the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.6 and solid ELA 52.1% and math 43.8%. Shasta Elementary (58th percentile) and Ferguson Elementary (53rd percentile) also perform above district and state in ELA and math. Gilchrist Elementary has the top science score at 36.4% despite the highest absenteeism at 44.6%. Gearhart Elementary is very small at 27 students, with high math at 52.6% but low ELA at 26.3% and many suppressed scores.
Schools facing the clearest challenges include Stearns Elementary, with the lowest math at 16.7% and lowest 6th grade math at 5.3%, and Chiloquin Elementary, with the lowest ELA at 24.0% and absenteeism at 37.8%. Science is the district-wide weak spot: the average is 23.4% among reporting schools, below district 28.5% and state 30.6%. Math looks stronger unweighted (35.4%) than when weighted by enrollment (31.9%), while ELA remains below district and state. Higher spending and lower student-teacher ratios do not guarantee results. Rank trends show Merrill, Shasta, Gilchrist, and Chiloquin improving, while Ferguson and Henley have declined; Keno remains stable and high.
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