Summary:
Klamath Falls City Schools in Oregon serves roughly 2,700 students across 9 schools — five elementary (one of which, Klamath Home Learning Academy, actually covers K–8), one middle school, and three high schools. Families should know the district as a whole ranks 63rd of 141 Oregon districts, but that average hides an enormous internal spread: school performance ranges from the 4th percentile to the 81st percentile among Oregon schools. Free and reduced lunch eligibility is essentially universal across every school here, so poverty is a constant in this district — the differences between schools are not explained by economics.
Three schools stand out for strength. Klamath Union High School is the district flagship at the 81st percentile with 4 stars, ELA proficiency of 65.9% (22 points above the state), and an 82% graduation rate. Roosevelt Elementary School posts the best elementary math in the district (49.2%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism (26.7%) despite the largest elementary classes. Joseph Conger Elementary School climbed from the 35th to the 61st percentile in three years, and Klamath Learning Center made the biggest jump in the data, from the 6th to the 56th percentile. By contrast, Mills Elementary School sits at the 4th percentile with the district's lowest scores in every tested subject, and Pelican Elementary School fell from the 73rd to the 34th percentile.
Several patterns matter most for parents. Attendance tracks closely with achievement, and six of nine schools exceed the state's 33.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Math is the district-wide weakness — six of eight reporting schools fall below the state average — while science is a quiet strength the district beats the state in. Spending does not reliably predict results: Mills spends $31,108 per student yet scores lowest, while Klamath Learning Center spends the least ($11,676) and posts the district's third-highest ELA proficiency. Finally, very small schools produce limited or volatile data: Eagle Ridge New Technical High School (74 students) has all test scores suppressed by the state for privacy, which should be read as unknown rather than failing.
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